"Mark Twain" Teaching Resources :: 313

National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Mark Twain, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850

For Students 9th - 10th

Two chapters from Huckleberry Finn that offer portraits of "ordinary folks" during the Jacksonian era.

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Short Story Library at American Literature: The Private History of a Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th

Read the full text of Mark Twain's short story "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed". With links to other short stories by American writers.

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Classic Reader: "Is He Living or Is He Dead?" by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th

Text of the short story "Is He Living or Is He Dead?" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

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Classic Reader: "Italian With Grammar" by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Text of the short story "Italian with Grammar" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

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Classic Reader: "Italian Without a Master" by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th

Text of the short story "Italian Without a Master" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

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Classic Reader: "Luck" by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th

Text of the short story "Luck" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

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Classic Reader: "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th

Text of the short story "The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

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Classic Reader: "My Debut as a Literary Person" by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Text of the short story "My Debut as a Literary Person" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

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Classic Reader: "My First Lie, and How I Got Out of It" by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th

Text of the short story "My First Lie, and How I Got Out of It" by Mark Twain. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kid's Books: Mark Twain Awards

For Students 9th - 10th

Find a list of Mark Twain Readers Award winners on this site. Also, find a great list of children's books.

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Classic Reader: Diplomatic Pay and Clothes by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th

The full text of the short story Diplomatic Pay and Clothes by Mark Twain.

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Classic Reader: "A Dog's Tale" by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th

The full text of the short story "A Dog's Tale" by Mark Twain.

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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Mark Twain in His Times

For Students 9th - 10th

This etext from the University of Virginia provides a detailed look at Twain's novel "Huckleberry Finn". Included is a complete text with annotations, original illustrations and background on the illustrator, early reviews of the work,...

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PBS

Pbs Teachers: On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The 2001 Mark Twain Prize

For Teachers 9th - 10th

This Teacher Resource from the Kennedy Center helps students examine where and how humorists derive the material presented to their audiences. Activities encourage students to analyze elements of humor and the style of entertainers, and...

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