Wordle or Tagxedo• Create word clouds of

texts before students read or listen to articles or stories

• Introduce vocabulary before reading non-fiction text

• Make predictions about reading or compare and contrast important speeches, literature, or news articles

• Compare and contrast characters

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Emancipation Proclamation (1862)

Gettysburg Address (1863)

Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address (1865)

I Have a Dream (1963)