Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Some "Text to Text" & "Text to World" connections to explore...
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- a great resource from the Gutenberg Project with full e-text and original illustrations.
Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain- from PBS as a companion to the Ken Burns' documentary, Mark Twain.
Mark Twain on Stage- another resource from the University of Virginia which offers some interesting insights.
Mark Twain in His Times- a great resource from the English Department at the University of Virginia
Mark Twain Abroad- interesting resource from the University of California, Berkeley
"A True Story, Word for Word as I Heard It" - "Aunt Rachel's" story, written by Twain ten years before he wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Additional Resources
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Resources: Understanding Context
National Park Service- Mississippi River Facts
Mississippi River - people still cruise down the Mississippi!
The Official Site for Mississippi River Travel - learn about the great river road!
Explore steamboats and gain some insight into Twain's world.
The Story of Odysseus
Prentice Hall Literature: The American Experience - Selected Textbook Resources
Excerpt from Nonfiction: Life on the Mississippi -p. 576
Short Story: “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” –p. 581
Audio Book/MP3
Download the MP3 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn at LoudLot.org and listen to the novel as you read along with the e-text or your own copy of the novel.
Resources: Ethics and Learning
To build background knowledge for your thinking about Huck and his physical and spiritual journey, explore these resources: Bloom's Taxonomy and the Six Pillars of Character .
Additional Resources:
UNUM: One Nation Many Stories- Ken Burns' official YouTube channel has lots of great resources related to Mark Twain's novel. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Mark Twain by Ken Burns
Mark Twain by Ken Burns
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Ken Burns in the Classroom - This great resource from NHPBS - PBS Learning Media- offers lots of great resources- ready to share in Google Classroom.