How many words are in the Gettysburg Address?
n. What are the arguments of the critics of the plans for the Sept. 11 ceremony? 3. Divide the students into five groups. Assign each group a famous American presidential speech, such as Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address,” Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms,” Bill Clinton’s memorial service of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Ronald Reagan’s statement after the explosion of the Challenger in 1986, John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, “Jimmy Carter’s “Human Rights and Foreign Policy.” Explain that students will be working in groups to analyze a presidential speech and create a “one pager” — a poster that will help others understand the meaning of words. Each group is responsible for answering the following questions on their poster (written on the board): -Who is the speaker? -What is the significance of the speaker during the time the speech was given? -What event or issue led the speaker to make this speech? -What was the position of the speaker? -What was the speaker trying t
