Learning resources

GettyReady Newspaper Insert

This insert is designed to provide background and tips on how to make the Gettysburg Address more meaningful.

Engaging Students in a Collaborative Exploration of the Gettysburg Address

This lesson plan invites students to learn more about the historical significance of President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, as well as the time period and people involved.

The Gettysburg Address Memory Cards

These flash cards have visual cues for each phrase of the speech to help you memorize it.

The Gettysburg Address Teacher Resource Guide (pdf)

A collection of lesson plans and classroom activities from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

An online exhibit at the National Museum of American History

Gettysburg Address Exhibition

This Library of Congress online exhibition presents the key documents linked to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.

Abraham Lincoln, The Writer: A Treasury of His Greatest Speeches and Letters - Harold Holzer
A collection of what is considered Lincoln's greatest speeches and personal correspondence.

A Three-Minute Speech: Lincoln’s Remarks at Gettysburg - Jennifer Armstrong
Four score and seven years ago... So begins one of the most important speeches in the history of the United States.

Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln - Jean Fritz
When it came time to honor all the soldiers who had died in the battle of Gettysburg, President Lincoln took time to say a few words. Here is a true story about a great man and his famous speech.

The Gettysburg Address - by Abraham Lincoln and Michael McCurdy (Illustrator)
The large-scale black-and-white illustrations that accompany the words of the Gettysburg Address allows the language of the speed to sink in and take hold.

The Gettysburg Address - Michael Burgan
The author details the events that led to the Battle of Gettysburg, including an overview of slavery, the Civil War, and Lincoln’s election and presidency.

The Gettysburg Address - Sam Fink
Taking the address phrase by phrase, Sam Fink has highlighted through his artwork the essence of Lincoln's words and spirit on that day in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1863.

The Gettysburg Address in Translation: What It Really Means - Kay M. Olson
This book translates the address into a language you can understand.

The Long Road to Gettysburg - Jim Murphy
By telling the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the journeys of two young soldiers, the author conveys the boredom, excitement, and terror of the battle.

Historical Backdrop for the Gettysburg Address

This five-minute video excerpt from Ken Burns’ The Civil War will help us understand the historical backdrop for the Gettysburg Address.

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

Lincoln gives the short and eloquent Gettysburg Address at the cemetery on the Pennsylvania battlefield where nearly 8,000 men died.

The Gettysburg Address Memory Cards

These flash cards have visual cues for each phrase of the speech to help you memorize it.

Discussion Starters

The GettyReady discussion starters were gathered to help initiate conversations about this important speech.

Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

An online exhibit at the National Museum of American History

Gettysburg Address Exhibition

This Library of Congress online exhibition presents the key documents linked to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.

Abraham Lincoln, The Writer: A Treasury of His Greatest Speeches and Letters - Harold Holzer
A collection of what is considered Lincoln's greatest speeches and personal correspondence.

The Gettysburg Address - Michael Burgan
The author details the events that led to the Battle of Gettysburg, including an overview of slavery, the Civil War, and Lincoln’s election and presidency.

The Long Road to Gettysburg - Jim Murphy
By telling the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the journeys of two young soldiers, the author conveys the boredom, excitement, and terror of the battle.

The Gettysburg Address - by Abraham Lincoln and Michael McCurdy (Illustrator)
The large-scale black-and-white illustrations that accompany the words of the Gettysburg Address allows the language of the speed to sink in and take hold.

The Gettysburg Address: A Graphic Adaptation by Jonathan Hennessey and Aaron McConnell
This fully-illustrated graphic adaptation of the Gettysburg Address offers a new look at one of the most important speeches in American history.

Historical Backdrop for the Gettysburg Address

This five-minute video excerpt from Ken Burns’ The Civil War will help us understand the historical backdrop for the Gettysburg Address.

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

Lincoln gives the short and eloquent Gettysburg Address at the cemetery on the Pennsylvania battlefield where nearly 8,000 men died.

145th Anniversary of Gettysburg Address

Ken Burns was the featured speaker at an annual observation at Soldiers' National Cemetery of President Abraham Lincoln’s "Gettysburg Address."

Myth and Truth: The Gettysburg Address

Behind every myth are many possible truths allowing us to discover who we were as peoples and who we are today. By exploring myths surrounding the Gettysburg Address, this lesson asks students to think critically about commonly believed “facts” about this important speech and the Civil War.

Sample Performance Assessment

This sample performance assessment has 9th and 10th grade students to read the Gettysburg Address closely and then complete various discussion and writing activities.

Discussion Starters

The GettyReady discussion starters were gathered to help initiate conversations about this important speech.

Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

An online exhibit at the National Museum of American History

Gettysburg Address Exhibition

This Library of Congress online exhibition presents the key documents linked to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Illustrated - by Jack E. Levin and Mark R. Levin
This book reprints Lincoln's most famous speech, overlaying the text upon actual photographs of Civil War battlefields, paintings of the Founding Fathers, maps, period drawings of battles, and period newspaper clippings.

The Gettysburg Address: A Graphic Adaptation by Jonathan Hennessey and Aaron McConnell
This fully-illustrated graphic adaptation of the Gettysburg Address offers a new look at one of the most important speeches in American history.

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

Lincoln gives the short and eloquent Gettysburg Address at the cemetery on the Pennsylvania battlefield where nearly 8,000 men died.

145th Anniversary of Gettysburg Address

Ken Burns was the featured speaker at an annual observation at Soldiers' National Cemetery of President Abraham Lincoln’s "Gettysburg Address."