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Speeches That Moved History — Homework
Read the Gettysburg Address aloud at least once before answering.
- 1.Name the three stages the Gettysburg Address moves through, in order.
- 2.Why might Lincoln choose to open by reaching back to 1776 instead of starting with the battle itself?
- 3.What effect does the speech's extreme brevity have on its power?
- 4.In four or more sentences, explain what "government of the people, by the people, for the people" means and why it works as a closing line.
- 5.About how many words long is the Gettysburg Address?
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