Monday or Tuesday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Huck Finn, chapters 6-8
- Review: Reading Check Quiz answers for Huck Finn chapters 6-8
- Discuss: Students will share a few of the quotations from their study guides to lead into a discussion of a few key passages for close reading.
- Read: Chapter 9, pausing for discussion of key passages and plot developments.
- Quick Write Activity
- Map Project: Students will become familiar with the project that will accompany the novel. Students will partner up and begin mapping out Huck’s literal journey in addition to his moral journey on a large poster board.
- Homework: Read chapters 10, 11, and 12 for homework. Be prepared for a reading check quiz next class. You must also fill out your Huck Finn quotation guide for these chapters.
Wednesday or Thursday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Huck Finn, chapters 9-12
- Review: Reading Check Quiz answers for Huck Finn chapters 9-12
- Discuss: Students will share a few of the quotations from their study guides to lead into a discussion of a few key passages for close reading.
- Close Reading Focus: Morality in chapters 9-12
- Full-Class Reading: Chapter 13 with a focus on “moral codes”
- Small Groups Discussion Topic
- Closing Activity: If time permits, students will continue working on their map projects for the last few minutes of class.
- Homework: Read chapters 14, 15, and 16 for next class. Be prepared for a reading check quiz next class. You must also fill out your Huck Finn quotation guide for these chapters.
Friday or Wednesday (A/B)
- Reading Check Quiz: Huck Finn, chapters 13-16
- Review: Reading Check Quiz answers for Huck Finn chapters 13-16
- Discuss: Students will share a few of the quotations from their study guides to lead into a discussion of a few key passages for close reading.
- View and Discuss: PowerPoint presentation on Kemble’s illustrations for the original version of Huck Finn. Students will also read and discuss passages from the correspondences between Twain and his editor concerning the illustrations.
- Analyze: Three examples of illustrations, focusing on portrayals of Jim
- Quick Write Activity
- Closing Activity: Students will continue working on their map projects for the last few minutes of class.
- Homework: Read chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20 for homework. Be prepared for a reading check quiz next class. You must also fill out your Huck Finn quotation guide for these chapters. Your Quote Guides for chapters 1 through 20 are due next class!
