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US History
2
nd
Quarter Reading Assignment
Uncle Toms Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe
Task: our task is to read Uncle Toms Cabin !y Harriett Beecher Stowe. A"ter reading the
no#e$ you wi$$ then com%$ete the "o$$owing !ook criti&ue:
BOOK CRITIQUE RUBRIC
The !ook criti&ue shou$d !e written in standard essay "orm' !e a!out 2 %ages in $ength' "ont si(e
)2' Times *ew Roman' ha#e a co#er %age and use %ro%er grammar. + may decide to share your
criti&ues with your c$assmates "or their en$ightenment. ,ontents must inc$ude:
). The Story -. %ts
/hat is the story' in !rie"0 1o not s%end too much time on this section.
2. Background o" !ook ). %ts
/hat is the historica$ setting o" the !ook0
-. A%%$ication -. %ts.
/hat do you think can !e $earned in terms o" U.S. History and the cu$ture o" this
nation0
How did Uncle Toms Cabin %$ay a ro$e in the ,i#i$ /ar0
1id Uncle Toms Cabin he$% or hurt the a!o$itionist mo#ement in America0 How0
1id Uncle Toms Cabin re#ea$ the actua$ $i"e o" a s$a#e0 /hy was this im%ortant
"or the a!o$itionist mo#ement0
2. 3#a$uation -. %ts.
/hat %arts o" the !ook or &uotation "rom the !ook wi$$ !e inde$i!$y etched on
your mind0
/hat human connections did the !ook he$% to make "or you with other %$aces and
%eo%$es' and other times0
/hat do you think makes this story a c$assic0
3ach o" the a!o#e &uestions shou$d !e discussed in at $east a %aragra%h. DO NOT !e #ague. Use
s%eci"ic %arts o" the !ook to e4%$ain your %oints and gi#e a com%$ete' s%eci"ic and detai$ed
%icture o" the historica$ conte4t. 5i#e de"inite dates' %$aces' %eo%$e' and e#ents "rom the !ook.
THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER6 This is YOUR !ook criti&ue and YOUR ana$ysis o" the
!ook. YES + want you to use &uotes !ut !e sure you %ut them in &uotes and gi#e the author
credit. A$so' DO NOT use in"ormation on$ine to summari(e. This is YOUR summary o" what
you read6 Any &uestions' AS7 "irst6
8n the due date' December 8, 2014' you may %resent your materia$ !y creating a #ideo or digita$
%resentation "or ). e4tra credit %oints. ou sti$$ ha#e to ha#e the %a%er written6