Gettysburg/Saving Lincoln

In the speech, President Lincoln is appealing to his listeners to —

• try to forget the horrors of war

• turn their attention to the needy and poor

• support the widows and children of the soldiers

• support the cause the soldiers died for

Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of the speech.

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground.

What is the effect of President Lincoln’s parallel construction?

• To stress how important the soldiers’ sacrifice was

• To convince listeners that the battle was horrific

• To explain the soldiers’ deaths are hard to understand

• To soothe listeners with the rhythm of his words

Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of the speech.

The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

What is the effect of President Lincoln’s use of understatement about the impact of his speech?

• To point out the limits of human memory

• To note that the world does not care about the Civil War

• To stress the importance of the sacrifice of the Civil War soldiers

• To point out that the battle was unusually horrific

True or False:

Lincoln’s tone in the Gettysburg Address was grave.

Serious is the best meaning of grave as it is used in the sentence?

• True

• False

Based on the film, who was the intended audience for the Gettysburg Address?

• A group gathered on a battlefield

• Soldiers in the Civil War

• People listening all over the world

• Women who had lost family members in the war

Read these lines from paragraph 3 of the speech.

It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion . . .

Which TWO words best illustrate the feelings that President Lincoln and the audience have for the soldiers who have died?

• Great

• Unfinished

• Nobly

• Increased

• Honored

What aspect of the written speech does the film show is most surprising to President Lincoln’s audience?

• Its somber tone

• Its lack of feeling

• Its short length

• Its call to action

What is the purpose of the repetition of the word devotion in paragraph 3 of the speech?

• To stress the importance of prayer during wartime

• To convince the audience to support the cause as much as the soldiers did

• To highlight the different meanings of the word

• To inform the audience of the sacrifice of the soldiers

A score is defined as a group of 5.

True or False?

• True

• False

Which definition best describes "in vain"?

• With purpose

• With no purpose

• With partial purpose

• Blood is located here