Lincoln

Today and tonight we will read Abraham Lincoln. 

He is a question from a future exam:

4) Discuss Lincoln's purpose in "The Gettysburg Address" and his "Second Inaugural Address".  Give a summary of the "Emancipation Proclamation" and how its form reinforces it idea.

So as we read today you need to figure out Lincoln's purpose in his two speeches, "The Gettysburg Address" and his "Second Inaugural Address" and write these purposes out with examples from that text on your blog.  (Each of these should be a paragraph). 

Example - Abraham Lincoln's purpose in "The Gettysburg Address" is to......  This can be scene by his.... and ....  He uses these examples to reinforce the idea that .....


Lastly, for Wednesday you need to summary the "Emancipation Proclamation".

Emancipation Proclamation

The Gettysburg Address

Second Inaugural Address