Anticipation Questions for Journal Agree or Disagree? Explain.

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Anticipation Questions for JournalAgree or
Disagree? Explain.

• Running away is a solution to a problem.
• People of different races can get along with each
  other.
• Having a good home and loving parents prevents
  most of lifes problems.
• Its fun to learn. Its fun to go to school.
• People seek out adventure in life.
• In life, we always get what we deserve in the end.

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Shout it out!!!
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Directions

• On the next slide, you are going to see scrambled
  letters that make a particular word.
• When you can identify what the word is, shout it
  out!

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Shout it Out!

• lvaysre
• amyfli
• sipimspisis ervir
• remdfoe
• rindesf
• kuhc nifn
• ptuersitsoni
• ranevetdu

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What do you already know?

• Who wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
• Do you know anything about Huck Finn?
• What is racism?
• What is satire?
• In 3 sentences, tell what you know about slavery
  in the 1800s.

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

• An American Classic

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Who wrote Huck Finn?

• Was it Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens?

Both! Samuel Clemens took the pen name of Mark
Twain in 1863
mark twain was a term used on river boats to
indicate a river depth of two fathoms (a fathom
is equal to 6 feet)
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Basic Facts

• Sam Clemens was born in 1835.
• He grew up in Hannibal, Missouri. His family
  were slave holders.
• Because of the times, he never realized that
  slavery was wrong.
• Several of his characters are modeled after
  people in his own childhood.
• As he grew older, he began to see the effects of
  slavery and the immoral treatment of blacks.

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What was happening in Twains time?

• The Civil War began 1861-1865.
• 620,000 Americans lost their lives.
• Slavery was abolished by the Emancipation
  Proclamation in 1863.
• Blacks were still not given rights to vote or
  equal rights of other free people.

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More Twain Facts!

• He began to sympathize with the way blacks were
  being treated.
• He was a humorist who frequently used satire.

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What is satire?

• Satire is
• A type of writing that ridicules human weakness,
  vice or folly in hopes of social reform.

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H U H ? ? ? ?

• Example The Simpsons
• What type of father is Homer Simpson?
• If it was a news report instead of a cartoon,
  would we laugh?

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Who is Huck Finn?

• How old is he?
• 14
• Where does he live?
• St. Petersburg, Missouri
• What is his family like?
• His father is a drunk
  
  and abuses Huck.
• Friends with Tom Sawyer
• Taken in by Widow Douglas to sivilize

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Huck Finn is a Dynamic Character

• Dynamic changes through the story
• Static remains the same through the story
• Tom Buchanan static or dynamic?
• George Wilson static or dynamic?
• If you only read part of the book, you will not
  see Hucks transformation!

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Why is there controversy in Huck Finn?

• Bad grammar example due to the low language of
  Huck (rough dialect)
• It deals with low morals and standards (lying,
  stealing, cheating, etc.).
• Some critics say it depicts slaves as ignorant
  through their superstitions and language.
• The derogatory n word is used 215 times in the
  novel.

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Is Mark Twain a racist?

• Mark Twain selected his words to reference how
  slaves were generally referred to in the 1800s
  in order to show how the white race were
  continuing to treat the slaves who had recently
  been freed.

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Why do we still read Huck Finn?

• Twain creatively writes about class, violence and
  racism in America.
• Do these issues still affect us today?

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Final Thoughts!

• Dont let the controversial issues keep you from
  enjoying the humor and moral social issues of
  this book!

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Take out a sheet of paper to turn in.You will
need to write down what is on the next
slide.While we read all sorts of stuff out loud
in The Great Gatsby, I want to make sure we all
get on the same page about expectations for this
book.
Directions
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Student Agreement

• I will show consideration and sincerity during
  our study of Huck Finn.
• I agree to not say or write the controversial
  word in class even when referring to the text.
• I agree not to use any word of racial similarity.
  
• I recognize that breaking this agreement will
  result in an immediate referral.
• __________________________(Your Name)

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In cover name, Moore, room 11

• You will read the book on your own.
• Look as I show you where to find the audio link
  on my website.
• Listen while you read!
• Turn to page 1 in your book and read along for a
  bit.