1. Miss Wentworth

2. WHAT CAUSED THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG? SHOES!

3. Turning point of the Civil War 75,000 Confederate troops vs. 90,000 Union army troops Lasted 3 days – July 1-3, 1863 Union won Horrendous battle with staggering losses on both sides: 28,000 Confederate soldiers and 23,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

4. President Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the National Soldiers Cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield, shortly after the Battle of Gettysburg. 15,000 mourners came to the solemn dedication ceremony President Lincoln was not the primary speaker at the ceremony The main speaker, Edward Everett, delivered a two hour speech Lincoln spoke after for roughly two minutes GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2a-S3rjDBw GETTYSBURG ADDRESS (P. 606)

6. “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that nation might live.” “We are engaged in a great civil war” ROMANTIC OR REALISTIC?

7. Tone – The writer’s attitude toward the subject and the audience What is the tone of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address? TONE

8. “I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I had come as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes.” -Edward Everett, the main speaker at Gettysburg How would you express “the central idea of the occasion” that Lincoln’s speech captured? THEME TOPIC

9. Theme topic- the subject of a work of literature, usually stated in a few words or a phrase Ex) Love Theme: a central idea about life or human nature. It is stated in a complete sentence and is a generalization. Ex) Theme Sentence = “Love is the greatest gift of all” THEME TOPIC