Absent 3/28

Dear Students,

Happy day off! I won't be in the building on Wednesday, so I wanted to give you an idea of what will go on with the sub, just in case you are absent. Look at your class below to see what you will miss:

Period 3
Students will present the textual evidence that you collected last time with regard to Huckleberry Finn. These presentations are essential because they will directly prepare you for the Huckleberry Finn Assessment happening when you return from break. If you are absent, get the notes from someone and consider the questions yourself (with book in hand, of course). Look below (Period 7) if you forgot/never got/don't have the questions you were asked.

Period 7
Students are one step behind Period 3. Today, you will receive the topic questions that should guide your thinking about the book as you prepare for the exam. In class, students will develop presentations to answer each of these questions (below). The idea is to answer each with as much textual support as possible, then, when you get the more specific questions on the assessment, narrow down your collection of quotes to the ones that work the best. Even though the questions are published below, work with someone who is actually in class to find out what you missed.


1. What characters have the most influence over Huck? Does the influence of these characters change over time?

2. What aspect of 19th century southern society does Mark Twain satirize the most incisively?

3. How has Huck changed throughout the novel and what experiences helped to shape him this way?

4. What is the importance of symbol in Huckleberry Finn?

5. Is Huckleberry Finn an abolitionist work? Why or why not?

6. Some make the case that Jim is the protagonist of Huckleberry Finn? Support this claim.