Standards
Massachusetts Framework: Concept and Skill
USI.31 Describe the formation of the abolitionist movement, the roles of various abolitionists, and the response of southerners and northerners to abolition
USI.33 Analyze the goals and effects of the antebellum women's suffrage movement.
Methuen Social Studies Curriculum Student Outcomes:
1. The learners will describe the major figures and events during the growth of the abolitionist movement. ( Thinking Skills)
2. The learners will discuss the role and contribution of major abolitionist leaders.
3. The learners will analyze the goals and effects of the antebellum women's suffrage movement.
4. The learner will identify the major figures of the women's suffrage movement.
Thinking Standards: National Center for History in the Schools: 5-12 Thinking Standards
Standard 2: The student comprehends a variety of historical sources: therefore the student is able to reconstruct the literal meaning of a historical passage, differentiate between historical facts and historical interpretations and read historical narratives imaginatively.
Standard 3: The student engages in historical analysis and interpretation: therefore the student is able to consider multiple perspectives.
Standard 4: The students conducts historical research therefore is able to obtain historical data and support interpretations with historical evidence.
Standard 5: The student engages in historical issues-analysis and decision-making therefore is able to identify issues and problems in the past and evaluate alternative courses of action.