Classwork; April 1st

Rubric Standards for persuasive writing:
Successful persuasion should:

1. State the issue and the writer’s position
2. Give opinions and support them with facts or reasons
3. Have a reasonable and respectful tone
4. Answer opposing views
5. Use sound logic and effect language
6. Conclude by summing up reasons or calling for action

This speech was aimed towards the soldiers who were involved in the Civil War. The audience of this speech were the soldiers of the Civil War. The reason that this speech was written was to commemorate the soldiers who fought in the Civil War. " The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract." This short 2 minute speech changed the perspective people had on the civil war.
"That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, or the people, shall not perish from this earth." Abraham Lincoln is saying
that he plans to keep "we the people" from the preamble of the constitution alive because that's what this country is about being ran by the people.




Sources:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address
• http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/gettysburg.htm