PPT-August 19, 2013 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

About the Author Mark Twains 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 . 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:. English 11. Humor. Read the Notice/Explanatory etc. to the novel as a class, pg. 6. Mark Twain sates in the “Notice” that persons attempting to find a moral in this book will be banished. While he slightly overstates his case, we should not forget that this novel is very funny. It is important to find the humor in the novel. Too often we as readers are so concerned with the social aspect that we forget to look for what is funny.. 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. . and . Picaresque Fiction. English 11 Honors: American Themes. Picaresque. The . picaresque novel. (Spanish: . ". picaresca. ". , from . ". pícaro. ". , for "rogue" or "rascal") is a popular sub-genre of prose fiction which is . The Adventures of . Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain. : . Biography. . Samuel . Longhorne. Clemens. Born November 30. th. , 1835 . Licensed River Pilot in 1858. “Mark Twain” is a river term which means the water is deep enough for safe passage . Hailee Richards . Lexi Mosley. Hannah Gulden . Felicity Dougal . Madson Shamblin. Summary of Chapter 17 & 18:. A man invites “George” into his house, where the hosts express an odd suspicion that Huck is a member of a family called the Shepherdsons (Grangerfords feud against).. By Mark Twain. Pokeville (Chapters 19-20). Presented by:. Tami Allen, Samantha Benally, Marissa Campbell, Yasminah Habeel, and Meagan Horner. Summary of Chapters 19 & 20. Huck and Jim are on their raft. 1)commence . — . (v) begin.  . 2) tolerable —. (adj.) moderately agreeable.  . 3) providence — . (n) divine care.  . 4) notion —. (n) theory; belief; general idea.  . 5) dismal —. (adj.) gloomy; depressing. Mark . Twain (Samuel Clemens) 1835-1910 . "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.". 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.. 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. . 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?