Gettysburg Take Out Your Movie Sheet

Day 1

Gettysburg Day 2: Little Round Top Have Movie Sheet out and answer question 8a

Day 2

Gettysburg Day 3 Grab a 21C Final Check Sheet Before you sit down and complete question 8b

Day 3

Warm Up  Read Article 7 in Primary Resource Packet –The Battle of Gettysburg  Hand in your Gettysburg Movie Worksheet on the front table.  Grab an 21C Final Checksheet if you were not here last Thursday.

The Gettysburg Address  Aftermath of the battle  7500 dead on the battlefield, thousands of dead horses  Area smelled so bad many of the town of Gettysburg became sick

Dedication of the Soldiers Cemetery  To inter all the dead from the Battle in a 32 acre plot bought by Gettysburg townspeople  Lincoln was invited to speak by townsfolk after battle  Originally planned for September but instead it was rescheduled for November

Dedication of the Soldiers Cemetery  Lincoln accepted opportunity to speak  Also invited was Edward Everett

The Speech

What did Lincoln Say?  Activity  Work on the Speech Analysis sheet in front of you.  When finished, read Article 8 in Packet –Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address