8.SS.24.B

Evaluate the impact of reform movements, including educational reform, temperance, the women's rights movement, prison reform, the labor reform movement, and care of the disabled.

Grade 8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
impactreform movementseducational reformtemperancewomen's rights movementprison reformlabor reform movementcare of the disabled
Skills
  • evaluate (impact of reform movements) #dok3
  • analyze (educational reform) #dok3
  • analyze (temperance movement) #dok3
  • analyze (women's rights movement) #dok3
  • analyze (prison reform, labor reform, care of the disabled) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can recall the major 19th-century reform movements, including educational reform, temperance, the women's rights movement, prison reform, the labor reform movement, and care of the disabled. #dok1
  • I can summarize the goals of selected 19th-century reform movements. #dok2
  • I can explain the connections between different reform movements and their impacts. #dok2
  • I can analyze the historical development of educational reform, temperance, women's rights, prison reform, labor reform, and care of the disabled. #dok3
  • I can evaluate the impact of various reform movements on American society. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Reform movements in the 19th century aimed to address social, political, and economic issues, leading to significant changes in American society.
  • The effectiveness and impacts of reform movements such as educational reform, temperance, women's rights, prison and labor reform, and care of the disabled can still be seen in modern American life.
Essential Questions
  • What were the major reform movements of the 19th century, and what issues did they address?
  • How did the goals and methods of reform movements differ from one another?
  • What impacts did reform movements have on different groups and on society as a whole?
  • Which reform movements had the most lasting influence, and why?
  • How do changes brought about by 19th-century reform movements continue to shape American society today?