Ken Burns: The Address

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At the tiny Greenwood School in Putney, Vermont, its roughly 50 students, boys from the ages of 11 to 17, are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. This would be a daunting assignment for any student, but the boys at Greenwood all suffer from learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging. Embedding camera crews at the school for three months to chronicle the boys' struggle to learn Abraham Lincoln's immortal words and deliver them in a final public recitation, acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns has created a fascinating and inspiring documentary that shows them heroically confronting past failures and humiliations, ultimately opening the door to what Lincoln himself called "a new birth of freedom
Gettysburg Address Introduction (0:51)
Greenwood Tradition (2:30)
Greenwood Philosophy (1:02)
Greenwood History (2:47)
Learning Disabilities (1:06)
Gettysburg Address Analysis (2:14)
American History Lesson (2:55)
Self Esteem Issues (1:27)
Memorization Challenges (3:28)
Recess (1:50)
Language Based Task (2:33)
Music Class (2:26)
Perseverance (1:52)
Fun in the Snow (1:07)
Supportive Learning Atmosphere (2:05)
Civil War Battle (0:52)
Enunciation Challenges (5:31)
Quiet Campus (2:11)
Focusing Challenges (2:13)
Baking Activity (2:17)
Practicing the Gettysburg Address (2:53)
Memorization Techniques (2:42)
Lunch Time (2:14)
Accepting Individuality (2:26)
Language Lesson (2:05)
Communication Lesson (3:06)
Developing Anger Management (2:44)
Battle of Gettysburg (1:24)
Ned's Victory (3:26)
Ian's Victory (2:26)
Gettysburg Memorial Dedication (1:07)
Address Day (3:03)
Reciting the Gettysburg Address (4:18)
Gaining Confidence (4:56)
Credits: Ken Burns: The Address (2:00)

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