Frederick Douglass Lesson 15: A New Nation English 8th

1 Jm Name: _________________________ Date: ______________________ L esso n 15: A New Natio n L esso n Obje ctiv es: R ead in g: Stu dents will para phra se th e fir s t se n te nce of th e Gett y sb u rg Addre ss and th en c o nnect th at se nte nce to th e Decla ra tio n of In de pend ence to id en tif y and exp la in wha t Lin co ln u nders ta nds is new and sp ecia l about th e Unit e d Sta te s of Am eric a , and what he in te nd ed by r e sta tin g: "a ll men are cre ate d equal. " W arm -U p Questio n: A bra ham Lin co ln sa id th e Unit e d Sta te s was a new natio n , co nce iv e d in lib e rty , and dedic a te d t o th e pro posit io n th at all men are cre ate d eq ual. Base d on th at id ea