LA 11: A Troubled NATION
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HuCK Finn Questions
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Huckleberry Finn Audio
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/book/adventures-of-huckleberry-finn-by-mark-twain
Huckleberry Finn Critical Essays
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HuckleBerry Finn Blogs
As we read the novel, prepare to respond to the following questions with specific quotes/evidence from the text. Make sure your quotes include page numbers from the novel and connect to the themes of American realism: freedom, the American dream, racism, regionalism, survival, "individual vs. society," and "civilized society vs. the wilderness.
BLOG A: Chapter Presentation: You have been assigned a chapter from the novel. Discuss the impact of Twain's choice regarding how to develop and relate elements of Huckleberry Finn. How are characters introduced and developed in the chapter? These should be submitted two days after the class discussion of the chapter to receive full credit.
BLOG B: How does Mark Twain address the issue of slavery in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? How is racist language used in the text and should it be omitted?
BLOG C: How do the fictional characters in Huckleberry Finn express the challenges facing America at the time?
BLOG D: Does Huckleberry Finn embody the values inherent in the American Dream?
BLOG A: Chapter Presentation: You have been assigned a chapter from the novel. Discuss the impact of Twain's choice regarding how to develop and relate elements of Huckleberry Finn. How are characters introduced and developed in the chapter? These should be submitted two days after the class discussion of the chapter to receive full credit.
BLOG B: How does Mark Twain address the issue of slavery in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? How is racist language used in the text and should it be omitted?
BLOG C: How do the fictional characters in Huckleberry Finn express the challenges facing America at the time?
BLOG D: Does Huckleberry Finn embody the values inherent in the American Dream?
Documenting SlaVery PowerPoint
In examining slavery, there are documents which enable us to understand the controversy that divided the nation. You will integrate a variety of sources with your analysis (narrative, abolition documents, spirituals, political cartoons/graphic representations, and treatment of runaway slaves).
www.slaveryinamerica.org (check out the image gallery and narratives/biographies) http://blackhistory.harpweek.com (click on “list of illustrations and cartoons”)
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/slavery_pictures.htm (a number of pictures and links through slavery and civil war)
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/civilalbum.html (go to the Abraham Lincolon link and select one of the smaller pictures to enlarge it)
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/SCARTOONS/car1860.html (cartoons are interspersed with the text—select continue at the bottom of the page to continue your investigation)
http://www.bostonafricanamericana.org/Collections.htm (click on “Collections at a Glance” at the bottom of the page to begin your search)
Africans in America
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas
http://gropius.lib.virginia.edu/Slavery/
Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy
http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave/
African American Religion in the Nineteenth Century
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/nafrican.htm
Laurie Maffly-Kipp, a professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina examines the fusion of African and Christian religious beliefs and practices.
African American Women
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html
The slave letters from the Duke University Library’s Special Collections provide a rare firsthand glimpse into the lives of slaves and the relationships they had with their owners.
Exploring Amistad
http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/main/welcome.html
This site contains over 500 primary documents including court documents, journal entries, and newspaper stories dealing with the Amistad Affair.
An Introduction to the Slave Narrative
http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/neh/specialneh.html
An interpretation of the slave narratives by William L. Andrews, a leading authority on the subject.
American Life Histories
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html
Interviews with former slaves conducted between 1936 and 1938.
North American Slave Narratives
http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/neh/neh.html
This site include all the narratives of fugitive and former slaves published in broadsides, pamphlets, or book form in English up to 1920 and many of the biographies of fugitive and former slaves published in English before 1920.
Third Person, First Person: Slave Voices
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/slavery/
Negro Spirituals Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=StRzrTywUaM&list=PLJ3X0XM_SmvPutsT59kVxNHE1Y9B8kcR-
Big Mama Thorton: Go Down Moses: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTZ4VyhLZOY
Gospel and Blues
Big Bill Broonzy's "Black, Brown, and White": www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0c1c0ZsTLA
Assignment Overview
www.slaveryinamerica.org (check out the image gallery and narratives/biographies) http://blackhistory.harpweek.com (click on “list of illustrations and cartoons”)
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/slavery_pictures.htm (a number of pictures and links through slavery and civil war)
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/civilalbum.html (go to the Abraham Lincolon link and select one of the smaller pictures to enlarge it)
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/SCARTOONS/car1860.html (cartoons are interspersed with the text—select continue at the bottom of the page to continue your investigation)
http://www.bostonafricanamericana.org/Collections.htm (click on “Collections at a Glance” at the bottom of the page to begin your search)
Africans in America
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas
http://gropius.lib.virginia.edu/Slavery/
Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy
http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave/
African American Religion in the Nineteenth Century
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/nafrican.htm
Laurie Maffly-Kipp, a professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina examines the fusion of African and Christian religious beliefs and practices.
African American Women
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html
The slave letters from the Duke University Library’s Special Collections provide a rare firsthand glimpse into the lives of slaves and the relationships they had with their owners.
Exploring Amistad
http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/main/welcome.html
This site contains over 500 primary documents including court documents, journal entries, and newspaper stories dealing with the Amistad Affair.
An Introduction to the Slave Narrative
http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/neh/specialneh.html
An interpretation of the slave narratives by William L. Andrews, a leading authority on the subject.
American Life Histories
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html
Interviews with former slaves conducted between 1936 and 1938.
North American Slave Narratives
http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/neh/neh.html
This site include all the narratives of fugitive and former slaves published in broadsides, pamphlets, or book form in English up to 1920 and many of the biographies of fugitive and former slaves published in English before 1920.
Third Person, First Person: Slave Voices
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/slavery/
Negro Spirituals Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=StRzrTywUaM&list=PLJ3X0XM_SmvPutsT59kVxNHE1Y9B8kcR-
Big Mama Thorton: Go Down Moses: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTZ4VyhLZOY
Gospel and Blues
Big Bill Broonzy's "Black, Brown, and White": www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0c1c0ZsTLA
Assignment Overview
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PBS Links
Race Time Line
http://www.pbs.org/race/003_RaceTimeline/003_00-home.htm
Sorting People
http://www.pbs.org/race/002_SortingPeople/002_00-home.htm
http://www.pbs.org/race/003_RaceTimeline/003_00-home.htm
Sorting People
http://www.pbs.org/race/002_SortingPeople/002_00-home.htm