Practice Module 6

SKILL:

• I can evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts. (1.1)

Learning Activity 6.13

You will need to visit these sites about the Gettysburg Address:

• National Endowment for the Humanities: Edsitement! Lincoln on the American Union: A Word Fitly Spoken
• Library of Congress: Exhibitions – Gettysburg Address
• Teaching American History.org: Chicago Times Editorial -The President at Gettysburg

Your task is to examine the Gettysburg Address (Primary Resource) and the Chicago Times criticism of the speech (Secondary Resource) to determine what each author was trying to say.

• You can view these speeches in word format here: Gettysburg Readings

Now fill out this Gettysburg Graph and turn it in.