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Docs Teach: "A Date Which Will Live in ": Two Versions of Fdr's Infamy Speech

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This activity presents students with two versions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous speech following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor-an earlier typewritten draft and his final reading copy. Students will read, analyze, and contrast these two versions to see the impact of his changes to the overall message and tone of the speech. W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis

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Concepts

historical research, primary sources, franklin d. roosevelt, pearl harbor

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Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

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