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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln:“Not Much of Me” and “With a Task Before Me” C. Edge ECHS—English I Literature: Non-fiction Using Prior Knowledge —All the things you have heard or read about Abraham Lincoln are prior knowledge. As a reader, you must use prior knowledge when reading new information. What I Know 1. 16th U.S. President 2. Signed the Emancipation Proclamation 3. Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Ford’s Theater 4. Taught himself to read by candlelight New Information 1. 2. 3. 4. Tone—the attitude a writer takes toward an audience, a subject, or a character In a speech, tone is expressed through voice, body language, and word choice. In writing, tone is expressed primarily through the writer’s choice of words. modest vs. boastful satirical vs. generous comical vs. serious etc. You must be sensitive to the writer’s tone. If you miss the tone, you’ve missed the whole point! Autobiography Definition – the story of a writer’s life Autobiographies tend to be very subjective: they allow the writer to reveal personal experiences and their feelings about them. Biography DEFINITION – an objective account a person’s life written or told by another person. Biographies tend to be objective in nature: Requiring the biographer to do a great deal of study and research in order to present a work based on facts. Words to Own elated—v. used as adj.: very happy Speak in a tone that expresses an elated feeling. Assiduously—adv.: industriously; in a careful and hard-working manner Work assiduously at your desks. Give a short speech about yourself, a family member, or a friend, using the words elated and assiduously. “Not Much of Me” by Abraham Lincoln Just five months before his nomination to the presidency in 1860, Lincoln wrote this sketch as background for newspaper writers in the eastern United States. “There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much of me,” said Lincoln. “Not Much of Me” by Abraham Lincoln I was born Feb. 12, 1809