This Quarter we are exploring Huck Finn
Day 1:
Introduction To Unit with Incredibles & Seinfeld. Samaritan Laws.
Day 2 (Jan 31) :
Satire - This is Mark Twain's approach to writing Huck Finn. Note: If you do not understand satire, it will not be possible to understand why we are reading the novel. Here, I have provided several examples that help define the term
A Modest Proposal - An excellent example of satire in its purest form written by Jonathan Swift in 1729. You will then respond to this piece with Close and Critical Reading.
After reading A Modest Proposal, you must respond in a five minute quick write to the following question: "How would you have reacted to his proposal if you had lived in 1729?"
Day 3 & 4 (Feb. 4 & 8) :
During these couple of days in class, we will be heading to the Media Center to work on a group project. Each group will provide a specific type of background information on Mark Twain, Huck Finn, and southern life in the mid-1800's. There will be four students in a group, and each group will be required to turn in their project via video.
Project Guidelines - This document instructs what you need to do for this project. The rubric has been included.
Here are some samples of similar projects from YouTube. Sample 1 Sample 2
Note: The group projects will be assigned on and 2/4 (Blue) and are due on 2/9 (EVERYONE). You will need to work with your group outside of the classroom. If you need assistance with making the video, please see me.
HOMEWORK: Group Projects are due on 2/11
(extended from the 9th because of busy seminars. You are responsible to get this done for homework!!!)
Day 5 & 6 (Feb 11 & 15):
Project Presentations. Groups must have videos ready to present at the start of class on Feb. 11. Students will also take the quiz of combined questions created by each group.
Start Reading/Listening to Huck Finn
Chapters 1,2, & 3 in class.
Chapters 4 & 5 for homework
Audio on line Here
Audio on line Here (copy 2)
Text on line Here
Text on line Here (Copy 2)
Text on line Here (Copy 3)
HOMEWORK 2-15-11 due 2-17-11
VOCAB QUIZ NEXT CLASS 2-17-11 REVIEW MISSED WORDS HERE
QUIZ ON PRRESENTATIONS NEXT CLASS
DIALOGUE TRANSLATION (DIALECT) WORKSHEET (Click to download)
READ CHAPTERS 4&5
Day 7
Take vocab quiz 4
Presentation Self Evaluations (click here)
Turn in Dialogue Translations
Group work - Complete Character Influence Worksheet (click here)
Focus Question #1 (below)
Homework (due 2-23-11)
BE SURE YOUR CHARACTER INFLUENCE WORKSHEET IS COMPLETE
ANSWER FOCUS QUESTION (below)
READ CHAPTERS 6&7
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
Focus Question #1
(must be answered in detail with examples from the text)
Several of the characters in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn want to force Huck to become their vision of what he should be. Choose one person from your Character Influence Chart and, using examples from the text, show how that person tried to control Huck’s view of the world. Then, again using examples from the text to support your answer, tell how Huck responds to the views of others.
Answer Plan 1. Restate the question to introduce the answer. 2. Identify the character you have chosen and give examples from the text to show how that person tried to control Huck’s view of the world. Use quotations, if possible. 3. Conclude by telling how Huck responded to the views of others; give support from the text.
Day 8 (2-23-11)
Started Vocab 5 - Got back Vocab 4 Quiz (extra credit, rewrite new sentences for incorrect answers)
Listened to chapter 8 in class. Completed 'Restrictions on Freedom' Venn diagram worksheet. Don't forget to answer the question the worksheet thoughtfully and completely too. (homework if not done in class).
HOMEWORK:
COMPLETE VENN DIAGRAM & ANSWER QUESTION
READ CHAPTERS 9, 10, & 11
(due 2-25-11)
Day 9
In class this week we were scheduling
2-25-11
We took the second ACT Challenge practice test. (students who missed will have to make this up).
Homework
Read the poem THE HUNTERS OF MEN by John Greenleaf Whittier
Whittier was an abolitionist. How does the poem confirm his position on slavery?
Complete the Close and Critical reading sheet with that question in mind. (due Tuesday or Wednesday 3-2 or 3-3-11Z)
3-2 or 3-3-11 (Day 10)
Review the poem THE HUNTERS OF MEN and collect Close and Critical reading sheets.
Observe and discuss runaway salve posters as a large group.
Break into groups and create aPersecuted People Poster following these attached directions.
Your group must also create a 2 minute presentation about your poster. Each group will present at the end of the block.
Read chapters 12 through 14 for Homework. (due 3-7-11)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
Day 11 (3-7-11)
Shared posters.
Read Kings 3: verses 16-28, “Solomon Judges Wisely” as a class.
Quick Write (write for 8 minutes)
What is Solomon’s wisdom according to Jim?
