Monday - DO NOW: “Well then, says I, what’s the use you learning to do right when it’s troublesome to do right and ain’t no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?” (94). Huck exhibits symptoms of what is now called PTSD, or post traumatic stress disorder. Have students argue for or against this diagnosis, considering how many deaths Huck has encountered by Chapter 18. Discuss. Chapter 11-18 review in groups. Share out. Time to study vocab. Movie.
HW - Read chapters 22-25 for Thursday. Tuesday/Wednesday - Quiz on chapters 12-22. Chapter 23 analysis of the Duke and Dauphin. Review quiz and field any questions. Quote analysis: “It didn’t take me long to make up my mind that these liars warn’t no kings nor dukes at all, but just low-down humbugs and frauds. But I never said nothing, never let on.…If I never learnt nothing else out of pap, I learnt that the best way to get along with his kind of people is to let them have their own way" (125). Though both men are criminal in their behavior, each is different in his understanding of and abuse of people. Make two columns and list the differences in the King and the Duke. How is one morally superior to the other? Which do you like least and why? Since Huck quickly understands the King and Duke are con men, why doesn’t he confront them or tell Jim? Movie, if time. HW - 26-29 due on Friday. Thursday - Read to start the class. Review the three types of irony. Discuss Twain’s use of satire and irony within the book. Students will get into pairs and work on a class assignment that has them identify the type of irony used and analyze its effectiveness. Share out. Transition to two of the major symbols used in the book – the raft and the Mississippi River. Full class discussion. Watch movie, if time. Friday - Irony and symbolism work with partners. Students will follow along with the questions on the SmartBoard, and then answer questions on their worksheets. Share out as a class. Movie, if time. HW - 30-33 for Monday.
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