Emotionally Evocative Language Let’s talk about Emotionally Evocative Language

Connotative Diction What words make you feel: Offended Afraid Comforted Important

Banned its whole life… Published in 1885 1885, Concord Public Library Committee decided unanimously to ban the book Questionable morals 1902, Denver and Omaha Public Libraries Bad role model for boys 1957, NY City Board of Ed Racially offensive

Here we go again: 'Huckleberry Finn' pulled from Pennsylvania high school curriculum 2015 Let’s watch a clip about the current controversy…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn" Ernest Hemingway

Read Chpt 1-17 for next Monday Homework Read Chpt 1-17 for next Monday

What Does Time Have to Do Literature? What was going on in US History in 1835? 1885?

Rhetorical Situation Twain’s Time Our Time

Divide yourselves into six groups: Do Now Divide yourselves into six groups: Must be at a new table With people you don’t typically sit with

Preparation Read your article as a group Summarize it Comment upon it Develop a question about it

Panel Discussion Send one member of your group to be the “expert” Each expert will share the title, author, and summary in turn As they share, the audience will ready their questions/comments, or come up with new ones One point per question

POLITICS: Questions to Ask Why is the novel set during slave times? Why does Twain use the “n” word if it was considered rude in literate society? Who is Twain’s intended audience? What is the message? Why does it say there is no message, when there is clearly a message?

Homework Read Chpts 18-34 by Monday

Image Analysis O P T I C Overview Parts Title Inter-relationships Conclusion Look for 10 seconds Ask Questions Make Comments Notice the details Symbols? Points of Emphasis? How does the title relate? What connections can you make? What is the meaning?

Find a Photo—no more than five per table Do Now Find a Photo—no more than five per table

After Posters are done: Group Carousel Walk around, and look at the pictures Do you agree with the conclusion? Comment