The address
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (ca. 90 min.)) : sd., col.
remote
electronic resource
electronic - Publisher: [United States] : PBS : Made available through hoopla, 2014.
Content descriptions
Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Directed by Ken Burns. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Ethan, Geo, John, Kevin, Ned, Pasha, Thomas. |
Summary, etc.: | Ken Burns tells the story of a tiny school in Putney, Vermont, the Greenwood School, where each year the students are encouraged to memorize, practice and recite the Gettysburg Address. In its exploration of Greenwood, whose students, boys ages 11-17, all face a range of complex learning differences, the film also unlocks the history, context and importance of President Lincoln's most powerful address. |
Target Audience Note: | Rated PG. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Oral interpretation Students Attitudes Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 History Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Memorizing Learning disabled children Education Vermont |