Integrating Quotes Effectively

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Ideas for your Huck Finn Paper

　

　

　

　


　
IDEAS AND TOPICS FOR YOUR HUCK FINN LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPER




You must still provide your own well-crafted thesis statement.





1. The overall American critical reaction to the publishing of The Adventures of Huck Finn in 1885 was summed up in one word: "trash". Louisa May Alcott (author of Little Women and Little Men) said, "If Mr. Clemens cannot think of anything better to tell our pure-minded lads and lassies, he had better stop writing for them." The Public Library Committee of Concord, Massachusetts excluded the book as "a dangerous moral influence on the young." Defend or refute the position that the novel is indeed "trash" with evidence from the text to support your claim.

2. Discuss historical revisionism and whether Huck Finn should be part of a high school curriculum. You may include 2011's revised edition of the book, which replaced the word "nigger" for "slave."

3. One critic says that the novel shows the conflict between our national faith in democracy and our inheritance of prejudice. He also says it shows the conflict between our love for freedom and our love for conformity.

4. A persona is an alternate name and personality uses for many different reasons. Discuss the many personas used in the novel.

5. Huckleberry Finn has been called the "Great American Novel." However, it is one of the most frequently banned book in the United States. Discuss why this masterpiece is banned mostly in Christian academies and in some institutions that are predominantly African-American.

6. This novel is a satire on human weaknesses. What human traits does he satirize? Give examples for each. What is the power of satire?

7. What does Twain admire in a man and of what is he contemptuous?

8. Select five characters that Twain does not admire in Huck Finn. Give the specific traits that each possesses that makes him or her not an admirable person. Select five characters that Twain does admire. Give the specific traits that each possesses that makes him or her admirable.

9. Discuss the role of religion in the novel.

10. Think about the characters in the novel who are middle to upper class in comparison to the lower class folks. What was Mark Twain saying about "social classes" in the novel?



11. How is does the river act as a spine for this book? What else could it symbolize?

12. Ernest Hemingway said, "All of American Literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
13. Is Huck the American Hero?



14. The names that an author gives his/her characters is often more significant than one might initially understand. Is this the case with Mark Twain?

15. What is Twain saying about America in this novel? What is he saying about Europe?

16. How is humor used? What can satire do? How do some of the dark themes compare with the humorous parts?

17. Respect for rule of law/ conscience

18. Honesty

19. Lonesomeness

20. Man in the Natural World

21. Foolishness and folly

22. Superstition

23. What role do drugs and alcohol play in the book?

24. What constitutes a family in Huck Finn?

25. Huck is young. America is young. What is Twain saying about youth and growing up/growing old?

26. Innocence vs experience

27. Jim as Huck’s true father

28. What is Twain saying about religion?

29. Freedom

30. Friendship

31. Compare Jim and Pap.

32. Why is the setting of this book important?

33. Think of a single scene in the book that stands out to you and relate it to the book as a whole.

34. Think of a single citation in the book that stands out to you and relate it to the book as a whole.

35. Think of a recurring motif or symbol in the book and relate it to the book as a whole.

36. Discuss Twain’s use of dialect.

37. William Dean Howells said that Twain was the Lincoln of our literature. How so?

38. Huck is the most honest of American heroes.



　

　

　



　

　

　

　

　

　

　

Watch these clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EiL1h25rLY


https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+60+minutes+huck+finn&view=detail&mid=AE950402AD234FB079EDAE950402AD234FB079ED&FORM=VIRE