What is Solomon’s wisdom according to Huck?
Homework Read Chapters 15 & 16 (due 3-9-11)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
Day 12 (3-9-11)
Quick Write on Chapter 16 (What happened in Chapter 16? How did it end?)
Discuss Slave Laws and Personal Dilemmas
Map of Huck & Jim's adventure
Slave Laws 1850
Focus Question #2
Homework (due 3-11-11)
Read Chapter 17 & Complete Focus Question #2
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
If you have having trouble with the dialect find a translated text here
Day 13 (3-11-11)
Turned in Focus Question #2
In class we did a Quick Write on Chapter 17 (turned in) (extra credit attached)
Listed and Read Chapter 18
Homework Read the following selections:
Hatfield vs. McCoys
East vs. West Coast Rap history
Compete Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer
Answer Focus Question #3
You must turn in Focus Question #3 and the Graphic Organizer next class. (3-15-11)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
If you have having trouble with the dialect find a translated text here
Day 14 (3-15-11)
Turned in Focus Question #3
Discussion on
No Homework
Day 15 (3-17-11)
Review Irony
Why does Twain make Huck Finn "innocent and ignorant"? If Twain is against slavery, why does he use irony instead of just coming out and saying what he means? Do you agree with Fishkin that Twain's use of irony is effective, or is it just confusing? And is Fishkin correct when she says that Twain really "knows the score"?
Listen to 19 & 20 in class
In pairs make a prediction about how life on the raft is about to change for Huck & Jim. You will share your results with the group. They should support your predictions with references to the text, your understanding of story, and your awareness of human nature (what you know about people).
Homework is to Finish Focus Question 4 (due 3-21-11)
Homework is to read 21 to 23 (due 3-21-11)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
If you have having trouble with the dialect find a translated text here
Day 16 (3-21-11)
Read Tripping Point Chapter in class.
Watch Emperor's New Clothes
Fill out Graphic Organizer Considering the events in Chapter 21 to 23.
Read Weapon of Mass Destruct
Then for homework do the following Quick Write.
Quick Write:
Identify the “Tipping Point” that lead up to the United States Congress’ vote to go to war with Iraq and explain, using the three characteristics of a “tipping point."
Graphic Organizer and Answer to the Quick Write due next class (3-23-11).
Day 17 (3-23-11)
Discussed in class:
Chapter 23 is a turning point in the book. In this chapter Huck finds Jim lamenting that he may never get to see his family again.
Huck has the following thought: “…I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for their’n. It don’t seem natural, but I reckon it’s so.”
In this thoughtshot, what does Huck reveal about his perception of people of color in the past and how that perception has been changed by his relationship with Jim?
As a group we read chapter 24 & 25
Read Chapters 26, 27 & 28 for homework.
(Think about how the duke & king are con men and the cons they run. How does Huck feel about that/them?)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
If you have having trouble with the dialect find a translated text here
Day 18 (3-25-11)
Complete Worksheet on Cons and Huck Finn (Con Man Chart)
Homework: Read Chapter 29 (Reader's Theater Version)
Day 19 (3-29-11)
We read in class Chapter 29 and discussed.
We did a quick write (turned in)
“We said there warn’t no home like a raft, afterall. Other places do seem to cramped up and smothery, but a raft don’t. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.”
Where is your raft?
Use the following questions to guide your writing.
Where is your place?
Why this place?
How do you feel when you are there?
How does it make you feel when someone or something intrudes on your time on your raft?
We started Vocab 6 today. Vocab quiz 5 returned. Write new original sentences using word correctly for extra credit.
We also did a highligthed reading to sharpen skills.
Homework: Vocab 5 make up points if needed.
Thursday is the end of the quarter. Turn in make up vocab and any absent work by then for credit.
Day 20 (4-11-11)
Welcome back from Break! Today we covered Chapters 31, 32, & 33 in class.
After reading Chapter 31 students answered and turned in the following quick write:
—Answer one of the two following questions:
—Have you ever had an epiphany? If so, describe the situation and the new knowledge gained from the epiphany.
—Describe a time when you have had to make an important choice. Describe the situation and tell the factors that lead to your decision.
After reading Chapter 33 students were to answer the following quick write for homework:
—What role does empathy play in how I treat others?
Read Chapters 34 & 35 for homework
Day 21 (4-13-11)
In class we covered Chapters 36 & 37
You were given an article about Snuggling with Cellphones to Read close and critically then give a one page reflection on it.
Homework:
1. Finish reading the book Huck Finn
2. Read and do the reflection on the cellphone article.
Extra Review
Review of Satire
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
Vivid Verbs
Alliteration
Symoblism
Tone
Tone & Mood Words
Motif
Metaphor Man and Simile Man
Figurative Language Bomb
Introduction To Unit with Incredibles & Seinfeld. Samaritan Laws.
