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Reform & Culture
Unit 10
Warm-up: Define the following. These words are very important!
O Reform – O Society –O Suffrage –O Abolition – O Reform Movement -
Reform:
OTo change
Suffrage:
Othe right to vote
Abolition:
OTo end slavery
Society:O Community of people living in a
region with shared laws, customs and organizations
Reform Movement:
OA movement to make a gradual change in society.
OA group of people fighting for a common cause.
Warm-up: Write 3 sentences describing each of the people below.
Helen KellerAnne
Sullivan
One page essay on “The Miracle Worker.”
O Write in blue or black ink or pencil.O Use a piece of regular notebook paper. No
rough edges. O You may only write on the front of your paper.O Put your name in the top right hand corner.O Put the date under your name. O Write History Grade 8 under the date. O See side board for example.
O Describe Helen Keller’s life before Annie Sullivan and after Annie Sullivan arrives.
Helen Keller VideosO http://youtu.be/Gv1uLfF35Uw
O http://youtu.be/8ch_H8pt9M8
Warm-up: Copy in your journal Title: Characteristics of the Reform Movement
O AbolitionO Women’s MovementO EducationO Care of the disabled and mentally illO PrisonsO Temperance – drinking little or no
alcohol
Reformer Booklet RubricO There are 11 individuals in this booklet. You are
responsible for the following information.
O Name of reformer = 1 pointO Year Born = 1 pointO Year Died = 1 pointO Explain the movement the person was part of = 4
pointsO Explain the contribution of the individual =
4pointsO Neatness = 8 pointsO Total = 140 points
Warm Up for Friday
OCopy this definition in your comp book.
OOrator – A person who is a public speaker.
OExample: Martin Luther King, Jr. with his “I Have a Dream” speech
Start working on your Reformers of the 19th Century Book!!!!
Warm-up:
OExplain the reform movement in 5 sentences.
Important People of the Reform Movement
Frederick Douglass - abolitionist
Frederick Douglas -O Movement – abolitionistO Goal – ending slaveryO Famous for –
O African American abolitionistO Editor of The North StarO Famous speeches (orator)
Important People of the Reform Movement
Susan B. Anthony – women’s suffrage
Susan B. Anthony - O Movement – women’s rights &
temperanceO Goal – equal pay for women, college
for girls and co-education (boys & girls going to school together)
Important People of the Reform Movement
Elizabeth Cady Stanton – “Declaration of Sentiments” at Seneca Falls Convention
Elizabeth Cady Stanton -
O Movement – women’s rightsO Goal – equality for womenO Famous for – organizing the Seneca
Falls Convention, Declaration of Sentiments
O “We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL MEN AND WOMEN are created equal.”
Important People of the Reform Movement
Harriet Beecher Stowe – abolitionist that wrote“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
Harriet Beecher Stowe -
O Movement – abolitionistO Goal- ending slaveryO Famous for – writing “Uncle Tom’s
Cabin – book explaining how bad slavery was.
Important People of the Reform Movement
Lyman Beecher – preacher during temperance movement
Lyman Beecher -O Movement – temperanceO Goal – to get rid of alcoholO Famous for – lectures, pamphlets,
and fiery speeches on why alcohol is bad
Important People of the Reform Movement
Sojourner Truth – abolitionist & women’s rights
Sojourner Truth –O Movement: women’s rightsO Goal: equality for women & freedom
of slavesO Famous for:
O Being an escaped slaveO “ Ain’t I a woman?” speech
Important People of the Reform Movement
Dorothea Dix – prison & asylum reform movement
Dorothea Dix-O Movement: Asylum & Prison reformO Goal: fight to make the conditions in
prisons and asylums better
Important People of the Reform Movement
Horace Mann – Education Reform
Horace Mann -
OMovement: EducationOGoal: to make education equal for everyone
Warm-up:
OWhat was the Seneca Falls Convention?
OUse your index to locate it in your text book.
OI can identify the political, social and economic contributions of women to American society.
Friday
Discuss
Ohttp://youtu.be/CtDPZudU0ek
OIn 2013,what changes do you think women would like to see in society?
Read: The Seneca Falls Convention – pg. 426 -427
O What was The Seneca Falls Convention?
O Where was it held?O Who were the organizers?O What was the most controversial
topic of the convention?
Contributions of women on American society
O Political Contribution - began the fight for suffrage (ex. Seneca Fall Convention)
O Social Contribution – Allowed women to be successful in jobs outside the home
O Economic Contribution – Fought for workers rights (ex. 10 hour work day)
DiscussionO Think about society in 2013. What
types of reform do you think that we need in our country?
O Choose one topic discussed in class and write 1 page explaining why you think that type of reform is needed.
Warm-up: answer the following in your journalTitle: Abolitionist Movement
O What is an abolitionist? (pg. 418)O Describe Frederick Douglass (pg.421)
O At least 5 sentencesO Who was Sojourner Truth? (pg.421-
422)O At least 5 sentences
Tuesday’s Warm-up: Which reformer might have said this?
O “If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle.”
Warm-up: Which reformer might have said this?
O “If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle.”
Frederick Douglass
Second Great Awakening
O What was it?
OThe Second Great Awakening brought more denominations that intensified the lines between classes and regions. It spawned many of the humanitarian reform movements, eg., prison, women’s rights, temperance, and abolition of slavery.
Tuesday
OI can describe the historical development of the abolitionist movement.
Hum…
OWhat do you think the first step to ending slavery in the U.S. was?
O1807 –Congress banned the importation of African slaves into the United States and then demand for slavery to end began.
Hum again…
OWhat or who had to grow in numbers in order for slavery to end in the U.S.?
O1820-1840 : Abolitionists grew in numbers.
O1840-1850: Abolitionists leaders Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth began to speak out across the nation. The Underground Railroad began.
OUnderground Railroad –O Conductor: Harriet TubmanO Purpose: to help slaves escape from
the south
O http://youtu.be/T2VzlC-hOBA O Answer questions for a daily grade
O http://pathways.thinkport.org/following/
O http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm
O http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/the-underground-railroad/?ar_a=1