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CommonLit

Common Lit: A Retrieved Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Us History: Political Machines and Progressive Reforms

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and study the sources about political machines, corruption, and Progressive reforms. Then use the four sources and your knowledge of U.S. history to answer the questions.
Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Era of Expansion and Reform

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Outlines the period of United States history between the Civil War and World War I known as the Era of Expansion and Reform.
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

National Archives: The Suffrage and the Civil Rights Reform Movements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Two reform movements that changed American history - Women's Suffrage and the Civil Rights Movement. View two iconic pictures from these movements and compare and contrast them along with answering critical thinking questions.
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The New Deal: Revolution or Reform?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will analyze primary sources related to the New Deal. They will analyze specific documents to determine if overall the New Deal represents a revolution or a reform in our history.
Activity
Other

Tax Foundation: Poll Shows We're Ready for Tax Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
This article and analysis shows that several congressional tax reform proposals would lower tax burden for middle-class. (April 14, 2005)
Website
Other

Ed Web: Trends in Education Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
A chapter (of a hyperbook entitled Exploring Technology and School Reform) that looks at the history of educational reform. The paper also examines the changes in education that have been produced. There are links to discussions of when...
Article
University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Reform Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines the Reform movement and lists major points regarding the different phases in its development. Also covers controversial topics and the Reform movement in the United States.
eBook
Digital History

Digital History: Pre Civil War Reform: Social Reform the Problem of Crime

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the idea of reform in the prison system in the early 19th century. See how social reformers attempted to rehabilitate those in jail.
Primary
World Wide School

World Wide School: Chapter V: The Empress Dowager as a Reformer

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a chapter from the book, "Court Life in China: The Capital - Its Officials and People" by Isaac Taylor Headland. It contains the interesting viewpoint of the Empress Dowager Cixi's opinions and actions regarding reform.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Education Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
At this Wikipedia site, you can find out about the history and progress of education reform. Learn what Joseph Lancaster contributed to the field of educational reform, as well as other major figures, such as John Dewey and Horace Mann....
PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Reform in Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
How did Britain avoid a revolution amongst their own in England? Discover how several Parliamentary reforms played a role in a brewing revolution. This slideshow will enhance studying nineteenth century Britain.
PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The Counter Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Tom Richey offers a thorough slideshow incorporatin Sir Isaac Newton's Third Law of Motion while reviewing the historic details of the Counter-Reformation. Find out who disagreed with the Reformation movement.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Reform Party of the United States of America

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia encyclopedia entry for Ross Perot's 1992 third-party presidential bid and his Reform Party of the 1990s provides history, platform issues, and related information and links.
Article
Other

The Government and the Great Reforms of the 1860s

For Students 9th - 10th
This site evaluates the period of reforms under Alexander II. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the government of the 1860s and the period known as the great reforms.
Website
BBC

Bbc Radio 4: Voices of the Powerless: The Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explores the lives of ordinary working men and women of Britain during the Reformation in Essex and Suffolk. Content includes an analysis of the Bible in English, rebellion and restriction of Bible reading, and the fight...
Article
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace: Top Down Reform in Morocco [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article, the authors look at efforts to effect democratic reforms from the "top down" and how they are faring in a society in which there are little restrictions on governmental power. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Stirrings of Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
The democratic upheaval in politics exemplified by Jackson's election was merely one phase of the long American quest for greater rights and opportunities for all citizens. Another was the beginning of labor organization, primarily among...
Handout
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Catholic Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Catholic Reformation that occurred in response to the Protestant Reformation. Learn how the Jesuit society rose out of the Catholic Church to help change the image of the church and bring people back. The Jesuits focused on...
PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The English Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
What prompted the English Reformation? Examine the rule of King Henry the Eighth and the role he played in the changes.
Handout
Geographic

Workmall: Russia: Gorbachev's Reform Dilemma

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the opposition that Gorbachev's political reforms met and how a multiparty system evolved.
Unit Plan
Other

American Jewish Archives: Great Voices of Reform Judaism: Stephen M. Wise

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the impact Dr. Wise had on the reform of Judaism and read about his views on topics such as zionism, antisemitism, and justice.
Website
Other

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

For Students 9th - 10th
Representative Tom Davis is the Chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform. The House Committee on Government Reform oversees civil servants, federal contractor and governmental operations and investigations. This website...
Article
Institute for Policy Studies

Foreign Policy in Focus: Environmental Reform Agenda

For Students 9th - 10th
Article raises questions about the World Bank's reforms in the 1990s to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts of individual World Bank projects. (March 1, 1999)

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