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edited by Albert Bigelow Paine on the banks of the Mississippi I had a friend whosPage1public opinion accepts it now and is happy in it Why Was the resentment reasoned out Was the acceptance work It. 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.”. 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.. Born . on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri, Samuel L. Clemens wrote under the pen name Mark Twain and went on to pen several novels, including two major classics of American . literature.. he worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his singular lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. 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. 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. 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. 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. . Are you an independent thinker? How do you know?. Discuss…. Read . Corn Pone Opinions. individually. Answer (individually, in complete sentences):. Where do people get their political opinions and beliefs?. . 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…. 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 Teaching American History Grant: Year 2. HEAD WEST: . How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain. By Glenn Oney. INTRODUCTION. This lesson was created as part of the “. What is an American?: Teaching American History Through Biography.