Breakfast with Reformers & Thinkers
100 points
You will have class time to work on this project on:____________
POSTER
Create a poster (or even a Powerpoint or Prezi) that represents your reformer or thinker. The poster should
include but is not limited to the following criteria:
 Name of reformer
 Picture
 Birth/ death dates
 A quote from the person that best sums up his/her philosophy
 A symbolic representation of the individual. How could this person’s contributions be
summed up in a simple image?
 At least three specific contributions he/she made to intellectual and reform
movements of the era. What impact did your person have on U.S. history and/or
culture (you will need to do additional research)?
 A “fun fact” about your person that most people would not know (some detail
beyond what you’d read in the textbook).
Your high-quality poster should be visually appealing, with attention paid to formatting and layout. Details
should be easy to find and read.
PRESENTATION
You will be asked to present your poster to the class. You will present alongside reformers from the sameor similar-movement. Full points will be given to presenters who do a great job teaching the class about
your reformer-help us remember your person!
Presentation:
Breakfast is scheduled for _____________.
 Your resumes are due at this time. Give a copy to me and to everyone at your table.
 Each reformer/thinker will present his/her poster to the people at their table. Please be sure to:
a. Address contributions to intellectual and reform movements of the era. What impact did
your person have on U.S. history and/or culture?
b. Mention the interesting fact about your person that most people would not know
(some detail beyond what you’d read in the textbook).
c. Explain the symbol you chose. Why/how is it relevant?
 The reformers/thinkers will mingle at their assigned table as if at a party. You should take notes
about each reformer at your table. They will be turned in at the end of the breakfast
 Bring some food to share during “breakfast”!!! Bring extra for your hungry teacher!
Period 2
Table 1
Horace Mann
Lucretia Mott
Angelina Grimke
George Ripley
Peter Cartwright
Table 2
Noah Webster
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Robert Owen
Walt Whitman
Charles Grandison Finney
Table 3
Emma Willard
Neal S. Dow
Elizabeth Blackwell
Mother Ann Lee
Henry David Thoreau
Joseph Smith
Table 4
Dorothea Dix
TS Arthur
Sarah Grimke
John Humphrey Noyes
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Period 6
Table 1
Horace Mann
Dorothea Dix
Lucretia Mott
Peter Cartwright
Walt Whitman
Table 2
Noah Webster
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Robert Owen
Charles Grandison Finney
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Table 3
Emma Willard
Neal S. Dow
Henry David Thoreau
Joseph Smith
John Humphrey Noyes
Susan B. Anthony