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This Primary Source Worksheet: Theodore Roosevelt, Excerpt from “The Man in the Arena” Speech worksheet also includes:
Theodore Roosevelt's "The Man in the Arena" speech not only provides individuals with a chance to develop their reading skills but also provides much food for thought about current political situations. Cynics, fops, and voluptuaries come in for a real drubbing.
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Instructional Ideas
- Collect the entire set of worksheets and use periodically as skill building exercises
- Sort the worksheets by subject and incorporate into appropriate units
- After examining all the primary source documents in the set from Theodore Roosevelt, have class groups characterize his political position
- Ask readers to consider why Roosevelt might have chosen this topic for a speech delivered in Paris in 1910
- Ask pupils to make connections to current political criticism
Pros
- The worksheet contains both questions that encourage close reading and a list of suggested activities
- Activities encourage readers to make self-to-text connections
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