PPT-MARK TWAIN

Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 1835 April 21 1910 Born November 30 1835 in Florida Missouri At age 4 moved to Hannibal Missouri a growing port town located on the Mississippi River Hannibal was a frequent stop for steam boats traveling to New Orleans. D Salinger Ceremony Leslie Marmon Silko Child Called It A David Pelzer Child of God Cormac McCarthy Children of the River Linda Crew Chinese Handcuffs Chris Crutcher Chocolate War The Robert Cormier Christmas Carol A Charles Dickens Cold Mountain Cha BY: MARK TWAIN. Background Information. What is satire?. Satire is the use of . ____________ or . sarcasm to denounce or make fun of a specific idea, object, concept, or person.. Mark Twain uses satire to:. September 30, 2015. Twain as Humorist:. Humorist: . Considered America’s greatest . humorist for . ability to combine faith in American dream with satire that pointed out weaknesses in society. Used humor to critique what he saw as the discrepancy between promise and reality in America.. Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain. Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens?. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910). Grew up in Hannibal, Missouri on the bank of the Mississippi River. At age 22 (1857-61) he trained to be a steamboat pilot. “Jurassic Park”. and . “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”. By: Connor Campbell. Michael Crichton. Michael Crichton was involved and successful at many different types of work throughout his life. He is best known as the author of . .. Mark Twain started his career as a journalist by writing for the small local paper called Hannibal Journal. Between 1857 and 1861 Mark Twain worked as a Mississippi riverboat pilot. The Civil War put an end to the steamboat river traffic, so Twain moved to Virginia City. a . chat with a skeleton about dilapidated cemeteries.. Mark . Twain. Contents. Biography. Plot Summary. Reflection. Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Pen Name: Mark Twain. “Greatest . American humorist of his age" . The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called. Huckleberry Finn. ," . Ernest Hemingway. Mark Twain (1835-1910). 1. Have a pencil ready for the day.. 2. . Have a book ready for the bell ringer.. Read quietly! On Friday you will write a one paragraph summary about the book you read this week.. Prince & Pauper Novel by Mark Twain. The Mysterious Stranger” is less the definitive title of a concrete work written by Mark Twain than it is a collective reference to various, and Twain is not the only author involved. The first version of Twain's work that made its way into the public eye was . activity 1: What is satire?. activity 2: Twain bio stuff. close: more satire. HW DUE: none. HW Tonight: . Awakening . ch. 10-15 for tomorrow. NOTE change to vocab. schedule. . Upcoming: . 4.21: Realism unit quiz 1 (ch. 1-20). Mark . Twain (Samuel Clemens) 1835-1910 . "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.". Tacky or Classy. b. rass door knobs. CLASSY. Tacky or Classy. carpeting. CLASSY. Tacky or Classy. ?. curtains. with castles,. vines, and cattle. Tacky or Classy. red brick fireplace. CLASSY. Tacky or Classy. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain Meet Mark Twain “I was born on the 30 th of November, 1835, in the almost invisible village of Florida, Monroe County, Missouri… the village contained a hundred people and I increased the population by 1 percent. It is more than many of the best men in history could have done for a town.”