PPT-The Life of Mark Twain

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. A guide to writing Stronger . Theses. KSJC . Pre – AP English 11. Ms. Do. The Rubric. Analyze how Twain creates tension to promote social commentary.. The Prompt. Level Up THESIS. Deconstructing the prompt…. 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.”. Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain. Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens?. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910). Grew up in Hannibal, Missouri on the bank of the Mississippi River. At age 22 (1857-61) he trained to be a steamboat pilot. .. 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. 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.. 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 . 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. 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). . 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.". 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.