Instruction
You have just been listening to a 3-hour speech by a pastor that was dedicating Gettysburg as a cemetery. Next up is President Lincoln. As you listen to President Lincoln, your 10-year-old daughter, who you brought to the occasion, awoke from a nap as the President was concluding his speech. She asks you what the President spoke about. How do you respond?
The Gettysburg Address (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file, 4 minutes 6 seconds]
Restate the content of the President’s speech in language that your daughter will understand, in a minute in a half.
Now, you are a newspaper reporter, and you are tasked with writing a 200-word article on the content of the President’s speech. You are also given the unique opportunity to write the headline.
To submit your audio file summarizing President Lincoln's speech to your daughter, select media in the submission box. When you are ready, click Record/Upload Media, enter your title, and begin recording. Your recording should be 1:30 minutes or less.