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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Fdr's First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "FDR's First Inaugural Address" by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: President Kennedy's Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "President Kennedy's Inaugural Address" by President John F. Kennedy, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Inaugurate

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From avian omens to the beginning of a new policy or the reign of a new politician, Jessica Oreck follows the flight path of the word inaugurate. [2:08]
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Article
Other

Wofford Library: 150 Years Later: The Inauguration of Jefferson Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
A blog review of Jefferson Davis' inauguration after being chosen President of the Confederacy.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: Inaugural Addresses

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Election Central 2016 website that provides information about the 2016 Presidential candidates and election. The link Inaugural Addresses provides information about the history of inaugural addresses and videos of several...
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Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive image of the original handwritten copy of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. Accompanied by document transcript and very brief overview of the document's contents with selected quotes.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Abraham Lincoln's Inauguration

For Students 3rd - 5th
Review the events of the day when Abraham Lincoln was sworn into the office as President and read portions of his first inaugural address.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Inaugural Pilgrim Finds Her History

For Students 9th - 10th
87 year old civil rights activist, Isaac Lowe, came from her small California town to Washington, D.C. to witness the inauguration of the President Barack Obama in 2009. Her story is featured in this article.
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Primary
Yale University

Yale University: First Inaugural Address of William Mc Kinley

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the actual text of the first inaugural address of William McKinley.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Franklin Pierce

For Students 9th - 10th
A copy of Franklin Pierce's Inaugural Address, which he delivered from memory.
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Primary
History Tools

History Tools: Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address 4 March 1865 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of Lincoln's second inaugural address delivered in March 1865 with introductory comments and discussion questions.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Reagan taking the oath of office and his first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1981.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: William Howard Taft

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains the contents of William Howard Taft's Inaugural Address of March 4, 1909.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Warren g.hardin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains not only a copy of Harding's Inaugural Address, but also a very short synopsis of his climb to the presidency.
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Primary
Yale University

Inaugural Address of George Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the text of George H. W. Bush's 1989 Inaugural Address.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address delivered on April 4, 1913.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Herbert Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
Text version of inaugural address of President Hoover in 1929. Records Hoover's ideas about the 18th amendment, government/business relationship and mandates from the election.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Calvin Coolidge

For Students 9th - 10th
Bartleby provides Calvin Coolidge's inaugural speech.
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Interactive
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Robert Frost at Jfk's Inauguration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Can you imagine being asked to speak at a presidential inauguration and then not being able to read what you had intended to say? That's what happened to Robert Frost. Visit this site to find out how he solved this problem.
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Activity
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
This is a one-page nonfiction excerpt from JFK's Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it includes underlining the most important...
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [4:31] of President John F. Kennedy's first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [7:04] of the swearing in and the first Inaugural Address of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 4, 1933.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Inaugural Speech: Setting the Tone (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A lesson plan that takes students through the process of reviewing key historical and political events discussed in past inaugural addresses. They then compare and contrast the language, style, and effectiveness of the inaugural...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Jackson Inauguration (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan in which students examine the inauguration of Andrew Jackson in 1828. They discuss how his election signaled changes in the American political landscape and embodied the culture of his era. They also compare the politics of...

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