A.A.C.T.+-+Ryan+Radke

My name is Ryan Radke.

**Characterization**: How does Lincoln characterize the soldiers who died during the Battle of Gettysburg? Support your answer. brave, and they sacrificed their lives for their country that is what Lincoln said.

**Evidence/ Inference**: What inferences can you make about Lincoln’s hopes for the future of the United States? What evidence supports your answer? His hopes were no slavery and that we can become one country again and no longer fight against each other. He says that we shall have a new birth of freedom.

**Theme/Concept**: What does Lincoln’s address say about the concept of liberty? O our country was created on the thought of liberty but it was not followed. **Paraphrasing**: In your own words, paraphrase Lincoln’s statement, “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. we should now rebuild and come together again as one nation. (We should also continue the fight for liberty begun by the soldiers. -1/2)

**Summarizing**: In 2-4 sentences, summarize the message Lincoln is trying to convey to the American people. T that we need to stop fighting and tearing apart our own country. we need to end slavery because its wrong. W we need to come together as one and rise up again.

**Creative Synthesis**: Pretend you are a stakeholder from the audience (e.g. mother/ father/ sibling of a soldier, a soldier, a congressional leader, the secretary of war, etc.) who has just heard “The Gettysburg Address.” How would you react to the message of Lincoln’s speech? Create a reaction to “The Gettysburg Address.” Write a paragraph with 6 or more sentences. i would try to end slavery. i would not try to end it with violence but with protesting and other things. i think we need to become one nation again and not fight each other but learn from our mistakes to prevent this from happening again. we have torn down our nation from this war. now we rebuild our own country and move on. i will now try to help out any way i can. Which stakeholder are you?

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