Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn A Lesson Plan by
Jean Swiecicki
April 2004
Ernest Hemingway stated, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” : Ernest Hemingway stated, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
Session 1 - Primary sources : Session 1 - Primary sources
Evaluate specific primary sources related to the Civil War : Evaluate specific primary sources related to the Civil War Maps
Photographs
Music
Library of Congress : Library of Congress www.loc.gov
American Memory Collection
America’s Library
How do we evaluate the primary sources? : How do we evaluate the primary sources? http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/analysis_worksheets/map.html/
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/twain/photo.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/twain/music.html
Sharing Time : Sharing Time Ease of navigating website
What do you know now?
Helpful hints
Session 2 – Group Work Search the LOC for primary sources that connect to Mark Twain : Session 2 – Group Work Search the LOC for primary sources that connect to Mark Twain Maps?
Mississippi River?
Steamboats?
Sheet music?
Other books by Twain?
Slavery
Twain’s home?
American author Mark Twain : American author Mark Twain Family life
Haley’s Comet
Humorist
Quotes
Hannibal, MO
Work together! : Work together! Outline
Delegate
Prepare
Present
Session 3 – Presentation Time! : Session 3 – Presentation Time!
1. Share your observations
2. Present visual
3. Q & A
Ernest Hemingway stated, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” : Ernest Hemingway stated, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
IT IS DONE! : IT IS DONE!