The Gettysburg Address
“Cross of Gold Speech”
“Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Announcements
- Changing up the next two weeks
- MLK
- Eisenhower
- Debate Showcase Assignment, 11/04
- Participation (in-class) on the syllabus
- Make 11/04’s assignment fewer points???
- Add points to Test #2???
- Test #2 is next Thursday, 11/06
- Discussion Post #8 due Friday, 10/31, 11:07pm
Plan for the Day
- The Gettysburg Address from October 21st’s webpage
- Money Talk(s) from October 23rd’s webpage
- William Jennings Bryan’s The Cross of Gold Speech
Next Class
We’re going to finish Bryan’s “Cross of Gold Speech” and move onto MLK, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” (1963). We’ll cover Dwight D. Eisenhower’s News Conference (June 17, 1953) and Farewell Address (January 17, 1961) after Test #2.
Don’t forget to do Weekly Discussion Post #8 before Friday, 10/31, 11:07pm.
Works Cited
Eliot, T.S. Murder in the Cathedral. Harcourt, 1963. [original work published 1935]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” 16 April 1963