PPT-Grangerford Style More satire by Twain

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. 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. Unit 3 assignments. style. Rhetoric in Limbo. Part 1: Analyzing Satire. Maybe She’s . B. orn . W. ith . I. t. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=. KSjAK3Dzez4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=. i8lNToO8CMA. Parody. Satire vs. Parody. Satire ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change.. Satire makes a serious point, usually through humor, while attacking some aspect of society.. 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.. By David G Fletcher. Birth and Early Life. Born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. His real name was Samuel Langhorne . Clemens. Raised in the river town Hannibal, Missouri . His father, John Marshall Clemens, was a lawyer and a shopkeeper. 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 . Chapter 17 and 18. By: Geiser, Hardy, Laird, Pentz, Zuraw. Summary. Grangerfords allow Huck in after ensuring he isn. ’t a Shepherdson. Huck invents . “George Jackson” and . orphan story. Buck, 14 year old son of Grangerford, befriends Huck. 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). Satire (Noun): . A literary manner which combines humor with criticism for the purpose of instruction or the improvement of . humanity. Modern Satirists. Early Western Satirists. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745): . Satire Defined. A literary genre that uses different devices to expose humanity’s vices and foibles, . giving momentum to change or reform. through ridicule.. It is a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an . 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.”