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February 4 - Twain Agenda: Quick-write Drawing parallels Determining a Target Homework: Complete the “Determining a Target” worksheet Take out: Pen/Pencil Notebook All of your Twain work Advice to youth Mysterious Stranger Huckleberry Finn The War Prayer The Damned Human Race

Quick-Write What aspects of society does Twain criticize in The Damned Human Race? Try to list as many as possible

Drawing Parallels Directions: Under each title, list the aspects of society that Twain criticizes in each one List the satirical techniques that he uses in each work as well

Determining a Target List major aspects of society that Mark Twain is critical of: Determine which of the aspects of society that Twain criticizes you will be focusing on for your essay. Write your idea here: In which of his works does he criticize that aspect of society? List all that apply: Find at least FOUR specific concrete details from at least TWO SEPARATE works that show his criticism of the chosen aspect. Copy them down here (use your work from class):