PPT-Mark Twain

a leader and founding member of the American AntiImperialist League wrote I have read carefully the treaty of Paris and I have seen that we do not intend to free but to subjugate the people of the Philippines We have gone there to conquer not to redeem It should it seems to me be our pleasure and duty to make those people free and let them deal with their own domestic questions in their own way And so I am an antiimperialist I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land. 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 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:. September 30, 2015. Twain as Humorist:. Humorist: . Considered America’s greatest . humorist for . ability to combine faith in American dream with satire that pointed out weaknesses in society. Used humor to critique what he saw as the discrepancy between promise and reality in America.. .. Mark Twain started his career as a journalist by writing for the small local paper called Hannibal Journal. Between 1857 and 1861 Mark Twain worked as a Mississippi riverboat pilot. The Civil War put an end to the steamboat river traffic, so Twain moved to Virginia City. Huckleberry Finn. “His writing also served to . voice his running commentary on American society. . Thinly veiled . behind the mask of humor and satire. , Clemens' writing often . critiqued social morals, politics and human nature. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called. Huckleberry Finn. ," . Ernest Hemingway. Mark Twain (1835-1910). 1. Have a pencil ready for the day.. 2. . Have a book ready for the bell ringer.. Read quietly! On Friday you will write a one paragraph summary about the book you read this week.. Prince & Pauper Novel by Mark Twain. Sometimes called . local color. . . Literature & Place. Writers realized how precious each separate part of the . country. could be. Writers began to feature characters and details that were unique to a particular . Use the article The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . vs. Mark Twain for this activity…. Directions: Answer each question in complete sentences. Make sure to restate the question in your answer. Don’t forget MLA heading for your paper.. Language Goal- . . To respectfully . participate . during . collaborative class discussions (10.SL.1). . To support answers using text-based, cited details (10.W.9) and to determine word meanings using context and/or word patterns (10.L.4. Corn-pone:. Of or characteristic of an unsophisticated rural person, especially from the South (hick) . Type of corn bread. Question to consider: why would Twain title this essay . Corn-Pone . Opinions. . Wall. Info. Photos. Songs/Videos. Shania Twain. Logout. View photos . of Shania . Send . Shania . a . message. Shania’s Website . (hyperlinked). Wall. Info. Photos. Songs/Videos. Write something…. Tacky or Classy. b. rass door knobs. CLASSY. Tacky or Classy. carpeting. CLASSY. Tacky or Classy. ?. curtains. with castles,. vines, and cattle. Tacky or Classy. red brick fireplace. CLASSY. Tacky or Classy.