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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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Website
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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eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain is available here in PDF format. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which was first released in 1884, is 397 pages pages long.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

For Students 5th - 9th
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.
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Primary
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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Website
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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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Teachers 6th - 9th
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...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Lit: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Satire

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on satire and parody. Students read the text of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and its parody "Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch" by Weird Al Yankovic and compare/contrast the two. The audio of Weird Al's...
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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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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Huck Finn in Context: A Teaching Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the PBS series, "Culture Shock," this teaching guide deals with the controversies that have surrounded the teaching of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." The guide is designed to help teachers find reasonable...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Huckleberry Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
A nineteen-part learning module with links to videos, websites, texts, and images to use while reading Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
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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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Website
Washington State University

Washington State University: Literary Movements: A Few Words on Huckleberry Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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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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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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Mark Twain's Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn 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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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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PBS

Pbs: Culture Shock: Huck Finn in Context

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features information on themes from Huck Finn. You will find activities and discussion questions to accompany the different sections.
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Website
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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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Dialect (English Iii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th
[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...
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Other

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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Lesson Plan
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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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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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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