Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
What was the purpose of the Enrollment Act of 1863? Pupils consider the topic while completing the novel study for The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick. They write original similes and answer reading...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Author and Abolitionist

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Scholars use primary documents, video clips, and legal decisions to uncover Harriet Beecher Stowe's motives for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. They create a 21st century book jacket for the novel to capture the purpose behind Stowe's...
PPT
Curated OER

1850s: Road to Secession

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Detailing the political and social events leading up to the Civil War, this presentation provides students with maps, political cartoons, and photographs to put this time period into historical context. The Presidential Elections of...
Study Guide
Spark Notes

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Students may check some of their answers online.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Uncle Tom's Cabin

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze the illustrations and cover of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. In this Uncle Tom's Cabin lesson plan, students discuss the history elements of what they see in the illustrations and cover of the book.
Interactive
Curated OER

Uncle Tom's Cabin Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
In this Uncle Tom's Cabin worksheet, students determine answers to questions pertaining to characterization, plot, and setting in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Unit Plan
Indiana University

Harriet Beecher Stowe Wright Fiction Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Full-text works by Harriet Beecher Stowe can be viewed as facsimiles of the original books, as PDF documents, and as plain text.
Handout
University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: Harriet Beecher Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very good biography of the famous American female author, Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896.)
Interactive
University of Virginia

Uva: Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains extensive information about the text of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and the historical context in which it was written. Includes three different modes of browsing the site.
Website
Other

Ohio Public Library Information Network: Famous Ohioans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ohio Public Library Information Network provides this site where you can play games, read biographies, find book titles and links for more information about astronauts, Indians, inventors, presidents, and women.
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Uncle Tom's Cabin

For Teachers 7th
A comprehensive learning module based on the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task....
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: American Woman's Home by Beecher and Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats.
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: A Literature of Democracy [Pdf]

For Teachers 11th
In this lesson, 11th graders explore the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson and his call for literature that was uniquely American. They then consider how Emerson would have responded to writings by Henry Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Harriet...
Unit Plan
NC State University

Scribbling Women: American Female Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
Alluding to a famous Hawthorne quote, "Scribbling Women" is collection of dramatized stories written by American female authors. Some resources may require a free membership.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Harriet Beecher Stowe: Author and Abolitionist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through two primary source activities and a short biographical video, students will examine the content and impact of Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Being a Leader

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help your students think critically about the dynamic and changing nature of what it means to be a leader. Below you'll find resources that will assist and encourage your students to explore their value systems, promote positive...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Daisy's First Winter

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1872 publication of The Daisy's First Winter by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a book of stories for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Uncle Tom's Cabin

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Stories and Sketches for the Young

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication Stories and Sketches for the Young by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a book of children's fiction.
Handout
PBS

Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1852: Uncle Tom's Cabin

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief introduction to Uncle Tom's Cabin, highlighting the novel's important themes, setting, and main characters.
Handout
PBS

Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Authors: Harriet Beecher Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, including background on her personal life and important works.
Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Harriet Beecher Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the life and career of Harriet Beecher Stowe discusses her early life, her marriage, and her writing career, mentioning her various works. There is also a complete bibliography of her work.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Uncle Tom's Cabin

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Queer Little People

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Queer Little People has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.