A New Birth of Freedom: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

This teaching resource will provide teachers the tools to analyze the “Gettysburg Address” delivered by President Abraham Lincoln (1863) in which he dedicates a portion of the Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg to honor the country’s Founders and the soldiers who died in the name of American ideals. He also urges the audience to continue to fight for the core principles upon which America was founded: equality and liberty. Students will analyze the two central ideas of Lincoln’s address. Students will also make connections between an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln’s speech, and they will make connections between the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution and Lincoln’s speech.
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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9, 10
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Keywords: English Language Arts, ELA, integrated civics, civics, teaching ideas, Gettysburg, Civil War, American Civil War, Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, speeches, informational texts, nonfiction, literary nonfiction, historical American speeches, presidential speeches, presidential addresses, central ideas, Preamble , Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, founding American documents, American principles, American ideals and principles, U.S. Constitution
Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea,  Worksheet,  Assessment,  Text Resource,  Formative Assessment
Resource Collection: Integrated Civics with ELA Original teacher resources - Grades 6-12

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