PPT-Introducing Mark Twain

September 30 2015 Twain as Humorist Humorist Considered Americas 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. 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…. a . chat with a skeleton about dilapidated cemeteries.. Mark . Twain. Contents. Biography. Plot Summary. Reflection. Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Pen Name: Mark Twain. “Greatest . American humorist of his age" . 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. 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. 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. 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.". 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. 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. 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.”   Mark Twain and the West’s Spiritual Frontiers. . By Dwayne . Eutsey. 2021 Quarry Farm Symposium: . “150th Anniversary of . Roughing It. ”. 1. “I have always preached…. If the humor came of its own accord and uninvited, I have allowed it .