In this lesson, students explore how Abraham Lincoln used the power of words in speeches, letters and other documents. In the Introductory Activity, students watch a segment from the PBS film Looking for Lincoln featuring Lincoln quotes and try to identify the origin of each quotation. In the first Learning Activity, students closely examine Lincoln’s use of words in the Gettysburg Address and learn that a short speech can be powerful. In the second Learning Activity, students discuss different reasons for writing letters and review some of Abraham Lincoln’s letters. In the Culminating Activity, students write their own speeches or letters and then present them to the class. Students will:<span>quote famous Lincoln phrases and state the speeches or documents from which they come;cite examples of how and by whom Lincoln has been quoted in recent times;discuss why people still quote Lincoln today;express a point of view in a speech or letter;describe different types of letters and reasons why people write letters. </span>Suggested Time
