Historical vs. Modern Perspective

Students read one excerpt from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and another from a modern editorial about equality. They compare how both texts address equality, how challenges differ across time periods, and how the authors’ purposes contrast. Students support their responses with evidence from both texts. This worksheet develops students’ ability to connect historical rhetoric to contemporary issues and analyze how perspectives evolve across eras.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Comparing Historical and Modern Texts

English Language Arts – Theme and Social Issue Analysis

English Language Arts – Purpose and Author’s Point of View

Social Studies – Historical Context and Modern Connections

English Language Arts – Evidence-Based Analysis

This worksheet is part of our comparisons & connections in reading worksheets collection.