Uncle+Toms+Cabin+-+American+History

Social Studies ELA  Objective: Students will be able to construct an essay comparing the issues of slavery and racism in the time period from history resources and Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  Goals: Students will be able to connect the literature of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe with their knowledge of society in the time period of the 1800s.  Materials: Notebook Textbook Copy of Uncle Tom’s Cabin Related articles and handouts from Social Studies  Procedure: Students will start class with a group discussion of the daily life of a slave in Southern America Students will then outline in their group the lifestyle of African-Americans during this time period Students will discuss in their groups the circumstances and problems that African- Americans face throughout the novel Students will use the remaining time to construct an essay comparing the lifestyles of slaves from the history resources and the lifestyle that is portrayed in the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin . Being sure to cite specific examples from the text in order to show clear similarities or differences. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Assessment: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The essay created by students will be graded on the number of correct connections that layout clearly the life that slaves and African Americans lead during the mid nineteenth century. Students will be creating this essay on google Documents and then sharing the assignment with the teacher to be graded. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will also be graded on their grammar and vocabulary variety. Students should be sure to draw direct connections between the text of the novel and the text of the articles and historical resources. Students should also be able to analyze the accuracy of the information presented in the novel as compared to real life presented through primary resources.