Absent 4/10?

Period 4
Webquest activity on the culture that resulted in Uncle Tom's Cabin See below:

Webquest: A context for Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Master Source: http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/sitemap.html


ROLE #1: The Press
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2928t.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lloyd_Garrison
Who is William Lloyd Garrison? What are his arguments against slavery?
How does Garrison’s opinion connect to Theodore Parker’s speech at Faneuil Hall?
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/reviews/rehp.html
Skim one Northern and one Southern review of UTC. What you expected? Why or why not?


ROLE #2: The Sentimental Culture
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/sentimnt/sehp.html
Review the documents contained on this page. What is the sentimental culture? What is important to the creators of these writings and illustrations? Why would the sentimental culture be a contributing factor to the abolitionist cause? Create a list of sentimental values to share with your group.

http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/abolitn/abgall.html
Review the abolitionist images on this page. How is the influence of the sentimental culture seen here? Choose one image to share with your group that best illustrates your points.


ROLE #3: The Christian Influence
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/christn/chhp.html\
In what ways was Christianity used to both support and refute the practice of slavery? How does this connect to both The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass and the Writings of Harriet Jacobs? Select important quotations from this website, Fredrick Douglass, and Harriet Jacobs to share with your group.


ROLE #4: Pro-slavery Attitudes
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/abolitn/abgall.html
What is the difference in the treatment of African American slaves in the abolitionist images versus the pro-slavery images? What can you tell about the values of each society based on these images? Select the two images that best show this contrast to share with your group.

http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/proslav/prficlha1t.html
Read the introduction to The Planter’s Northern Bride what arguments does the writer offer against those offered be Ms. Stowe? Choose relevant quotes to share with your group.




Period 6
Huckleberry Finn assessment. You must see me to make this up.