As part of his U.S. history course, 8th grade teacher Robert Bukowski has students conduct close readings of Texts That Changed American History. This day, Robert and his students are studying a key document in Civil War history and perhaps the most famous presidential address ever delivered—the Gettysburg Address. Robert begins his lesson by distributing to each student a Reading for Meaning organizer (Figure 6.1), which includes five statements about the Gettysburg Address.