PPT-Mark Twain vs. Tom Sawyer

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 Dont forget MLA heading for your paper. 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. 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.”. The power of Verbs. Active vs. Passive Verbs. The Zoom Technique. Creating the right mood. Mark Twain’s Original Passage: .           . They presently emerged into the clump of sumac bushes, looked warily out, found the coast clear, and were soon lunching and smoking in the skiff. As the sun dipped toward the horizon, they pushed out and got under way. Tom skimmed up the shore through the long twilight, chatting cheerily with Huck, and landed shortly after dark. . Khaninyova Diana 7 . «. B. ». Teacher: Baeva Marina Leonidovna. . BOOK’S WORLD. A . BOOK IS ONE OF THE GREATEST WONDERS OF . THE . WORLD. . WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE FOND OF READING? . .. 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. 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). 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. Mark Twain. Samuel Langhorne Clemens: 1835-1910. (Tom Su thinks he looks cool) . Halley’s Comet and Mark Twain. Halley’s Comet was visible in the sky the night he was born. . So What?. Halley’s Comet is only visible every 75 years, the odds of seeing it twice in a lifetime would be very low. . Rice University. Seismology Map – Earthquake Locations and Depths. Dale S. Sawyer. Rice University. Volcanology Map – Recent Volcanic Activity. Dale S. Sawyer. Rice University. Geochronology Map – Seafloor Age. 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. 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.”