Imagine you came across an excerpt from Harriet Beecher Stowe's diary. How would the diary excerpt compare or contrast to the passage Can A Book Change History? Select TWO answer choices below.
Harriet Beecher Stowe

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5th Grade
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Sarah Williams
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1.
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Unlike the passage, the diary excerpt is based on the author's personal experience.
Just like the passage, the diary excerpt would only include facts about the book Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Unlike the passage, the diary excerpt is fictional.
Unlike the passage, the diary excerpt might include Harriet Beecher Stowe's feelings and thoughts about slavery.
Just like the passage, the diary excerpt is a good source for a research report about the Fugitive Slave Act.
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Imagine you are writing an essay about the topic of this passage. Which TWO choices below would make the best-concluding sentences for your essay?
Harriet Beecher Stowe used her gift of writing to bring about change for slaves across America.
President Lincoln was a fan of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe became a published author in 1852.
Uncle Tom's Cabin had a lasting effect on the way our nation viewed slavery.
Stowe's novel was originally published as a weekly series of stories but was later published as a novel.
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What device (Text Structure)does the author use in this passage to help present information about Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The author discusses the similarities and differences between the lives of Northerners and slaves.
The author includes dates to let the readers know what events took place and in what order.
The author describes what Harriet Beecher's life was like after she wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The author presents a conflict and lets the readers know how it was resolved.
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Imagine that the author of Can a Book Change History? presented this passage as an oral report to the class. Which TWO questions should students ask to show that they were listening carefully to the report but would like more information?
Was Harriet Beecher Stowe a slave?
How many copies of Uncle Tom's Cabin were sold in America in the first year it was published?
What did President Lincoln say to Harriet Beecher Stowe when they met?
Did Harriet Beecher Stowe write any other books about slavery?
In what year was Uncle Tom's Cabin first published?
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Imagine you are writing a research report about Harriet Beecher Stowe and you want to use this passage as a source. Which would be the BEST way to include information from this passage so you are paraphrasing and not plagiarizing?
Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author of one of the most influential novels ever published in America. Her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, helped persuade many Northerners that slavery was a horrible practice and needed to be abolished.
Harriet Beecher Stowe met President Abraham Lincoln. During their meeting, he said to her, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war."
Stowe's novel was originally written as a weekly serial for a small abolitionist newspaper called The National Era, in which a portion of the novel was published each week. In 1852, a Boston publisher decided to reissue it as a complete book.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, an abolitionist and author, was angry and upset after Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act. She wanted to help people understand what life was like as a slave, so she wrote a story which was eventually published as a book called Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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What is the meaning of the word "abolished" as it is used in this sentence?
continued
ended
expanded
convinced
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the best way to rewrite the following sentence into one sentence?
One of her students was Harriet Beecher Stowe. Ms. Stowe later wrote a famous novel called Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
One of her students, Harriet Beecher Stowe, later wrote a famous novel called Uncle Toms's Cabin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a famous novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a student too.
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