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.