Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Analyzing Complex Text
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
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Mark Twain in His Times
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,...
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."
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn index page from Stephen Railton's Mark Twain in His Times site. Includes an introduction and photos with links to full texts, more illustrations, reviews, advertising and publicity, and other related matter.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
This collection uses primary sources to explore The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Mark Twain, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850
Two chapters from Huckleberry Finn that offer portraits of "ordinary folks" during the Jacksonian era.
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."
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Critical Ways of Seeing the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Critical Ways of Seeing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in Context." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Arguably Mark Twain's most famous novel - indeed, one of the greatest works of American literature - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn brings together two people from the lower rungs of society, an ill-educated boy escaping an abusive...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (c1884), a humorous novel about slavery.
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.
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.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Adventures of Huck Finn Wordlist & Vocabulary Puzzles
This page offers a The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn wordlist and vocabulary puzzles.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
This page offers wordlists (alphabetic, order of appearance, and by parts of speech) and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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...
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1884: Huckleberry Finn
Brief background on Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1993 to commemorate Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". With a short detailed passage about the plot and themes in the novel.
TES Global
Blendspace: Huck Finn
A six-part learning module with links to images, videos, and websites to use while reading William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Other
Salwen: Is Huck Finn a Racist Book?
Twain fan Salwen argues that the book is far from racist, and offers several pieces of evidence for the reader's consideration.
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.
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.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: A Few Words on Huckleberry Finn
At this website, read what famous authors have said about Mark Twain's famous novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Includes quotes by T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.