Harriet Beecher Stowe Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 5+ | Lexile: 1000 | Word Count: 376
This activity gives a printable score report and allows for narration.

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Discuss -

  1. What role did Harriet Beecher Stowe's personal background and family play in shaping her views on slavery and abolition?
  2. Why was Uncle Tom’s Cabin so controversial, and how did it influence public opinion in both the United States and abroad?
  3. In what ways did the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin contribute to the growing tensions between the North and South before the Civil War?
  4. How did Harriet Beecher Stowe continue to influence American literature and society after the success of her famous novel?
Reading Groups - This passage serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 20 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.