Presidential Speeches {Digital & PDF}

This bundle gives a brief background to Roosevelt’s speech Declaration of War on Japan and a brief background to George W. Bush’s 911 Speech (also known as “The Declaration of George W. Bush – September 20, 2001”). Students are introduced to a few literary terms and are guided through an analysis and comparison of the characteristics of the two pieces. Finally, students develop strategies for persuasive speaking in order to articulate one excerpt from either speech. If you are teaching the bundle rather than its separate pieces only, the lessons are designed to presented in this order:

1. Lesson 1: Analyzing Declaration of War on Japan (from Dclaration of War on Japan)
2. Lesson 2: Analyzing Changes made to Declaration of War on Japan (from Declaration of War on Japan)
3. Lesson 3: Analyzing Analyzing a Sound Recording of Declaration of War on Japan (from Declaration of War on Japan)
4. Lesson 4: Background to 911 Speech (from 911 Speech)
5. Lesson 5: Analyzing 9-11 Speech (from 911 Speech)
6. Lesson 6: Analyzing a Video Recording of 9-11 Speech (from 911 Speech)
7. Lesson 7: Comparing and Contrasting Declaration of War on Japan to 911 Speech (from the bonus)
8. Lesson 8: Stand Up and Deliver (from the bonus)

This resource aligns with the Core Knowledge Sequence: 7th Grade History, page 184, Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941: “A day that will live in infamy”; 7th Grade Language Arts, Essays and Speeches, p. 179, Declaration of War on Japan by Franklin D. Roosevelt; and 8th Grade History and Geography, p. 207, The Middle East – September 11, 2001 attacks.

This bundle of resources includes teacher directions for eleven 55-minute class sessions and the following handouts:

• Background of Declaration of War on Japan
• Declaration of War on Japan Word Account 
• Analyzing Declaration of War on Japan Worksheet (editable)
• Mapping Japan’s Attacks (editable)
• Map of Southeast Asia
• Map of Oceana
• Sound Recording of Declaration of War on Japan Worksheet (editable)
• Background to 911 Speech 
• Mapping for 911 Speech (editable)
• Blackline Map
• 911 Speech Word Account 
• Text of 911 Speech
• Analyzing 911 Speech Worksheet (editable)
• Video Recording of 911 Speech Worksheet (editable)
• Stand up and Deliver (editable)
• Compare and Contrast Declaration of War on Japan to 911 Speech (editable)
• Stand up and Deliver (editable)
• End of Unit Test (editable)
• Internet Links to support lessons
• Answer Keys for worksheets & test

Along with PDF copies, you will also be given access to links that will allow you to open the unit handouts in Google Slides. You can edit these as you like and share the files with your students. The slides can be printed and adapted for students who prefer to answer the questions by hand. You can also view and print a student’s completed version of the slides.

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