Conclude this lesson by taking up the Confederate charge that Lincoln provoked civil war by his actions at Fort Sumter. The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government . . . We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiencees for a variety of purposes. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.