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University of Maryland

Voices of Democracy: Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address (19 November 1863)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resource features the full text of the Gettysburg address along with an essay offering critical analyses, lesson plans for high school teachers, and many other learning materials.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Rare and Manuscript Collections: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th
See a copy of the only privately held copy of the Gettysburg Address and read contemporary newspaper reviews of Lincoln's stirring speech.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The National Museum of American History has assembled a collection of resources that underscore the significance of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, including a draft of the speech in Lincoln's own hand, a video of the Lincoln Bedroom,...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Gettysburg Address" by President Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This speech was given in 1863 after the Union and Confederate armies had been at war for more than three years and several hundred thousand Americans had already died. Thousands of Union soldiers died at the Battle of Gettysburg alone. A...
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C-SPAN

C Span American Writers: The Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A brief summary and the full text of the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Gettysburg Address [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
"The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln is one page, non-fiction speech given at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 18, 1963. It is followed by an assignment asking students to...
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th
"Four score and seven". Click on the Gettysburg address to download a pictorial slideshow featuring Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Remembering Lincoln at Gettysburg

For Students 9th - 10th
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Cornell University Library exhibits the Bancroft copy of the Gettysburg Address, one of only five copies in the handwriting of Lincoln.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" and highlight details that show logos in blue, ethos in red, and pathos green. When finished, click save to see how others marked the text as well.
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Curated OER

Study Guide for a Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This study guide provide activities for all chapters in Madeleine L'Engle's fantasy novel, A Wrinkle in Time. Connected text questions are provlded for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the...
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Other

The Works of Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This personal site gives links to the full text of several of Lincoln's famous speeches including the "Gettysburg Address," "The Emancipation Proclamation," and his inaugural addresses.
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The History Place

The History Place: Timeline Photos Gettysburg

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from The History Place provides a very extensive timeline of the life and work of Abraham Lincoln. Throughout the timeline are photos that can be enlarged, links to many speeches and papers, and other historical information....
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Gettysburg Address

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students analyze historical speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King to find rhetorical devices and features that make these speeches memorable.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Pennsylvania

For Students 3rd - 5th
Can you name the "two major cities" that dominate the state of Pennsylvania? At this site from the Library of Congress you can learn about how William Penn named this state and find answers to many other questions, as this site takes a...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revision Strategies: Parallelism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Parallelism in writing requires aligning words, phrases, clauses, and sentences in similar grammatical structures. This lesson will provide you with strategies to help you...
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US Government Publishing Office

U.s. Government Publishing Office: Core Documents of u.s.democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society, a core group of current and historical Government publications.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Abraham Lincoln's biography, significant events in his life, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Famous Presidential Speeches

For Students 3rd - 8th
Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and others have their famous presidential speeches captured in this database.
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Learn Out Loud

Learn Out Loud: Free Audio & Video Directory

For Students K - 1st
Features free podcasts and audio and video resources students and adults. Most audio titles can be downloaded in digital formats such as MP3, and most video titles are available to stream online. It includes books, lectures, speeches,...
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Curated OER

The Works of Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site gives links to the full text of several of Lincoln's famous speeches including the "Gettysburg Address," "The Emancipation Proclamation," and his inaugural addresses.
Website
The History Place

The History Place: Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides an extensive timeline of the life and work of Abraham Lincoln. Throughout the timeline there are photos that can be enlarged and many, many links to speeches, papers, letters of Lincoln's. The site is very easy to...