Lesson 38
TODAY’S AGENDA
SAT Question of the Day #13
 Finish the Introduction
 Jim, a robot?
 Themes in TAHF
 Annotations
 Begin with chapter 1
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Continue reading until the end of chapter 3 – due
Lesson 39
OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to identify major
themes from TAHF, citing examples in their books.
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SAT Question of the Day #13
Each
one of the dogs in the
show require a special kind
of diet. No error
SAT Question of the Day #13
Each
one of the dogs in the
show require a special kind
of diet. No error
Subject-verb agreement error
“Each” is singular
“require” is plural
The Controversy
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In the 1800s, what did the
“n” word mean?
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How has the meaning of
the word changed?
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NAACP 1957
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“racial slurs”
“belittling racial
designations”
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NAACP current position
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“You don’t ban Mark Twain
– you explain Mark Twain!
To study an idea is not
necessarily to endorse the
idea. Twain’s satirical novel
accurately portrays a time
in history – the 19th
century—and one of its
evils, slavery.”
"Huckleberry Finn" and the
N-word - 60 Minutes - CBS
News
Incident
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By Countee Cullen
Once riding in old Baltimore,
Heart-filled, head-filled with glee;
I saw a Baltimorean
Keep looking straight at me.
Now I was eight and very small,
And he was no whit bigger,
And so I smiled, but he poked out
His tongue, and called me, "Nigger."
I saw the whole of Baltimore
From May until December;
Of all the things that happened there
That's all that I remember.
Entry Slip
 What
should we do with the
“n-word”? Should we retain
the literary value and just say
it? Should we say “n-word”?
Should we say “slave”?
Do you Agree or Disagree?
http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTIwNDAxNjYzMDQ
The Adventures
of
Huckleberry Finn
should be banned.
The Adventures of Huck Finn
 improper
grammar
 hypocritical
religion
 rule-breaking kids
What is SATIRE?
What is Satire?
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What makes this
funny?
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What makes this notso-funny?
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The “extra” is the
singer’s arrest record
and it is a long, long,
long paper.
It’s a sad, but TRUE,
account of many who
have found fame and
fortune. They have also
found themselves in
trouble with the law.
Who is the target of
the satire?
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Famous
people/musicians
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What makes this funny?
 Teenager believes her
teacher knows
nothing about spelling
and is revealing her
own ignorance.
What makes this not-sofunny?
 True story: I had a
junior who turned in
an essay that
contained texting lingo
(“y” instead of “why,”
“b/c” instead of
“because,” and
Who’s the target of the
satire?
 teenagers
Another Look: SATIRE
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Jim, a robot?
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What is funny?
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What is not-so-funny?
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Who is the target?
Your Very Own Book!
Write your name on the first page.
You should also write your name on the side of the pages so
your book is easy to spot.
themes
literary techniques
Front Cover
Back Cover
THEMES
#1: One must live outside society to be truly
free.
 #2: Society’s laws and values can be in conflict
with higher moral values.
 #3: Gullible people are partially responsible
for their own deception.
 #4: People in large groups tend to behave
irrationally.
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THEMES
 With your partner, find a
modern-day example of your
assigned theme.
 Be
prepared to share how
your article/picture depicts
your assigned theme.
ANNOTATIONS
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What does this word – ANNOTATE – mean?
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To mark important information in the text
How do you know what is “important information”?
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Is it an example of a literary device: theme, character development
symbol, foreshadowing, etc?
BE AWARE: Not every metaphor, simile, personification, etc. is
important and planning to mark all of them would be exhausting and
pointless.
Instead, have a conversation with the text. Ask yourself, “What does this
mean?” and “What is the purpose of telling me this information?”
What do EFFECTIVE ANNOTATIONS do?
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Re-write, paraphrase, or summarize a particularly difficult
passage or moment.
Make meaningful connections to your own life
experiences.
Explain the historical context or traditions/social customs
that are used in the passage.
Offer an analysis or interpretation of what is happening in
the text.
Point out and discuss literary techniques that the author
is using
Let’s Practice – Chapter 1
You don’t know about me without you have read a
book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but
that ain't no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark
Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things
which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth. That
is nothing. I never seen anybody but lied one time or
another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or
maybe Mary. Aunt Polly -- Tom's Aunt Polly, she is -and Mary, and the Widow Douglas is all told about in
that book, which is mostly a true book, with some
stretchers, as I said before.
Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me
found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it
made us rich. We got six thousand dollars apiece -- all gold.
It was an awful sight of money when it was piled up. Well,
Judge Thatcher he took it and put it out at interest, and it
fetched us a dollar a day apiece all the year round -- more
than a body could tell what to do with. The Widow Douglas
she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me;
but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering
how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her
ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer I lit out. I
got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was
free and satisfied.
HOMEWORK: Read and annotate
through Chapter 3 for Lesson 39