Who is Mark Twain? Carlye A. Stewart Northeastern High School Centerville Who is Mark Twain? English- 11 Language Arts Mark Twain and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Summary: Students will read and develop an understanding of the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Dewey #Bs- Biography, 813.2 and 817.4 Mark Twain, Critiques of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Satire, Racism , Censorship and Sterotypes. Videos Burns, K. [Director] (2001) Mark Twain [videorecording] Alexandria, VA: PBS Video. WGBH Educational Foundation. (1999). CultureShock ; born to trouble.[videorecording] PBS Video. Web links American National Biography- Search Mark Twain Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn Huck Finn and Emancipation BTeachers Huck Finn and Satire (2)- Teachers Huck Finn and Censorship- Teachers Huck Finn and Censorship (2)- Teachers Huck Finn and Censorship (3)- Teachers Books available in the IMC Holbrook, H. (1959) Mark Twain tonight! An actor's portrait / Selections from Mark Twain, edited, adapted, and arr., with a prologue, New York: Washburn. Kaplan, J. (1966) Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain, a biography. New York: Simon and Schuster. Kaplan, J.(1974) Mark Twain and his world. New York : Simon and Schuster. Paine, A. (1916) Boy's life of Mark Twain : the story of a man who made the world laugh And love him / with many anecdotes, letters, illustrations, etc. New York: Harper. Paine, A. (1916) The adventures of Mark Twain. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Sanderlin, G. (1978) Mark Twain: as others saw him. New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. Simpson, C. (Ed.) (1968) Twentieth century interpretations of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J : Prentice-Hall. Smith, H. (1963) Mark Twain; a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Stoutenburg, A (1963) Dear, dear Livy; the story of Mark TwainBs wife. New York: Scribner. Twain, M. (1947) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Scholastic Inc. Twain, M. (2000) The autobiography of Mark Twain. New York : Perennial Classics. Twain, M.. (1960) Your personal Mark Twain, in which the great American ventures an opinion on ladies, language, liberty, literature, liquor, love, and other controversial subjects. New York : International Publishers. Twain, M. (1960) Mark Twain himself. New York : Bonanza Books. Read one of the following articles on Censorship and write a brief summary and reflection. Backsliding On Free Speech. By: Dunn, Kenneth A.. Crisis (The New), Apr/May98, Vol. 105 Issue 2, p13, 1p; (AN 3660543) Censorship Roundup. School Library Journal, Mar2003, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p24, 1/2p, 3c; (AN 9254765) MARK TWAIN CONTROLS HIMSELF. By: Cowie, Alexander. American Literature, 1939, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p488, 4p; (AN 9997615) Source: Library of Congress Read one of the following articles and write a reaction to why you agree or disagree with the writer's opinion. Race and reading: The burden of Huckleberry Finn. By: Kaye, Frances W.. Canadian Review of American Studies, 1999, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p13, 36p; (AN 2256299) Huck Finn again comes under attack. Curriculum Review, Apr98, Vol. 37 Issue 8, p3, 1/8p; (AN 459517) If you need to review one of the videos or need help locating a book in the IMC, please see Mrs. Stewart or Mrs. Miller for further information. Search for more infomation on Mark Twain