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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Wealth, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from Andrew Carnegie's autobiography that describes his attitude toward wealth and an excerpt from the novel The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that suggests the giddy, unreality of an America caught up in...
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Website
PBS

New Perspectives on the West: Samuel Clemens

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site provides a very good biography of Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain (1835-1910) with emphasis put on the time he spent in the west. Also includes a photo.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Mark Twain's Adventures Of Tom Sawyer has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Activity
Other

Literary Explorer Presents: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into the world of Tom Sawyer when you explore this site. These links range from information about Mark Twain to the analysis of major characters.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpts From Roughing It

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Mark Twain's literary text "Excerpts from Roughing It" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The War Prayer

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Luck

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Luck" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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Article
University of North Carolina

Documenting the American South: Library of Southern Literature: Humor in Lit.

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the type and place of humor in Southern authors through information and links to several authors including Mark Twain, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, George Washington Harris, Joel Chandler Harris, and more.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From "Roughing It": Lost in the Snow

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from "Roughing It": Lost in the Snow" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Million Pound Bank Note

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Million Pound Bank Note" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Story of the Bad Little Boy

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Story of the Bad Little Boy" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Eve's Diary

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Eve's Diary" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Extracts From Adam's Diary

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Extracts from Adam's Diary" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Activity
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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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Life on the Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Mark Twain's Life On The Mississippi has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Travelling With a Reformer

For Students 7th - 9th
Read the full text of the short story "Travelling with a Reformer" by Mark Twain.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Mark Twain's "Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1884: Huckleberry Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief background on Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span American Writers: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Graphic
Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: "Tom Sawyer Chapter 2 Opening" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted the opening of chapter 2 of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer. Emotional details are blue, sensory details are red, and nature details are green. Click on any word to...

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