The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Unit Outline
Mr. Dils, English 10 Honors
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1. Why is Huck Finn considered “the Great American Novel”?
2. How does Twain’s novel serve as a rejection of or rebellion against an oppressive culture?
(Compare his techniques to those of Ibsen, Kincaid, Wharton/Davies, Paton.)
3. Does Huck’s view of Jim change by the end of the novel?
4. Should Huck Finn be banned from high schools?
READING SCHEDULE:
Mon. Feb. 28
Tues. Mar. 1
Wed. Mar. 2
Thurs. Mar. 3
Fri. Mar. 4
chapters 1-4
chapters 5-7; vocabulary 4
chapters 8-11
chapters 12-15; study for vocab. quiz
chapters 16-18
Mon. Mar. 7
Tues. Mar. 8
Wed. Mar. 9
Thurs. Mar. 10
Fri. Mar. 11
chapters 19-21 (26)
chapters 22-24 (24); vocabulary 5
chapters 26-28 (22)
chapters 29-31 (21); study for vocab. quiz
chapters 32-35 (24)
Mon. Mar. 14
Tues. Mar. 15
Wed. Mar. 16
Thurs. Mar. 17
Fri. Mar. 18
chapters 36-39 (23)
chapters 40-43 (21)