National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Mark Twain and American Humor
This instructional activity leads high school learners through a greater understanding of the conventions of the literary device of "Humor," through a study of Mark Twain and the story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." A...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Mark Twain
This biography features Mark Twain as a regional realist author, world renown for his ability to portray real Americans in the late nineteenth century. Click "Mark Twain Activities" for artifacts and activities.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Samuel L. Clemens ( Mark Twain)
Learn brief information from the National Postal Museum on Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), famous U.S. writer who is featured on the ten cent postage stamp.