PPT-Mark Twain and Corn-Pone Opinions

Cornpone 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 CornPone Opinions. 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:. 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.”. Do you have the tools to complete the picture?. I . . Mark Twain. First, LET ME BE COMPLETELY HONEST….. Satire Day – Warm Up. Warm up – Read “Corn Pone Opinions” on page . 81 of the GPS. 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.. Samuel. Langhorne Clemens. November 1835-. April 21, 1910. Born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri.. At age 4, moved to Hannibal, Missouri, a growing port town located on the Mississippi River. Hannibal was a frequent stop for steam boats traveling to New Orleans.. 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). 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.. 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 . Do you have the tools to complete the picture?. Satire Day TAKE TWO. Warm up – Read “Corn Pone Opinions” on page 717 of L&C. Twain asserts that those who rigidly hold on to “corn-pone opinions” refuse to hear or read opposing viewpoints.. The Mysterious Stranger” is less the definitive title of a concrete work written by Mark Twain than it is a collective reference to various, and Twain is not the only author involved. The first version of Twain's work that made its way into the public eye was . activity 1: What is satire?. activity 2: Twain bio stuff. close: more satire. HW DUE: none. HW Tonight: . Awakening . ch. 10-15 for tomorrow. NOTE change to vocab. schedule. . Upcoming: . 4.21: Realism unit quiz 1 (ch. 1-20). 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.".