- Note-Taking: Local color and regional literature
- Read, Discuss, and Analyze: “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte (handout)
Wednesday or Thursday (A/B):
- Review and Discuss: Local color literary elements, “The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
- Read: Introduction to Mark Twain (p. 566-567)
- Note-Taking: Mark Twain and Humor Writing (PowerPoint presentation).
- Read: Mark Twain’s “How to Tell a Story” (p. 575)
- Discuss: The background story behind “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain.
- Begin Reading: “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” pausing for discussion of local color and humor.
- Homework: Students will finish story for homework and be prepared for a reading check quiz next class.
Friday or Monday (A/B):
- Reading Check Quiz: “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” local color, and humor writing
- View: Clips from Jump: A Frogumentary
- Discuss: We will then discuss the film, focusing on how the long-held tradition honors Twain’s legacy and also celebrates the town’s traditions (how “local color” is still valued in our society today.)
