Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Gettysburg Address Challenge

Homeschool Freebie of the Day is having "The Gettysburg Address Challenge."

Tuesday, November 19th will be the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address given by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. To mark the occasion, they have issued a challenge: Actually memorize and recite the complete speech (only 266 words), then send an mp3 audio of your recitation.

The details are on their website and the deadline for entering is midnight on Friday, November 15th.

There are samples of recitations from ages 5, 10, & 13.

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