Harriet Beecher Stowe
Lesson plans for Uncle Tom's Cabin


Biography at Wikipedia.


In this PBS video adapted from American Experience: The Abolitionists, featuring historical reenactments, learn about the impact of novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe on the abolitionist movement.


Introduction and suggestions for exploring this aspect of the novel.


A scholarly analysis of the illustrations in the original book.


Writing projects from the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center.


Discussion of the novel at Wikipedia.


Activities to support the novel, including vocabulary, a found poem, and a Socratic seminar.


This blog from the Library of Congress presents historical background/primary sources: a broadside and 2 reviews of the novel. It also has 4 discussion questions.


Designed for grades 6-8, this lesson plan integrates study of the novel with study of the Civil War. It includes two reading activities.