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This Uncle Tom's Cabin: Reading the Novel unit plan also includes:
- Student Version
- Progression of Selected Chapters
- Additional Resources
- Suggesting for Teaching with the Material in This Archive
- Lesson 4: Women Characters and Readers
- Lesson 5: Anti-slavery in UTC
- Lesson 6: Religion in UTC
- PBS's Africans in America website
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (Electronic Edition)
- Chapter IX Guided Reading Worksheet
- Sentimental Culture
- Stanton's Letter to the Women's Rights Convention
- Excerpts from the Southern Literary Messenger Review
- The Debate On Deck in Chapter XII
- Kentucky Slave Auction Announcement
- New Orleans Slave Auction Announcement
- Lesson 6 Discussion Questions
- Book cover
- Illustration from "The Victory"
- Illustration from "The Martyr"
- Amazing Grace
- When I Can Read My Title Clear
- Handout 1: Allegory and Pilgrim's Progress
- Handout 2: Anti-slavery and Religion
- Photograph from the William A. Brady Company's 1901 "Tom Show"
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Teach the importance of context and perspective with a unit focused on Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. The first lesson considers the role of female characters and readers, including the gender expectations of the time. The second and third lessons argue the motifs of the anti-slavery message of the novel with discussions about abolitionism and the incompatibility of slavery and Christianity.
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- Have class members construct a persuasive essay about whether or not there is enough evidence to classify Stowe as a conservative or progressive figure in the women's rights movement
- Organize literature circles for class members to discuss the main topics and elements of literature
Classroom Considerations
- The resource is designed for Virginia standards but is applicable to classrooms in any state
- Addresses aspects of Christianity as it relates to the allegory of the novel
- The second part of a three-part unit, each part of which includes three lessons; navigate the links on the page to find additional resources
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- Provides all necessary discussion questions, handouts, audio files, and student reference pages
- Additional activities and lessons are attached
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