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ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Lincoln, the Orator by Harold Holzer
Guiding Questions
Is Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech significant to both Lincoln and the United States?
How important is the drafting process in writing speeches?
Lincoln at the Time of the Cooper Union Speech
Teacher-to-Teacher
The article “Lincoln the Orator” provides insight into the writing process for speech writing and serves as an ideal introduction to the primary source, the Cooper Union Address. The speech is probably the most important component of this bundle, for in addition to being a primary source, it’s an opportunity for students to analyze what Lincoln is arguing and how he is making his case.
- Lincoln the Orator (Winter 2009 | Volume: 58, Issue: 6) articles_ah
- The Speech That Made The Man (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4) articles_ah
- Cooper Union Address historical_documents
- Abraham Lincoln on the day of his speech at the Cooper Union historical_images
- Abraham Lincoln on he day of his speech at the Cooper Union The New York Daily Tribune, Tuesday, February 28, 1860 historical_documents
- Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address, as read by Sam Waterston May 23, 2004 historical_documents
- Book Review by Chandra Miller Manning historical_documents
- Lincoln as They Saw Him by Herbert Mitgang- Excerpt historical_documents
- Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd Lincoln historical_documents