Tasks:
- Introduce Civil War Inquiry: How do Lincoln's speeches reflect the changing course and goals of the war?
- What is this question asking you to consider?
- The ways in which Lincoln changes as the Civil War unfolds. Course of the war = the strategies for fighting; Goals of the war = objective or aim of the war
- Why Lincoln?
- Relevant: issues he confronts (race issues, citizenship issues) are just as relevant today as they were in the 1860s
- Excellent writer: choose words meticulously
- Model for us: Lincoln changes his perspective
- How are we going to accomplish this task?
- Read 4 significant documents by Lincoln to analyze the way he changes from 1861 - 1865. Use Civil War primary and secondary sources to better understand the context in which Lincoln is changing (what is happening in the war).
- Small group discussion: Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
- Discussion #1: use time in class to clarify the contents of his speech
- Discussion #2: use my questions to probe at the contents of his speech
- What is Lincoln's stance on slavery?
- What does Lincoln mean by the phrase "Union is perpetual"?
- How does Lincoln feel about secession?
- Discussion #3: Kennedy argues in the textbook that Lincoln is "firm, yet conciliatory" in his address. What words or phrases would you use to support this argument?
Reminders:
- Short Answer quiz on the decade of crisis Thursday 11/19
- Annotated Bibliography due Friday 11/20
