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Courage and Self-Sacrifice: Gen. George S. Patton

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What So Proudly We Hail

Subject English Language Arts — Reading Standards for Fiction • Social Studies — US Government

Grade Level Grades 9-12

Resource Type Handout, Worksheet

Standards Alignment

State-specific

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About This Lesson

How can one inspire courage and self-sacrifice? Examine the role of honor and duty in inspiring men to fight in General George S. Patton's "Speech to the Third Army" (pdf below). Visit the following links for additional resources related to Patton's speech, including a study guide, bigraphical information, and a video discussion with editors Amy A. Kass and Leon R. Kass, joined by legal scholar Eliot A. Cohen. Aligned to Common Core State Standards: RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3

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Patton_Speech_to_the_Third_Army.pdf

Handout, Worksheet

February 12, 2020

447.8 KB

Patton_Study_Guide.pdf

Handout, Worksheet

February 12, 2020

492.59 KB

External resources

http://www.whatsoproudlywehail.org/curriculum/the-meaning-of...

Website

http://vimeo.com/34034013

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Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2

Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.3

Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.