UNIT 3: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN BY MARK TWAIN English 10A Class Website
UNIT OBJECTIVES Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone. CCSS RL.11-12.4 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. CCSS RL.11-12.1 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. CCSS W.11 12.2 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS W.11 12.4
UNIT ASSIGNMENTS Discussion (U3L7) - DROPPED It will still show up in your lessons, but know that you are NOT doing the discussion. Portfolio (U3L4 & L8) CHANGED You are NOT writing a character analysis. You ARE writing a literary analysis. Disregard directions in the lessons regarding the portfolio. What tone does the author Mark Twain convey in chapter 5 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? After reading and analyzing chapter 5 from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, write a 5-paragraph essay that explains the tone Twain uses by identifying words, phrases, or sentences in order to support your analysis. Unit Study Guide Questions about the novels can be found in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn study guide. These questions are designed to measure comprehension and help you engage with the literature. Text Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an E-Text. There is no hardcopy copy of the novel. Use Actively Learn to read the text with supports Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (PDF)
TEXT & READING SUPPORTS MORE ON CLASS WEBSITE Texts The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Connexus Online Text https://www.connexus.com/extra/thirdpartyproviders/novels/huck_finn_ebook/#?page=0 Actively Learn Create your free account The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Original Text PDF (Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation) https://www.connexus.com/content/media/1625938-10152015-95639-am-1331722791.pdf Audio Book Free The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Free Audio Book Download) http://www.audiobooktreasury.com/huckleberry-finn-mark-twain/ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn LibriVox https://librivox.org/the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn-version-5-dramatic-reading-by-mark-twain/ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - full audiobook https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5b99398781582 https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5b993a1d25ac6 https://safeshare.tv/playlists/22538#ss5b99398781582 Other Helpful Resources SparkNotes: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/
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WHO IS MARK TWAIN? Full Name: Samuel Clemens Pen Name: Mark Twain ( twelve feet of water ) Date of Birth: November 30, 1835 Place of Birth: Florida, Missouri Date of Death: April 21, 1910 Mark Twain grew up in Missouri, which was a slave state during his childhood. He would later incorporate his formative experiences of the institution of slavery into his writings. As a teenager, Twain worked as a printer s apprentice and later as a typesetter, during which time he also became a contributor of articles and humorous sketches to his brother Orion s newspaper. On a voyage to New Orleans, Twain decided to become a steamboat pilot. Unsurprisingly, the Mississippi River is an important setting in much of Twain s work. Twain also spent much of his life travelling across the United States, and he wrote many books about his own adventures, but he is best known for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), having written in the latter what is considered to be the Great American Novel. Twain died of a heart attack in 1910.
CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE NOVEL It was the fifth most-frequently-challenged book in the United States during the 1990s, according to the American Library Association. The 1950's was the main time of the banning of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This time period was directly following the long awaited ending of World War II. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been a controversial novel for many years for its use of the n word. In 1885, it was considered to have "low morals" and later it was considered a racist text. Although his most famous novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is criticized for being racist, Mark Twain never expected nor intended the controversy that arose with the publication of the novel. Even today, many school districts choose not to teach this novel because it can be uncomfortable for many students.
THE NOVEL The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is the story of a freethinking street kid, Huck Finn, and a slave named Jim, both of whom choose to flee their oppressive lives. The two set out on a trip down the Mississippi River that is filled with adventures and experiences unique to the particular class of characters and setting during the mid-nineteenth century. Setting is the Mississippi River and its surrounding communities during the 1840s During this time, about half of the country was considered free and half still supported slavery Dialogue in the novel includes profanity and racially offensive terms. Although this language may be upsetting to some readers, it is a realistic representation of the characters and setting of Twain's novel.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Set along the Mississippi River in the 1830s or 1840s In these rural areas, most children attended classes only long enough to learn to read and write Great national debate over the extension of slavery into the new states created from the western territories No matter their attitudes towards slavery, at that time most white Americans held racist beliefs towards black people The river functioned as: a border between the relatively settled and industrial East and the primarily unsettled and undeveloped West A major artery of transportation between the North and South Missouri was torn between the free North and slave South
IDENTIFYING TONE Tone is the author s attitude toward the subject matter or toward the reader or audience. Words that could describe tone include doubtful, humorous, sarcastic, serious, and outraged. Tone is conveyed through the author s word choices and the details that he or she includes. A text may have more than one tone. HINT: Keep in mind that in a work of fiction, tone is the author s attitude, and not necessarily the attitude of the story s narrator. Ask yourself, How does the author feel about what he or she is writing about? For the portfolio, you will be asked to identify tone in your literary analysis essay.
THEMES (THE MESSAGE) Racism and Slavery In Huck Finn, Twain exposes the hypocrisy of slavery. It does not support slavery. Intellectual vs. Moral Education Huck is forced to make a decision between education and moral correctness Mocks or pokes fun at Civilized Society Twain shows the ways in which society of his time did not act in a civilized manner
MAJOR CHARACTERS Huckleberry Finn, the main character and narrator of the story Jim, a runaway slave belonging to Miss Watson Tom Sawyer, Huck s friend Widow Douglas, a widow who had taken Huck in and tried to civilize him Miss Watson, the sister of the Widow Douglas, who wants to sell Jim south Judge Thatcher, a respected citizen of St. Petersburg who protects Huck s fortune Pap, Huck s father, who is an abusive drunk The Duke of Bridgewater, a young con man who invents the Royal Nonesuch The King of France, an elder con man who forces himself upon the raft and sells Jim The Grangerford Family, comprising Bob, Buck, Charlotte, Colonel, Emmeline, Sophia, and Tom. They are involved in a long-standing feud with the Shepherdsons; they also treat Huck like a son. The Shepherdson Family, comprising the Colonel, Harney, and others who feud with the Grangerfords. The Wilks Family, who recently lost their patriarch and whom the duke and king try to fool by posing as their heirs from England Silas and Sally Phelps, Tom Sawyer's aunt and uncle, victims of Huck and Tom s trickeries as they plot to free Jim
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