Curated OER
Mississippi River
Students study scanning and skimming techniques. In this research skills lesson, students use the research techniques on print literature about the Mississippi River. Students prepare book talks on the literature they read.
Curated OER
Mark Twain Lesson Plans
Celebrate the birthday of Mark Twain and learn about American life and literature along the great Mississippi River.
Curated OER
The Language of Our World
Students make inferences about characters in poetry. In this literature lesson, students read poetry and prose to determine how characters handle conflict in each of the genres.
Curated OER
Mark Twain's Hannibal
Young scholars 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...
Curated OER
Peer pressure
Students identify ways to cope with peer pressure to use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. They use selection from Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain.
Curated OER
General Knowledge of Books #66
In this general knowledge of books #66 activity, students interactively answer 10 questions about British and American books and authors with immediate online feedback.
University of Virginia
Univ. Of Virginia: Folk Beliefs in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
This University of Virginia collection 'Mark Twain and His Times' provides an interesting student project by Maureen E. Riedy about the folk beliefs in "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
This lesson is an introduction to a unit on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. It includes background infromation on the author and the text, a list of key terms, essential questions, and discusses the themes of the text...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Lit: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Review
This lesson is a review to prepare for the final assessment over The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. It includes links to Mark Twain's biography, a Huck Finn Test Review, and self-assessment review questions.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Library: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
This often-banned book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is discussed on this comprehensive essay which is part of a larger collection, Mark Twain in his Times. Read contemporary reviews, find out about how the book was advertised when...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: In a Nutshell
This fascinating overview of the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn discusses the novel in terms of the unique time period in which it was written.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
Read all about the Adventures of Huckleberry in this comprehensive site that covers the major points of the plot.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A brief summary of The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain. Also includes an online text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.
PBS
Pbs: Culture Shock: Huck Finn in Context
This site features information on themes from Huck Finn. You will find activities and discussion questions to accompany the different sections.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Quotes
This site provides a rich source of quotations from the novel that support the many different topics such as friendship, youth and man and the natural world.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Lit.: "Adventures of Huck Finn" Study Guide [Pdf]
Active reading activities and response questions are the main features of this reproducible study guide in .pdf format. Includes vocabulary for each group of chapters.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Rise of Realism
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."
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Dialect (English Iii Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, studentsl listen to dialects from speakers around the country, explore how the use of dialect in literature helps to convey character, and determine to what...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Chapter Viii. Mark Twain
Site is from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature, 1907-21." Covers Mark Twain himself and critiques on his work.
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.
C-SPAN
C Span: American Writers: Mark Twain
Contains a good biography of Twain (1835-1910 CE), a list of his works, and links to additional information.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Mark Twain
This site provides a biography of Mark Twain which includes the origin of his pseudonym. Quotes from several of his books are included.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Mark Twain in His Times
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.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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.