Hear Ye Hear Ye! Lincoln Gives the Gettysburg Address

Today in class, we discussed the "Gettysburg Address," given by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. In order to make this an interactive experience for everyone, students were asked to draw a piece of paper from a bucket containing the name and position of a person living in that time period. Whoever the student drew (union soldier, confederate soldier, or towns person), the student would become that character for the lesson. Then, the class was split up into groups of two and were asked to research using Wiki sites some information that could be asked in interview questions related to the Gettysburg Address. A sample question could have been, "What do you think of the Gettysburg Address? Do you think Abraham Lincoln will keep his promise of freedom?" After students came up with questions that they wanted to ask each others' character, students conducted interviews while using the flip cameras. I will be posting some of the interviews that were done in class. It's amazing the differences of opinions between the students!