"Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us." As part of a series of worksheets that provide readers with an opportunity to develop their primary source comprehension skills, kids examine an excerpt from Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 inaugural address.

Concepts

theodore roosevelt

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask groups to identify current perils the US has outgrown, new perils we face, and complex and intense aspects of American life
• Collect the entire set of worksheets and use periodically as skill-building exercises
• Sort the worksheets by subject and incorporate into appropriate units
• After a mini-lesson on rhetorical devises, ask groups to identify the strategies Roosevelt uses in his speech

Pros

• The admonitions in the address are sure to engage readers
• The worksheet contains both questions that encourage close reading and a list of suggested activities

Cons

• None