Lincoln’s Documents

Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is perhaps one of the most recognizable speeches in American History. President Lincoln was not meant to be the key speaker at the dedication of the Union cemetery at Gettysburg. His speech was so short that he was actually seated before any clear photographs could be taken of him during the address. The Gettysburg Address proved that a speech does not have to be long to be effective. What makes a speech memorable and effective? What strategies should be utilized when delivering a speech? Should a speech contain more than one goal?

Based on your own experience with witnessing or delivering speeches, compose a four to five sentence paragraph that answers each of the questions above in your journal. If you need assistance on writing a journal entry, please visit the Developmental Module for more information.

Once you have completed your journal entry, please save it with a file name of mod5_gettsyburg and submit it to the journal dropbox.