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President Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" Reader's Theatre and Activities

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Grade Levels
8th - 11th
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16 pages
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4-page Reader's Theatre Script of Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" speech including a forward. It has been written with 10 parts but can be adjusted.

When presented, the speech is approximately 3 minutes.

Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" is the perfect opportunity to actively engage your students in a history lesson. Use this crucial moment in American History as a catalyst for students to work on their presentation skills while gaining a deeper understanding of Lincoln's important speech. Lincoln was a skilled orator. This can serve as an easy way for students to practice oral presentation skills.

Included in the packet is a Non-fiction Text with questions to deepen comprehension. There is also a basic vocabulary activity to ensure students grasp all the language in Lincoln's speech. Specific instructions and notes for Teachers are also included.

My Product Includes

● My Reading Theatre Philosophy for Use

● Instructions and teaching suggestions

● Script Teacher Notes for easier part assignment

● Clickable Table of Contents

● Easy to Read Script

● Non Fiction Text with Questions and Answer Key

● Vocabulary activity with Answer Key

● QR Code to video reading of Lincoln's speech

● PDF print version

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
Analyze how a text uses structure to emphasize key points or advance an explanation or analysis.
Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claims.

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