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Here are the teacher pack items for Uncle Tom’s Cabin:
Overview In this experience, students learn about Harriet Beecher Stowe and her famous novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Then, they read about how the novel influenced attitudes about slavery in the time period leading up to the Civil War. Finally, they conduct research and write about the racial stereotypes found in the novel. The student pack includes a link to an audio reading of the full novel. You may choose to have students listen to a few minutes of the reading to get a taste of the novel, for example, Chapter 7, “The Mother’s Struggle,” which describes Eliza’s feelings upon her escape from the Shelby family farm. Objective:
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a white women living in Ohio and Maine during the 1850s. She was a writer who wrote more than 30 books, but her most famous was the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Originally released in 1851 as a serialized article for The National Era newspaper and later published as a book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin strengthened the anti-slavery movement in the United States.
Objective:
What do you think Lincoln meant by this quote?
Discuss with students some of their responses. Explain to students that Lincoln was discussing the impact that Uncle Tom’s Cabin had on Americans and their views on slavery. In this experience, students will be learning about the novel and how it affected attitudes toward slavery in the United States.
