PPT-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn Ernest Hemingway Racism amp Slavery written after Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery but time period of story set during slavery . D Salinger Ceremony Leslie Marmon Silko Child Called It A David Pelzer Child of God Cormac McCarthy Children of the River Linda Crew Chinese Handcuffs Chris Crutcher Chocolate War The Robert Cormier Christmas Carol A Charles Dickens Cold Mountain Cha abolish , uh BOL ish to do away with Synonyms annul, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, oblite rate Antonym initiate Lincoln abolished slavery. 1. Derivatives abolishment BY: MARK TWAIN. Background Information. What is satire?. Satire is the use of . ____________ or . sarcasm to denounce or make fun of a specific idea, object, concept, or person.. Mark Twain uses satire to:. By Mark Twain. Meet Mark Twain. “I was born on the 30. th. of November, 1835, in the almost invisible village of Florida, Monroe County, Missouri… the village contained a hundred people and I increased the population by 1 percent. It is more than many of the best men in history could have done for a town.”. Mark Twain. Introduction. Background. Discussion Starters. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain. Images provided by Index Open, Jupiter Images, and Shutterstock.. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Essential Questions. What is identity? How is it defined in relation to society or community? . How does one gain a sense of self identity and community identity? . What is the appropriate way to balance individual and group identity? . The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. by Mark Twain. Please take out note-taking materials. There will be a quiz.. Setting: St. Petersburg, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River.. Author. : Mark Twain. Unit Intro. English 9 Honors. September . 2016. Goals. . Analyze the impact of language on how we understand a text, censor a text, or discuss a text.. Understand Twain’s intent in writing . Huckleberry Finn. A picaresque novel:. Involves clever rogues or adventurers engaged in a series of episodes.. A genre of generally satiric prose fiction that depicts in realistic, often humorous detail, the adventures of a roguish hero of low social degree living by his or her wits in a corrupt society.. About the Author. Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel Clemens. . Clemens was born on the Missouri frontier, learned several trades, traveled widely, and transformed himself into Mark Twain.. Four years after Clemens was born, his . Mark Twain (1835-1910). Early Life. Born Samuel Longhorn Clemens on November 30, 1835. Son of Jane (Kentucky) and John Marshall (Virginia). The sixth of seven children, but only three siblings survived childhood. English III / AP Language and Composition. Review Questions are from Teacher’s Pet Publications. Mark Twain. Born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. . At the age of four, Samuel and his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri. This was his first experience with living along the Mississippi River. Hannibal’s port served boats daily from St. Louis and New Orleans. . The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain Meet Mark Twain “I was born on the 30 th of November, 1835, in the almost invisible village of Florida, Monroe County, Missouri… the village contained a hundred people and I increased the population by 1 percent. It is more than many of the best men in history could have done for a town.” Individual vs. Society Essential Questions What is identity? How is it defined in relation to society or community? How does one gain a sense of self identity and community identity? What is the appropriate way to balance individual and group identity?