2020 American Literature

 Today we are going to finish Huck Finn. Tomorrow Huck Discussion Questions XL-Chapter the Last 1. What do we learn about Jim in these chapters? 2. What effect does the Doctor's speech in support of Jim have? How do you feel about that? 3. What is the significance of the bullet? 4. Where is Huck going at the end of the novel? What does this imply about his view of the world in which he lives? 5. Comment on the style of the novel. Do you feel it represents the Realist tradition as we have discussed it? What aspects of Huck's character make him a good narrator? What problems did you encounter (if any) due to Huck's narration? Speculate on how a different narrator or a third person omniscient narrator would impact the story.    2/2 Review 2/3 Review 2/4 Emily Dickerson 2/5 TEST 2/8 Walt Whitman 2/9 Essay 2/10 Essay 2/11 Essay Due 2/12 Modernism and The Great Gatsby  

  1/27 Chapters 37-38 1/28 Chapter 39 and time to catch up on discussion questions 1/29 Essay Question 2/1 Chapter 40 2/2 41 - End 2/3 Review 2/4 Review or Emily Dickerson 2/5 TEST 2/8 Walt Whitman 2/9 Essay 2/10 Essay 2/11 Essay Due 2/12 Modernism and The Great Gatsby Huck Discussion XXXVI-XXXIX - Written Assignment Directions: Please write a minimum of three paragraphs on the following topic. Supply evidence from Chapters 35 - 39 to support your answer. It is due next class period. Think carefully about your answer. Twain criticizes the Romantics. The Romantics based their literature on the conviction that imagination and emotion were superior to reason. You will recall that in Chapters 12 & 13, Twain names the wrecked steamboat The Walter Scott after a Romantic author, metaphorically relating it to the demise of Romanticism. Obviously, Twain was not a fan of Romantic fiction. The Question: How was Twain's disdain for Romantic fiction evident in Chapters 36-39? Hint ...

    Students should independently read Huckleberry Finn chapters 35-36 and work on Discussion Questions for chapters 31-35. These will be due on Wednesday.

 Today, we are going to discuss the climax of the book. Give you a few minutes to outline episodes 7 and 8, and read chapter 32-34. Huck Discussion Questions XXXI - XXXV 1. Would you say that Chapter 31 represents the climax of the novel? Why or why not? 2. Huck says, "All right, then, I'll go to hell." Explain the irony in that statement. 3. Discuss the symbolism of the imagery at the beginning of Chapter 32. 4. Discuss Huck's understanding of Providence? Would Miss Watson agree? 5. How does Twain use irony in the discussion between Huck and Mrs. Phelps about the "steamboat accident." 6. One of the recurring themes becomes apparent when Huck discovers that the Phelps are expecting Tom Sawyer. Which theme comes to mind and why? 7. Huck and Tom both agree to help Jim escape; however, their motives are different. Explain. 8. "...and as they went by I see they had the king and duke astraddle of a rail - that is, I knowed it WAS the king and the duke, t...

 Today you will take a vocabulary quiz. When you are finished please read chapters 29 and 30 of Huckleberry Finn.  Huck Questions XXVIII - XXX 1. Twain was heavily criticized for bad taste due to his description of the funeral toward the end of Chapter XXVII. Why do you think he was criticized, and do you think the criticism justified? 2. On page 198 Huck says, ". . . here's a case where I'm blest if it don't look to me like the truth is better, and actuly safer, than a lie." Explain. 3. In these three chapters Huck finds himself having to lie for various reasons. How do his motives differ? 4. Why doesn't Twain involve Jim more in these chapters? 5. Does Huck's escape from Hines say anything about Hines' character? 6. How does Huck feel about Mary Jane? Why does Huck tell her to go away? Significance? 7. Discuss the significance of Huck's statement, ". . . anybody but a lot of prejudiced chuckleheads would a seen that the old gentlemen ...

Today we are going to look at the poem from the Inauguration, go over your quizzes, and read. 1/21 Chapters 28-29  1/22 Chapters 30-31 and vocabulary quia 1/25 Chapters 32-34 1/26 Chapters 35-36 1/27 Chapters 37-38 1/28 Chapter 39 and time to catch up on discussion questions 1/29 Essay Question 2/1 Chapter 40 2/2 41 - End 2/3 Review 2/4 Review or Emily Dickerson 2/5 TEST 2/8 Walt Whitman 2/9 Essay 2/10 Essay 2/11 Essay Due 2/12 Modernism and The Great Gatsby New Vocabulary Words: temperance histrionic muse brazen contrite languish calamity ponderous stealthiest blitheful infernal abolitionist confound frivolousness haughty divining  Episode 1: (Chapters 1- 4) Huck is living with the Widow Douglas, who is teaching him about region and having go to school. Tom Sawyer starts a gang who says there are gonna steal for passing wagons. Tom plays a trick on Jim. Huck is in Tom's gang for a little while but nothing really comes of it and he quits. Huck realizes his dad is back an...

 QUIZ. Today you will have a quiz on Huck Finn chapters 11-27. After you are finished, you will need to either a) study vocabulary. This means finish writing sentences with the rest of the vocabulary words, and putting the words into a Quizlet, OR, working with practice on vocabulary.com. You should also work on any caught up work that needs to be done. Example - answering study questions from chapters 24-27. GOOD LUCK (you might need it)!