"Gettysburg: Stories of Monumental Courage"
A Broadcast For Students and Teachers from Gettysburg National Military Park
A Distance Learning Program from Gettysburg National Military Park
Broadcast date: May 25, 2005
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BROADCAST INFORMATION
OVERVIEW STUDENT BROADCAST PAGES This year's broadcast featured four different scenes that exhibit the different types of courage exhibited at the Battle of Gettysburg: Courage at the Railroad Cut- Colonel Rufus Dawes and his 6th Wisconsin Infantry exhibited the courage to face danger and possible death head on. Courage to Help Others- It was the willingness of everyday people, especially the women of Gettysburg, to face tragedy and disaster that exemplified courage in meeting the needs of thousands of wounded from the battle. Courage at Little Round Top- Colonel Oates and his 15th Alabama Infantry exhibited the courage to persevere despite great obstacles, or continue when one believes they shouldn't. Courage to Command an Army- Robert E. Lee ordered the attack known as "Pickett's Charge", and he had the courage to face the consequences his actions on that fateful day. PRE-BROADCAST ACTIVITIES Teachers! Preparation of your class for this broadcast is very important. Here is information on what to provide your class prior to the broadcast and activities for them to participate in! POST-BROADCAST ACTIVITIES EVALUATION FORM THE BOOK SHELF
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The National Park Service is deeply indebted to the Friends of the National Parks at Gettysburg, the Robert C. Hoffman Charitable Endowment Trust, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the Earl Knudsen Charitable Foundation for their financial support, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Emmitsburg, Maryland for their technical support, in helping to make this broadcast available to schools nation-wide. |
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GETTYSBURG: STORIES OF MONUMENTAL COURAGE
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Live Satellite Broadcast- May 25, 2005
National Park Service
Gettysburg National Military Park
97 Taneytown Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Author: John Heiser
Gettysburg National Military Park
April 2005
On May 25, 2005, Gettysburg National Military Park will present a taped broadcast via satellite, exclusively for classrooms all across the country. This year's broadcast follows a cynical reporter as he examines several examples of courage exemplified by soldiers and civilians during the great Battle of Gettysburg, and finds more in the story than he had bargained for. The program features examples of courage displayed by the soldiers who fought at Gettysburg and how we, today, can use those examples in our daily lives. This is a great opportunity
to bring your school children to the battlefield park at Gettysburg without leaving the classroom. When this program was shown in 2002, we reached an extimated 500,000 students nationwide!