Can you Teach about Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (correctly) without mentioning the Civil War?

According to the Governments New Common Core education standards... YOU MUST teach it that way:

The Student Achievement Partners instructions tell teachers to, “Refrain from giving background context or substantial instructional guidance at the outset…This close reading approach forces students to rely exclusively on the text…and levels the playing field for all students as the seek to comprehend Lincoln’s address.”

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