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This goes into the 'try try again' category.

Last summer I tried this contest and only one friend submitted. :( It wasn't an epic fail but it was fail nonetheless. However, like a Lost Boy in Neverland, I still believe so ...

I'm asking my students to condense the Gettysburg Address into 140 characters, twitter style. There was a cool contest done for the Declaration of Independence (here is the Slate story) that I'm liberating as an example of what I'm suggesting.

....SO...IF YOU WANT TO WIN A DOZEN CUPCAKES FROM GEORGETOWN CUPCAKES:

sum up perhaps the finest example of American rhetoric in 140 characters.

The contest is simple.

• My favorite wins.
• You must submit it with your full name (students-first name and last initial) in the comments box. You may also tweet it to d_mcintire using the hashtag #littleaddress. (I will post some of the twitter suggestions on the blog.)
• I will only accept submissions to the blog and twitter--sorry Facebook friends.
• There will be two categories--adult (college age and older) and student (high school and younger). One from each age group will win a dozen donuts.

Adults--first and last name please.
Students--please please only give me your first name and last initial.

I will make my selection on December 18th and have them shipped out after I notify you and then you select your dozen. What a great Christmas 're'gift!

What? You say, you need a copy of the Gettysburg Address? Here you go!

This contest is open to anyone (student or adult, teacher or administrator; friend of Dave's or complete stranger) in the Continental US. The more the merrier!!! The only thing I ask is that you read the "Gentle Reminder" at the top of every page. I teach young women and men and my kids see this blog so ...

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Okay, the Ford's Theater conference is over and I'm working on the lesson plan they requested. My plan focuses on the Gettysburg Address. I saw an amazing video the theater's education center did on his writings and I'm gonna try and do a remix of that as well as a line by line analysis of the speech.

BUT...I also want to ask the kids to condense the address into 140 characters, twitter style. There was a cool contest done for the Declaration of Independence (here is the Slate story) and I want to try for the same with my kids.

I want to see if it works, though ...

....SO...IF YOU WANT TO WIN A DOZEN CUPCAKES FROM GEORGETOWN CUPCAKES:
sum up perhaps the finest example of American rhetoric in 140 characters. The contest is simple. My favorite wins. You must submit it with your full name (students-first and last initial) in the comments box. You may also tweet it to d_mcintire or #littleaddress. (I will post some of the twitter suggestions on the blog) I will only accept submissions to the blog and twitter--sorry Facebook friends.

I will make my selection on Friday (July 20th) afternoon and have them shipped out by Monday.

What, you say, you need a copy of the Gettysburg Address? Here you go!

This contest is open to anyone (student or adult; teacher or administrator; friend of Dave's or complete stranger) in the Continental US. The more the merrier!!!