Speeches Copywork Printables

The great speeches of history — Lincoln, Patrick Henry, Kennedy, Reagan — as handwriting and memory practice.

8 ready-to-print sets, 2 free to download.

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Kennedy's Inaugural Address Copywork

“Ask not what your country can do for you” and the closing lines

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Eisenhower's Farewell Address Copywork

The military-industrial complex warning from Eisenhower's farewell address

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Washington's Resignation Speech Copywork

Washington resigns his commission to Congress at Annapolis, complete

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Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate Copywork

The Berlin Wall challenge: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

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Funeral Oration of Pericles Copywork

Athens describes its own democracy, from Thucydides in Crawley's translation

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The Beatitudes Copywork

Matthew 5:3-12 (ESV) from the Sermon on the Mount, one blessing per line

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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Copywork

The closing lines of Patrick Henry's 1775 speech to the Virginia Convention

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The Gettysburg Address Copywork

Lincoln's 272 words at Gettysburg, complete, for handwriting practice

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