The Gettysburg Address

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Note from the author:

Listening/Free Response activity based on the Gettysburg Address.

Instructions

Listen to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address before attempting to answer the question.

You will write a 2 paragraph response to this question (the first paragraph should explain how Lincoln addresses the North; the second paragraph should explain how Lincoln addresses the South)

Structure each paragraph as a CER paragraph (so you will need 2 references to the speech - one for the North, and one for the South). 

You may not have quotes for this because you are listening, so you can just explain a detail or phrase if you would like.

Helpful Vocab:
score  - a group or set of twenty (four score = 80)
dedicate  - devote to a specific purpose
consecrate  - make or sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose
hallow  - honor as holy
nobly  - behaving or acting with high moral character
devotion  - love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause
vain  - producing no results; useless

Required

CCR.R.1

CCR.R.2

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The Gettysburg Address

Last updated almost 3 years ago

1 question

Note from the author:

Listening/Free Response activity based on the Gettysburg Address.

Instructions

Listen to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address before attempting to answer the question.

You will write a 2 paragraph response to this question (the first paragraph should explain how Lincoln addresses the North; the second paragraph should explain how Lincoln addresses the South)

Structure each paragraph as a CER paragraph (so you will need 2 references to the speech - one for the North, and one for the South). 

You may not have quotes for this because you are listening, so you can just explain a detail or phrase if you would like.

Helpful Vocab:
score  - a group or set of twenty (four score = 80)
dedicate  - devote to a specific purpose
consecrate  - make or sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose
hallow  - honor as holy
nobly  - behaving or acting with high moral character
devotion  - love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause
vain  - producing no results; useless

Required

Lincoln gave this speech in the midst of the Civil War. How does Lincoln use this opportunity to speak to both the North and the South? What is his message to each side of the war? Write 2 CER paragraphs analyzing how this speech conveys a message to each side and what his overall message is in the end. Use specific lines from the speech to support your ideas.

CCR.R.1

CCR.R.2

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