Dear Class,
Uncle Tom's Cabin put a human face to the debate on slavery during the mid 1800's. For this week please read the following PDF file- concentrate on pages 4-17.
http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/worxcms_files/teachers_guide_no.pdf
This week's and next week's assignment is to read The Autobiography of Fredrick Douglass including the Letter by Wendell Phillips. You will have two weeks to read this autobiography.
EXTRA CREDIT: The Man Without A Country by Hale and answer the following question: Which is more important for making attached American citizens: the love of American principles or love of our native land? Email me your answer for credit.
http://www.bartleby.com/ebook/adobe/3106.pdf
ONGOING: You should be reading Uncle Tom's Cabin and working on your 4 poetry analysis' for the rest of September and part of October. Please turn in the 4 poetry analysis' on October 17th in class. My suggestion is that you are at least at the half-way point or beyond for Uncle Tom's Cabin by the first class in October.
So what is the blog posting for this week? Surprise!!!! There is not a blog question for this week. Take a break- you have some reading to do. Be prepared to answer a blog question NEXT week on Fredrick Douglass' autobiography.
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