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Primary Source Activities
Uncle Tom's Cabin Book Cover
Author: Krista Buckley
Grade(s): 8
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.Level I: Description
1. What is going on in this picture?
2. What time period do you think the picture portrays? Level II: Interpretation
1. What is the main idea of this picture?
2. What can you say about the people's lifestyle? Level III: Analysis
1. Can you make a distinction between the actions of the children and the adults?
2. What conclusions can you draw about this novel by examining the cover?
Standards
- History 6-8, Benchmark G: Analyze the causes and consequences of the American Civil War.
- Indicator: Grade 8, GLI 9. Explain causes of the Civil War with emphasis on: a. Slavery; d. The extension of slavery into the territories, including the Dred Scott Decision and the Kansas-Nebraska Act; e. The abolitionist movement and the roles of Frederick Douglass and John Brown.
- People in Societies 6-8, Benchmark B: Analyze examples of interactions between cultural groups and explain the factors that contribute to cooperation and conflict.
- Indicator: Grade 8, GLI 4. Analyze the economic, geographic, religious and political factors that contributed to: a. The enslavement of Africans in North America; b. Resistance to slavery.
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