Updated Uncle Tom's Cabin Reading - Changed it to 4 Week Time period

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN - by Harriet Beecher Stowe

“So you’re the little woman that wrote the book that started this great war” - Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln said this upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe about ten years after Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published.  You had a chance to discuss and vote on anti-slavery measures at the end of last year.  Stowe’s UTC (Uncle Tom’s Cabin) helped to shock public opinion like never before against slavery.  The book sold 10,000 copies in its first week.  Remember this was 1852! That’s insane!

    You are going to be reading about 2/3. This option offers you a clear sense of Stowe's argument and the novel's plot, including both Tom's story and the story of George and Eliza Harris. You will have a quiz every Friday for the next three weeks. You may of course read the whole book.

Below are the chapters that are required as well as your quiz breakdown.

Chapters…

1
3-5
7
9-11
(Quiz) - August 29th on above chapters
12-13
15-17
(Quiz) - September 5th on above chapters
18
20
24-26
28-30
(Quiz) - September 12th on above chapters
32 & 33
37 & 38
40-45
(Quiz) - September 19th on the above chapters

Where can you find the book?  Many of you will need to access it digitally.

    I have a class set of books and will give you some time to read in class but most of your reading will take place outside of class.  You can download UTC to your eReader/tablet for free from Project Gutenberg - at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/203 and I can help you if you need help.  There are also plenty of free versions if you search for it online and that way you can read it on your tablets/phones/etc.

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