The Gettysburg Address wkst – pages 478 - 480.

1. Beyond dedicating the battlefield cemetery, what was Lincoln’s main purpose in “The Gettysburg Address”?

2. Lincoln closed this speech referring to “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom…” Considering his purpose stated in question 1, why was this an effective closing for this speech.

3. How does Lincoln attempt to reconcile or reach out to both the North and the South in his speech?

4. Why did President Lincoln write such a short speech for this dedication?

5. Why did Lincoln connect the honoring of the Gettysburg dead with the goal of continuing the war toward a Union victory?

6. Write an example of parallel structure that Lincoln used in this speech.