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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Analyzing Complex Text

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
During this lesson, students will use close reading strategies to analyze aspects of the setting in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. [7:57] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10, RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Salwen: Is Huck Finn a Racist Book?

For Students 9th - 10th
Twain fan Salwen argues that the book is far from racist, and offers several pieces of evidence for the reader's consideration.
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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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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Rise of Realism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very interesting article about Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and how the rise in realism in American literature is seen in his novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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TES Global

Blendspace: Huck Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-part learning module with links to images, videos, and websites to use while reading William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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PBS

Pbs Ken Burns: American Lives: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
In his time, Mark Twain was considered the funniest man on earth. Yet he was also an unflinching critic of human nature, using his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism. In this series, Ken Burns has created an illuminating...
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Chapter Viii. Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Site is from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature, 1907-21." Covers Mark Twain himself and critiques on his work.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Mark Twain's Hannibal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary texts, such as music, photographs, and maps, allow students to examine how Mark Twain's life in Hannibal, Missouri, influenced his popular written works, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of Mark Twain which includes the origin of his pseudonym. Quotes from several of his books are included.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Mark Twain in His Times

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection from the University of Virginia provides a great deal of information about how Mark Twain created his works. Lots of recent reviews and articles are included.
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C-SPAN

C Span: American Writers: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a good biography of Twain (1835-1910 CE), a list of his works, and links to additional information.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Climax

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the climax in fiction writing.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn about the writer Mark Twain, whose works were inspired by his own experiences and travels. This extensive article includes several "related links" and a long list of book resources for further reading and...
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Students 9th - 10th
Mark Twain's famous book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is analysed thoroughly in this comprehensive site. Find out about the major characters, the themes, and important quotations from the nove.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Mark Twain's real name is Samuel L. Clemens and is famous for his books, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and The Prince and the Pauper.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

For Students 9th - 10th
American writer who wrote classics such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The Prince and the Pauper under the pen name Mark Twain.

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