4th Block Huck Finn Ch. 17-31 Socratic Seminar II—The Adventures of Huck Finn
OUTTER CIRCLE
Zack
Jonathan
Kyle
Andi
Madeline
David
John
Madison
Joseph
Jacob
Ryan
STANDARD: ELALSV1/2
ELA11LSV1 The student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group
verbal interactions. The student
a. Initiates new topics in addition to responding to adult-initiated topics.
b. Asks relevant questions.
c. Responds to questions with appropriate information.
d. Actively solicits another person’s comments or opinion.
e. Offers own opinion forcefully without domineering.
f. Volunteers contributions and responds when directly solicited by teacher or discussion leader.
g. Gives reasons in support of opinions expressed.
h. Clarifies, illustrates, or expands on a response when asked to do so; asks classmates for similar
expansions.
i. Employ group decision-making techniques such as brainstorming or a problem-solving sequence
(i.e., recognizes problem, defines problem, identifies possible solutions, selects optimal solution,
INNERsolution,
CIRCLEevaluates solution).
implements
j. Divides
labor
as to achieve the overall group goal efficiently.
EveryonesoElse
SUMMARY (15 chapters)
17-Opens w/H at Grangerfords; they have a feud w/Shepardsons, longstanding, H disguised as George Jackson,
nervous bc he’s lying; describes house w/pictures of art painted by Emmeline (who recently passes away), wrote
poetry
18-H staying w/Grangerfords, separated from J; a slave takes him to see J, but J stays near the swamp; shootout
between G’s and S’s; H sees Buck’s dead body and then he and J set out on the river again
19-H and J meet the the con men—duke and dauphin, H chooses to go along with them, their identity to keep the
peace; doesn’t tell J the truth THEME APPEARANCE vs. REALITY
20-Question of hidden raft; they leave to go to New Orleans; D has a plan to protect H and J and pass during the night;
storm approaches so J and H are suppose to stay on watch; but H is thrown overboard and then comes back on; Meet
an old lady and preacher…who talks about being pirate and being by a steamboat; they return to the raft and realize
they collected a sum of money
21-D and dauphin discuss performance (Hamlet); they make a poster and go into town; the colonial fights w/Boggs;
all are upset that Boggs’s dead so they create a mob to attack Sherburn
22-@Sherburn’s house—mob-like mentality—transitions to circus
23-H and D and K organize a play, get angry, instead of attacking the K and D, they decide to promote the “amazing”
play so that others are duped. New attendants get angry bc play is so short; D realizes audience members are
carrying things so they get their money and then run
24-sets up ch. 25, K and D plan to con Wilkes family, Peter passed away; sly –get information on Peter; HUCK WOULD
RATHER GO TO HELL* in CHAPTER 31~
25-D and K go to Wilkes family dinner and they get the money
26-D and K and arrange to stay at Wilkes house and JoAnna questions HF about him being related to D and K; H is
caught in a lie; The other sisters take up for H; H tries to steal the money from D and K; GREED; H leaves with $6000
in gold
27-H decides to hide money in coffin; D and K find out about H’s plan; They plan to sell J
28-M Jane is upset b.c. she doesn’t want the slave family to be broken up; H protects MJ; he writes her a note
indicating where he hid the money; he sees Susan and he tells her that MJ went away bc she had the mumps; auction
at end
29-@auction; REAL Wilkes brothers show up and try to prove their true identity; dig up coffin to prove identity—they
find the gold in the coffin; H escapes w/J , but D and K catch up with them
30-D an K yell at H bc they think that he’s trying to leave them. H LIES and J goes along with him. D an K argue about
who was going to take the money
31-J an H go down the river, away from the Wilkes’ place, attempt to con more ppl. D and K tell J and H to hide the
raft; H realizes J is gone; someone finds poster for J’s return. H struggles with whether or not he should find J; D lies to
him about Jim’s location
Nikki-H is quick to put J up for sale (thinks about it)
Alli-H is brought up to devalue J; he’s never been taught that this was unfair
Tia-H thinks that he’d rather go to Hell than send the letter to Miss Watson
Tia—IRONY—J and H leave for freedom and away from rules, so why do they go along with the D and K
Cruz—did they do it just because it was what they were used to
Jordan—they were afraid
Jesse—why does H stay?
Alli—H doesn’t want to cause problems
Meghan—
Lucy—H doesn’t like what they’re doing—attempts to give the money back
Payton—H says he’s afraid of the human race
Jordan-undermining them
Tia—he tried to get away
Jessie—H doesn’t reveal the fraud D and K; everyone believed the silly stories
Meghan—portrays the people that he is coning just as stupid--*theater thing
Ben—serious, yet funny at times—making fun of the human race; shows ignorance
Lucy—irony—when slave takes H to see J; he expects J to be surprised, but J cries; then when H can’t find J he cries
Payton—he doesn’t think of J
Alli-he’s afraid to think of J
Nikki—H slowly realizes that J understands him and represents a father figure
Jordan—H realizes that J cares about his family
DISCUSS DETAILS/…Not what if
Meghan—doesn’t know how to lead—SUPPORT?
Jessie-J is the best slave around; they talk to his hairball—leadership
Nikki—J’s sleeping, FOCUS ON CHAPTERS NOW—naïve character and follower at the beginning
Ben-Ch 31 reaches the peak of maturity; he begins to pray, before he didn’t believe in religion; he is able to judge his
own morality; ironically, its not until he prays (succumbing to society’s standards) does he equalizes himself with Jim
Tia—doesn’t pray---it’s all lies anyway… Support w/Text! Good job… “the words wouldn’t come”. WHAT IS THIS SIN?
Ben—not until he TRIES to pray does he understand the severity of Jim’s worth.
Cruz—didn’t believe in dead things—THIS CHAPTER
Payton—doesn’t complain MATURE from beginning to end
Allie—he offers to kill Miss Watson
Payton—
Tia—independent—survive on his own;
Ben—gradual change; H makes the decision to go on his own so that’s a sign of maturity, but he’s always progressing
Jessie-immature to want to leave because he doesn’t accept rules or face conflicts
Allie—leaves bc of his dad;
River SymbolismNikki-poses a question
Alli-moving forward; overcoming bad things
Nikki-D and D get caught on the river;
Kileigh-sense of adventure
Tia-H talks to Mary Jane, telling her the truth *tells the truth—may put himself in trouble; it might be easier to tell a lie
than to tell the truth, but he tells it. MATURITY/GROWTH
Lucy—Mary Jane says that she’ll pray for him *quote; H admires MJ for wanting to pray for him
Anna—QUESTION
--what is the flash from MJ’s room;
Tia—a candle, a sign of her return
Meghan—the feud between Shepherdsons and Grangerfords; Romeo and Juliet allusion—feud continues but no one
knows why…similar to H and J
Lucy—girl and boy leave
ZACK AND JOHN—talking on the outside
Tia—when H sees Buck die he is sad; he can’t stand to stay there any longer, he feels responsible
Lucy—he sees the silliness in the feuds
Payton—Wilkes adventure—to disgust the reader (wrong), H’s hiding of the money and the D and K
Jordan—H lies, but his lies are not as bad D and K who hurt people…so the two are contrasted
Zac—ppl are motivated by greed…like D and K