Walk-In-The-Shoes Questions
As you read, imagine you are the protagonist.

• What challenges are you facing?
• What fears or concerns might you have?
• What may prevent you from acting in the way you ought?

Observation Questions

• How was Lincoln’s identity reflected in this episode of his life?
• What was Lincoln’s purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address?

Discussion Questions
Discuss the following questions with your students.

• Discuss the following questions with your students.
• What is the historical context of the narrative?
• What historical circumstances presented a challenge to the protagonist?
• How and why did the individual exhibit a moral and/or civic virtue in facing and overcoming the challenge?
• How did the exercise of the virtue benefit civil society?
• How might exercise of the virtue benefit the protagonist?
• What might the exercise of the virtue cost the protagonist?
• Would you react the same under similar circumstances? Why or why not?
• How can you act similarly in your own life? What obstacles must you overcome in order to do so?

• Students will read a narrative about Abraham Lincoln and the writing and recitation of the Gettysburg Address.
• Students will analyze the significance of the Address as related to identity and equality.
• Students will apply their knowledge of identity and equality to their own lives.
• Students will help to protect freedom for themselves and others through identity and equality.