uncle tom’s cabin & perspectives on slavery
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Uncle Tom’s cabin & perspectives on slavery. http://wilshire.posterous.com/lincoln-meets-stowe-sculpture-in-hartford-con. “Is this the little woman that made the great war?”. What words stand out in this passage? Who is mentioned in the passage? What is the author’s tone?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
“Is this the little woman that made the great war?”
What words stand out in this passage? Who is mentioned in the passage?
What is the author’s tone?
Which passages seem to agree with each other? What
viewpoints are being put forth? Is one or
more of the passages more reliable than
the others?
Is there a time period given? Can you
predict a time period if a specific year is
not indicated? What was the author’s purpose behind
writing this?
Is this passage fiction or
nonfiction? How can you tell? Does this change how you feel about the
passage?
Written by Harriet Beecher StowePublished in 1852
The file documents the time period: 11/19/1850 - 12/05/1850
Published in 1845
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/douglass.html
Written by Caroline Lee HentzPublished in 1854
What do you see in this artifact? What words do you see?
What is the mood in this artifact?
How is the message of these artifacts the
same? How is it different? How do the styles differ? Which source do you find more trustworthy?
Why was this artifact made? From what
historical period did this artifact come?
Who was the audience?
What judgments can you make
about the person who made this
artifact?
Sitemap for Uncle Tom’s Cabin and American Culture
http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/sitemap.html