Lesson 38

T ODAY ’ S A GENDA  SAT Question of the Day #13  Finish the Introduction  Jim, a robot?  Themes in TAHF  Annotations  Begin with chapter 1  Continue reading until the end of chapter 3 – due Lesson 39 OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to identify major themes from TAHF, citing examples in their books.

SAT Question of the Day #13  Each one of the dogs in the show require a special kind of diet. No error

SAT Question of the Day #13  Each one of the dogs in the show require a special kind of diet. No error Subject-verb agreement error “Each” is singular “require” is plural

 In the 1800s, what did the “n” word mean?  How has the meaning of the word changed?  NAACP 1957  “racial slurs”  “belittling racial designations”  NAACP current position  “You don’t ban Mark Twain – you explain Mark Twain! To study an idea is not necessarily to endorse the idea. Twain’s satirical novel accurately portrays a time in history – the 19 th century—and one of its evils, slavery.”  "Huckleberry Finn" and the N-word - 60 Minutes - CBS News "Huckleberry Finn" and the N-word - 60 Minutes - CBS News The Controversy

Incident  By Countee Cullen Once riding in old Baltimore, Heart-filled, head-filled with glee; I saw a Baltimorean Keep looking straight at me. Now I was eight and very small, And he was no whit bigger, And so I smiled, but he poked out His tongue, and called me, "Nigger." I saw the whole of Baltimore From May until December; Of all the things that happened there That's all that I remember.

Entry Slip  What should we do with the “n-word”? Should we retain the literary value and just say it? Should we say “n-word”? Should we say “slave”?

Do you Agree or Disagree ?  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be banned.

The Adventures of Huck Finn  improper grammar  hypocritical religion  rule-breaking kids

What is SATIRE? What is Satire?

 What makes this funny?  The “extra” is the singer’s arrest record and it is a long, long, long paper.  What makes this not- so-funny?  It’s a sad, but TRUE, account of many who have found fame and fortune. They have also found themselves in trouble with the law.  Who is the target of the satire?  Famous people/musicians

 What makes this funny?  Teenager believes her teacher knows nothing about spelling and is revealing her own ignorance.  What makes this not-so- funny?  True story: I had a junior who turned in an essay that contained texting lingo (“y” instead of “why,” “b/c” instead of “because,” and  Who’s the target of the satire?  teenagers

Another Look: SATIRE  Jim, a robot? Jim, a robot?  What is funny?  What is not-so-funny?  Who is the target?

Your Very Own Book! Write your name on the first page. You should also write your name on the side of the pages so your book is easy to spot.

Front CoverBack Cover themesliterary techniques

THEMES  #1: One must live outside society to be truly free.  #2: Society’s laws and values can be in conflict with higher moral values.  #3: Gullible people are partially responsible for their own deception.  #4: People in large groups tend to behave irrationally.

T HEMES  With your partner, find a modern-day example of your assigned theme.  Be prepared to share how your article/picture depicts your assigned theme.

A NNOTATIONS  What does this word – ANNOTATE – mean?  To mark important information in the text  How do you know what is “important information”?  Is it an example of a literary device: theme, character development symbol, foreshadowing, etc?  BE AWARE: Not every metaphor, simile, personification, etc. is important and planning to mark all of them would be exhausting and pointless.  Instead, have a conversation with the text. Ask yourself, “What does this mean?” and “What is the purpose of telling me this information?”

What do EFFECTIVE ANNOTATIONS do?  Re-write, paraphrase, or summarize a particularly difficult passage or moment.  Make meaningful connections to your own life experiences.  Explain the historical context or traditions/social customs that are used in the passage.  Offer an analysis or interpretation of what is happening in the text.  Point out and discuss literary techniques that the author is using

Let’s Practice – Chapter 1 You don’t know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth. That is nothing. I never seen anybody but lied one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or maybe Mary. Aunt Polly -- Tom's Aunt Polly, she is -- and Mary, and the Widow Douglas is all told about in that book, which is mostly a true book, with some stretchers, as I said before.

Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made us rich. We got six thousand dollars apiece -- all gold. It was an awful sight of money when it was piled up. Well, Judge Thatcher he took it and put it out at interest, and it fetched us a dollar a day apiece all the year round -- more than a body could tell what to do with. The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer I lit out. I got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied.

HOMEWORK: Read and annotate through Chapter 3 for Lesson 39