Acknowledgements Introduction Pretest Pretest Rubric Lesson 1 “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry Lesson 2 “Proclamation Upon British Depredations, Burning of the Capitol by James Madison Lesson 3 “Speech to Congress on Indian Removal by Andrew Jackson Lesson 4 “The Hypocrisy of the Nation Must Be Exposed by Frederick Douglass Lesson 5 “First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln Lesson 6 “Speech Before Congress by Carrie Chapman Catt Lesson 7 “A Day of Infamy by Franklin D. Roosevelt Lesson 8 “Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs-Space by John F. Kennedy Lesson 9 “We Shall Overcome by Lyndon B. Johnson Lesson 10 “9/11 Address to the Nation by George W. Bush Lesson 11 “First Inaugural Address by Barack Obama Lesson 12 Final Reflection and Culminating Project Posttest Posttest Rubric References Appendix A: Instructions for Using the Models Appendix B: Blank Models and Guides Appendix C: Rubrics About the Authors Common Core State Standards Alignment