Day 2 (Jan 31) :
Satire - This is Mark Twain's approach to writing Huck Finn. Note: If you do not understand satire, it will not be possible to understand why we are reading the novel. Here, I have provided several examples that help define the term
A Modest Proposal - An excellent example of satire in its purest form written by Jonathan Swift in 1729. You will then respond to this piece with Close and Critical Reading.
After reading A Modest Proposal, you must respond in a five minute quick write to the following question: "How would you have reacted to his proposal if you had lived in 1729?"
Day 3 & 4 (Feb. 4 & 8) :
During these couple of days in class, we will be heading to the Media Center to work on a group project. Each group will provide a specific type of background information on Mark Twain, Huck Finn, and southern life in the mid-1800's. There will be four students in a group, and each group will be required to turn in their project via video.
Project Guidelines - This document instructs what you need to do for this project. The rubric has been included.
Here are some samples of similar projects from YouTube. Sample 1 Sample 2
Note: The group projects will be assigned on and 2/4 (Blue) and are due on 2/9 (EVERYONE). You will need to work with your group outside of the classroom. If you need assistance with making the video, please see me.
HOMEWORK: Group Projects are due on 2/11
(extended from the 9th because of busy seminars. You are responsible to get this done for homework!!!)
Day 5 & 6 (Feb 11 & 15):
Project Presentations. Groups must have videos ready to present at the start of class on Feb. 11. Students will also take the quiz of combined questions created by each group.
Start Reading/Listening to Huck Finn
Chapters 1,2, & 3 in class.
Chapters 4 & 5 for homework
Audio on line Here
Audio on line Here (copy 2)
Text on line Here
Text on line Here (Copy 2)
Text on line Here (Copy 3)
HOMEWORK 2-15-11 due 2-17-11
VOCAB QUIZ NEXT CLASS 2-17-11 REVIEW MISSED WORDS HERE
QUIZ ON PRRESENTATIONS NEXT CLASS
DIALOGUE TRANSLATION (DIALECT) WORKSHEET (Click to download)
READ CHAPTERS 4&5
Day 7
Take vocab quiz 4
Presentation Self Evaluations (click here)
Turn in Dialogue Translations
Group work - Complete Character Influence Worksheet (click here)
Focus Question #1 (below)
Homework (due 2-23-11)
BE SURE YOUR CHARACTER INFLUENCE WORKSHEET IS COMPLETE
ANSWER FOCUS QUESTION (below)
READ CHAPTERS 6&7
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
Focus Question #1
(must be answered in detail with examples from the text)
Several of the characters in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn want to force Huck to become their vision of what he should be. Choose one person from your Character Influence Chart and, using examples from the text, show how that person tried to control Huck’s view of the world. Then, again using examples from the text to support your answer, tell how Huck responds to the views of others.
Answer Plan 1. Restate the question to introduce the answer. 2. Identify the character you have chosen and give examples from the text to show how that person tried to control Huck’s view of the world. Use quotations, if possible. 3. Conclude by telling how Huck responded to the views of others; give support from the text.
Day 8 (2-23-11)
Started Vocab 5 - Got back Vocab 4 Quiz (extra credit, rewrite new sentences for incorrect answers)
Listened to chapter 8 in class. Completed 'Restrictions on Freedom' Venn diagram worksheet. Don't forget to answer the question the worksheet thoughtfully and completely too. (homework if not done in class).
HOMEWORK:
COMPLETE VENN DIAGRAM & ANSWER QUESTION
READ CHAPTERS 9, 10, & 11
(due 2-25-11)
Day 9
In class this week we were scheduling
2-25-11
We took the second ACT Challenge practice test. (students who missed will have to make this up).
Homework
Read the poem THE HUNTERS OF MEN by John Greenleaf Whittier
Whittier was an abolitionist. How does the poem confirm his position on slavery?
Complete the Close and Critical reading sheet with that question in mind. (due Tuesday or Wednesday 3-2 or 3-3-11Z)
3-2 or 3-3-11 (Day 10)
Review the poem THE HUNTERS OF MEN and collect Close and Critical reading sheets.
Observe and discuss runaway salve posters as a large group.
Break into groups and create aPersecuted People Poster following these attached directions.
Your group must also create a 2 minute presentation about your poster. Each group will present at the end of the block.
Read chapters 12 through 14 for Homework. (due 3-7-11)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
Day 11 (3-7-11)
Shared posters.
Read Kings 3: verses 16-28, “Solomon Judges Wisely” as a class.
Quick Write (write for 8 minutes)
What is Solomon’s wisdom according to Jim?
What is Solomon’s wisdom according to Huck?
