In this short unit, students will spend three lessons exploring some of Abraham Lincoln's speeches. Students will explore Lincoln's themes and consider how they address the issues of his time, and they'll analyze the literary and rhetorical devices he used to express his ideas.
- Subject:
- English Language Arts, Reading Informational Text, Speaking and Listening
- Level:
- High School
- Grade:
- 12
- Tags:
Unit 6
Lincoln Speaks to Americans
Abraham Lincoln’s Themes, Literary, and Rhetorical Devices
First Inaugural Address Annotation
Second Inaugural Address Annotated
Gettysburg Address Annotation
New Jersey Addresses Annotated
First Inaugural Address
Slavery in the United States
Lincoln and Slavery Annotation
- Lincoln Speaks to Americans
Lesson 3
The Gettysburg AddressLesson 4
Culminating Assessment