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Mark Twain's Hannibal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research life in Hannibal, Missouri. In this Mark Twain lesson, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of life in Hannibal in the late 19th century. This lesson may be used as an introduction to Twain's...
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Introducing the Essay: Twain, Douglass, and American Non-Fiction

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students analyze American essayists Mark Twain and Frederick Douglass in an introduction to American literary non-fiction writing. For this essay history lesson, students identify methods for writing essays. Students read and analyze...
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Concept: Superstition

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify the role of superstition in their own lives, in society, and in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In this superstition lesson, students discuss urban legends and listen to a related song to introduce the topic....
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine illustrations of Mark Twain's portrayal of Jim in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and create their own illustrations. In this Mark Twain illustrations lesson, students view illustrations of Huckleberry Finn and then...
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The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete activities to explore Mark Twain's boyhood home and museum. In this Mark Twain teacher resource lesson, students complete a variety of activities their teacher selects from 12 page packet about the life of Mark Twain.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students identify lightning words from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to complete definition and synonym activities. In this word study lesson, students discuss lighting words and read a Mark Twain quote. Students then read specific...
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The Mark Twain Project at the Principia School

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read and write an analysis of The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn and write a paper on another Twain literary piece. In this Mark Twain lesson, students select a Mark Twain literary piece to write an analysis paper for the work....
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice their writing skills. For this writing perspective lesson, students review The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and consider the points of view of the main characters. Students write descriptions of a modern-day...
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Missing Words: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Students 7th - 8th
In this missing words worksheet, students fill in the blanks in two passages from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" from the word list given.
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English Worksheets, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Mark Twain worksheet, students fill in 24 blanks in 2 selections from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. They use the words that are shown under each selection which include victory, appointed, conflict, and grotesque.
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Mark Twain's America

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read Huckleberry Finn, analyze text for historical contexts, and write book report emphasizing historical elements, type report comparing and contrasting events in book to events of today, create Powerpoint presentation...
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Mark Twain

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils examine the life of Samuel Clemens, who is more popularly known as Mark Twain. In groups, they examine and read, if possible, his different books. They discuss how the same book can have different meanings for different people. ...
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"Journalism in Tennessee"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to headline from National Enquirer or other tabloid, listen to story "Journalism in Tennessee," compare and contrast connections between Twain's idea of journalism with present day journalism, define vocabulary, and...
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Analyzing Huck Finn: A Cooperative Learning Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students answer questions from "Huckleberry Finn" in groups. They use the internet or other sources to help them in their answer. They share their responses with the class and discuss.
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Why Do We Need Authority?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the problems created by a lack of effective authority described in Mark Twain's Roughing It. They explain how we use authority to protect our rights, to provide order and security, and to manage conflict.
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"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Activity

For Students 6th - 8th
In this The Adventures of Tom Sawyer worksheet, students fill in blanks in a set of 2 paragraphs to complete them, words are given to students.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this biography learning exercise, students read a factual biography of Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain. The students then answer 14 questions. Note: there is a grammar/spelling error in the title on this page.
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The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn

For Students 6th - 7th
In this language arts worksheet, learners locate 25 terms relating to the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . The worksheet includes one word search puzzle in the traditional rectangular format.
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Mark Twain And The World He Lived In

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create informative web pages based upon research of Mark Twain and American history from 1851 to 1901. The lesson is intended for a middle-level social studies classroom and integrates educational technology skills...
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Twain's Hannibal

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the life around Hannibal, Missouri, during the latter half of nineteenth century. They use various online and print resources to determine what effects this location had on the writings of Mark Twain. Students...
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Lesson One: Mark Twain and Will Rogers - American Originals

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars research the lives of Mark Twain and Will Rogers. They watch videos and research websites to find information and compile examples of each man's writings which they present to the class.
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Building A Literary Reference Card

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders create a reference card for "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". They use both sides of the index card and share their responses with the class.
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The Life of Twain

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the life of Mark Twain by using concept map graphic organizers to compile their research in an interesting and creative way.
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Bibliomania: "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (Text)

For Students 9th - 10th
Bibliomania provides the complete text of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." Text is separated into chapters, and is an excellent example of regionalism, satire, theme, and irony.