Curriculum
Culture and Reform Unit Docs
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Culture and Reform Lesson One
Unit Launch; The Second Great Awakening (Q1)
Students learn the story of the Second Great Awakening, and tell the story back using Because, But, So, Sentences.
Culture and Reform Lesson Two
Charles Finney on Revivals (Q2)
Student interpret a lecture by Charles Finney, one of the most famous preachers of the Second Great Awakening.
Culture and Reform Lesson Three
Explaining the Growth of Baptists and Methodists (Q3)
Students study data to explain why the Baptist and Methodist denominations grew so rapidly during the Second Great Awakening. They then write a general hypothesis and test their it on a new case: non-denominational Christian churches in the 21st century.
Culture and Reform Lesson Four
The Temperance Movement (Q1)
Students learn the story of the temperance movement, and tell the story back in a four-box storyboard.
Culture and Reform Lesson Five
Early Campaigners for Civil Rights (Q1)
Students learn the story of some early campaigners for civil rights, and check their understanding with Because, But, So, Sentences.
Culture and Reform Lesson Six
Thomas Cole's "The Course of Empire" (Q2)
Students interpret a series of paintings by Hudson River School artist Thomas Cole, “The Course of Empire.”
Culture and Reform Lesson Seven
Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government" (Q2)
Students interpret an excerpt from Henry David Thoreau’s essay, “Resistance to Civil Government,” better known today by the title “Civil Disobedience.”
Culture and Reform Lesson Eight
Civil Disobedience (Q4)
Students judge the specific case of Henry Thoreau’s refusal to pay taxes during the Mexican-American War. They then create a general principle of civil disobedience, and apply it to a new case: a current law of their choosing.
Culture and Reform Lesson Nine
Abolitionists Take a Stand (Q1)
Students learn the story of the abolitionist movement, and tell the story back in a Four-Sentence Story.
Culture and Reform Lesson Ten
Sojourner Truth's "Speech on Women's Rights" (Q2)
Students interpret a famous speech by feminist and abolitionist Sojourner Truth.