Huck Finn Vocabulary List #2

Huck Finn Vocabulary #2


1. Quicksilver___

2. Corn-pone___

3. Traps___

4. Curry-comb___

5. Pivot___

6. Fan-tods___

7. Truck___

8. Chucklehead___

9. Tow-head___

10. Snag___

11. Wig-wam___

12. Texas___

13. Pilot-house___

14. Crawfish___
　

a. Part of a steamboat containing the officers’ cabin

b. Where a steamboat captain/pilot works

c. A state of nervousness or fear

d. Mercury

e. To back out

f. an underwater tree or branch

g. Stuff

h. A hut built for shelter

i. A low island or sandbar in a river

j. A cheap kind of corn bread

k. Belongings, baggage

l. A pin on which something turns

m. A utensil used to groom a horse

n. A fool

Huck Finn Vocabulary List #1

Huck Finn Vocabulary #1

acquit

audacious

benefactor

blithe

contrite

contrive

gaudy

haughty

illustrious

ingenious

lineal

mesmerism

monstrous

phrenology

ponderous

premature

raspy

shanty

stern

tedious

victuals

carcass

hive

cooper

skiff

slough

wallow

loll

vial

vile

careen

jabber

welt

rummage

haggle

bard

Third Term Calendar

January 15 MLK	Jan 16 Teacher Prep Day	Jan 17 A  Calendars, Intro to third term	Jan 18 B Calendars, Intro to third term		Jan 19 A  Doll’s House book card due  100 points BASELINE ACT TEST 50 points
Jan 22  B Doll’s House Book Card due 100 points BASELINE ACT TEST 50 points	Jan 23 A  Intro: Huck Finn Read:  ch 1-4 Vocab #1	Jan 24 B Intro: Huck Finn Read:  ch 1-4 Vocab #1	1-25 A   HF quiz on 1-4		Jan 26 B HF quiz on 1-4
Jan 29 A  Quiz on 5-8	Jam 30 B Quiz on 5-8	Jan 31 A  Quiz on 9-12 Vocab #1 quiz	FEB 1 B Quiz on 9-12 Vocab #1 quiz		FEB 2 A  Quiz on 13-16
FEB 5 B Quiz on 13-16	FEB 6 A Quiz on 17-19 Proposal due today! Teach past participles	FEB 7 B Quiz on 17-19 Proposal due today! Teach past participles	FEB 8 A Quiz on 20-23 ACT #2 Practice Test		FEB 9 B Quiz on 20-23 ACT #2 Practice Test
FEB 12 A Quiz on 24-26 Vocab #2 Review Comma Rules	FEB 13 B  Quiz on 24-26 Vocab #2 Review Comma Rules	FEB 14 A Quiz on 27-30 Library: Thesis statement due at the end of the period:  50  Library points:  40	FEB 15 B   Quiz on 27-30 Library: Thesis statement due at the end of the period:  50  Library points:  40		FEB 16 A  Comma Rules Test 100 points Quiz on 31-33 past participles
FEB 19  Presidents Day	FEB 20 B Comma Rules Test 100 points Quiz on 31-33 past participles	FEB 21 A Quiz on 34-37 Vocab #2 quiz Final ACT Practice Test	FEB 22 B Vocab #2 quiz Final ACT Practice Test		FEB 23 A  Quiz on 38-42 Outline for paper due Blending quotations in correctly, Verbs to use in analysis Sentence variety
FEB 26 B Quiz on 38-42 Outline for paper due Blending quotations in correctly, Verbs to use in analysis Sentence variety	Feb 27 A/B THE REAL ACT TEST	FEB 28 A   Huck Finn Final Test Presentations/Critiquing	March 1 B Huck Finn Final Test Presentations/Critiquing		March 2 A   Presentations/Critiquing
March 5 B Presentation/Critiquing (5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors	March 6 A  Presentations/Critiquing (4)	March 7 B Presentations/Critiquing (5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors	March 8 A Presentations/Critiquing(5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors		March 9 B Presentations/Critiquing (5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors LAST DAY FOR ANY LATE WORK
March 12 A Presentations/Critiquing(5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors	March 13 B Presentations/Critiquing (4)    Individual for IB, pairs for Honor	March 14 A Presentations/Critiquing (5)    Individual for IB, pairs for Honors Huck Finn Paper Due: 200 points(goes on 4th term’s grade)	March 15 B  Presentations/Critiquing (5)    Individual for IB, pairs for Honors Huck Finn Paper Due: 200 points(goes on 4th term’s grade)		March 16 A TERM ENDS

Literature Choices for IB presentations:  The Crucible, The John and Abigail Adams Letters, The Scarlet Letter.  Honors students may also choose The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Doll’s House.

 Mrs. Loveless       Third Term Calendar         You are welcome.

Major Assignments for Third Term:

A Doll’s House Book Card		100 points
Huck Finn Quizzes		50 points x 11 = 550 points
Vocabulary Test #1		50 points
Vocabulary Test #2		50 points
Mock ACT Test #1		50 points
Mock ACT Test #2		50 points
Mock ACT Test #3		50 points
Comma Rules Test		100 points
Huck Finn Paper		200 points
Huck Finn Final		150 points
ACT Practice Quizzes/Participation	Throughout the term	20 points x 10 = 200 points
Presentations	On the date you sign up and ONLY on the date you sign up	240 points for Honors Students 0 points for IB Students (I will explain.)
Presence During Presentations	Throughout the last three weeks of the term	60 points You may only miss one of these days for full participation credit.
Questions, and Class Discussion for Presentations	Throughout the last three weeks of the term	100 points The strength of your questions and comments will be evaluated for a grade
Library Work Ethic Points		40 points:  Must be present to win
Library Work Ethic Points		40 points:  Must be present to win

Poetry Assignments

130 points

Memorized Poem and Quotes: Due: On the day you signed up on the door, but absolutely no later than January 8, 2017


100 points
Poetry Collection/Explication Guidelines: Due January 5, 2017

　
After reading several poems, you must select at least ten different poems by at least seven different poets to include in this collection. You may not use poems we have discussed in class, but you may use other poems by poets we have discussed in class.
Copy each poem into your collection. Be sure to include the title and the poet’s name.
You must annotate, using circles, arrows, whatever, to mark and label the poetic devices the poet used in each poem. Be thorough, as you will be deducted for glaring omissions.
You will then write (by that, I mean type) a paragraph for each poem, explicating each one. Look for a "door" into the poem. Is there a point of tension? Is there a shift at some point? You may discuss such as symbols, tone, allusions, alliteration, assonance, rhyme scheme, meter, rhythm, and any other poetic devices used, but be sure to say what those devices DO for the poem. Don’t just note their presence. That’s what the annotations were for. Make meaning. Consider the title. Consider meaning. Make a claim, and back it up. You can do this.


100 points
Original Poetry Booklet Guidelines: Due January 5

You will create ten original poems, using at least seven different forms we’ve learned about in class.
Three, and only three poems may rhyme. At least one poem must rhyme.
Use examples of every poetic device we’ve learned about. (Obviously, you can’t use them all on one poem, but over the course of this assignment, you should utilize each device at least once.)
Look back at some of our poetry experiences in class. Some can be worked up into fine poem.
You need to make an attractive cover, so that the likelihood that you will end up saving this booklet and showing it to your grandchildren is increased.
Please make every attempt to avoid clichés, those over-used, worn out expressions that we’ve all heard before. They have lost their luster, and they will detract from your poem, rather than enhance it. I’m looking for fresh perspectives, unique metaphors, the originality that only you can bring to this assignment. While I’m sure it would be very easy to get away with plagiarizing these poems, I would hope that your honor and your own sense of self would prevent that. Impress me. But more important than that, impress yourself.