Homework Read Chapters 15 & 16 (due 3-9-11)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
Day 12 (3-9-11)
Quick Write on Chapter 16 (What happened in Chapter 16? How did it end?)
Discuss Slave Laws and Personal Dilemmas
Map of Huck & Jim's adventure
Slave Laws 1850
Focus Question #2
Homework (due 3-11-11)
Read Chapter 17 & Complete Focus Question #2
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
If you have having trouble with the dialect find a translated text here
Day 13 (3-11-11)
Turned in Focus Question #2
In class we did a Quick Write on Chapter 17 (turned in) (extra credit attached)
Listed and Read Chapter 18
Homework Read the following selections:
Hatfield vs. McCoys
East vs. West Coast Rap history
Compete Cause & Effect Graphic Organizer
Answer Focus Question #3
You must turn in Focus Question #3 and the Graphic Organizer next class. (3-15-11)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
If you have having trouble with the dialect find a translated text here
Day 14 (3-15-11)
Turned in Focus Question #3
Discussion on
No Homework
Day 15 (3-17-11)
Review Irony
Why does Twain make Huck Finn "innocent and ignorant"? If Twain is against slavery, why does he use irony instead of just coming out and saying what he means? Do you agree with Fishkin that Twain's use of irony is effective, or is it just confusing? And is Fishkin correct when she says that Twain really "knows the score"?
Listen to 19 & 20 in class
In pairs make a prediction about how life on the raft is about to change for Huck & Jim. You will share your results with the group. They should support your predictions with references to the text, your understanding of story, and your awareness of human nature (what you know about people).
Homework is to Finish Focus Question 4 (due 3-21-11)
Homework is to read 21 to 23 (due 3-21-11)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
If you have having trouble with the dialect find a translated text here
Day 16 (3-21-11)
Read Tripping Point Chapter in class.
Watch Emperor's New Clothes
Fill out Graphic Organizer Considering the events in Chapter 21 to 23.
Read Weapon of Mass Destruct
Then for homework do the following Quick Write.
Quick Write:
Identify the “Tipping Point” that lead up to the United States Congress’ vote to go to war with Iraq and explain, using the three characteristics of a “tipping point."
Graphic Organizer and Answer to the Quick Write due next class (3-23-11).
Day 17 (3-23-11)
Discussed in class:
Chapter 23 is a turning point in the book. In this chapter Huck finds Jim lamenting that he may never get to see his family again.
Huck has the following thought: “…I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for their’n. It don’t seem natural, but I reckon it’s so.”
In this thoughtshot, what does Huck reveal about his perception of people of color in the past and how that perception has been changed by his relationship with Jim?
As a group we read chapter 24 & 25
Read Chapters 26, 27 & 28 for homework.
(Think about how the duke & king are con men and the cons they run. How does Huck feel about that/them?)
Text on line Here
Audio on line Here
If you have having trouble with the dialect find a translated text here
Day 18 (3-25-11)
Complete Worksheet on Cons and Huck Finn (Con Man Chart)
Homework: Read Chapter 29 (Reader's Theater Version)
Day 19 (3-29-11)
We read in class Chapter 29 and discussed.
We did a quick write (turned in)
“We said there warn’t no home like a raft, afterall. Other places do seem to cramped up and smothery, but a raft don’t. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.”
Where is your raft?
Use the following questions to guide your writing.
Where is your place?
Why this place?
How do you feel when you are there?
How does it make you feel when someone or something intrudes on your time on your raft?
We started Vocab 6 today. Vocab quiz 5 returned. Write new original sentences using word correctly for extra credit.
We also did a highligthed reading to sharpen skills.
Homework: Vocab 5 make up points if needed.
Thursday is the end of the quarter. Turn in make up vocab and any absent work by then for credit.
Day 20 (4-11-11)
Welcome back from Break! Today we covered Chapters 31, 32, & 33 in class.
After reading Chapter 31 students answered and turned in the following quick write:
—Answer one of the two following questions:
—Have you ever had an epiphany? If so, describe the situation and the new knowledge gained from the epiphany.
—Describe a time when you have had to make an important choice. Describe the situation and tell the factors that lead to your decision.
After reading Chapter 33 students were to answer the following quick write for homework:
—What role does empathy play in how I treat others?
Read Chapters 34 & 35 for homework
Day 21 (4-13-11)
In class we covered Chapters 36 & 37
You were given an article about Snuggling with Cellphones to Read close and critically then give a one page reflection on it.
Homework:
1. Finish reading the book Huck Finn
2. Read and do the reflection on the cellphone article.
Extra Review
Review of Satire
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
Vivid Verbs
Alliteration
Symoblism
Tone
Tone & Mood Words
Motif
Metaphor Man and Simile Man
Figurative Language Bomb
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