LITERARY ANALYSIS OF ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN



Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Essay

Topic: Explain how The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn might be considered a Bildungsroman.

Instructions: The German word Bildungsroman means "a novel of formation" that is a novel of someone's growth from childhood to maturity. Using examples from the story to support your answer, explain how The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn might be considered a Bildungsroman.

Requirements:

• 3 page minimum length.

• Examples from novels.

• Must include at least 3 quotes from the novel in the text of paper. (not including attention getter and memorable ending)

• Proper works cited page with ONLY the novel cited.

• Proper parenthetical citations (author pg#)

• A paragraph is NO LESS than 5 senteces in length.

• No first person (“I” “you” “we”)

• No dead words

• MUST follow standard paragraph format (see outline)

• MLA Format **

• May visit the writing center for extra credit. *

• Outline may be complete for extra credit. *

• There will be no rewrite option for this assignment.

*Following the outline structure is not optional. Failure to do this will result in a 25% deduction from the overall grade of the assignment.

**Improper MLA formatting will result in a 25% deduction from the overall grade of assignment.

Due Date: Assignment must be turned in to TURNITIN by 9:00 p.m. on Monday 3/11/2015

Grading Rubric /150pts

___/15 Introduction

Attention Getter

Topic Sentence (Introduce your topic)

Definition of Bildungsroman

 Thesis Statement (what is this paper about?)

Main point Preview

___/10 First Main Point

• Statement of Topic (introduce main point) 1-2 sentences

• Example from Text (event in story that shows maturity) – 2-3 sentences

• Explanation of Example (explain how this event shows maturity) – 2-3 sentences

• Transition – tie this main point in with your next main point – 1 sentence.

        

___/10 Second Main Point

• Statement of Topic (introduce main point) 1-2 sentences

• Example from Text (event in story that shows maturity) – 2-3 sentences

• Explanation of Example (explain how this event shows maturity) – 2-3 sentences

• Transition – tie this main point in with your next main point – 1 sentence.

___/10 Third Main Point

• Statement of Topic (introduce main point) 1-2 sentences

• Example from Text (event in story that shows maturity) – 2-3 sentences

• Explanation of Example (explain how this event shows maturity) – 2-3 sentences

• Transition – tie this main point in with your next main point – 1 sentence.

___/10 Fourth Main Point

• Statement of Topic (introduce main point) 1-2 sentences

• Example from Text (event in story that shows maturity) – 2-3 sentences

• Explanation of Example (explain how this event shows maturity) – 2-3 sentences

• Transition – tie this main point in with your next main point – 1 sentence.

___/15 Conclusion

Restate Thesis

Restate Main Points (1 sentence per main point)

Memorable Ending

___/30 6 Trait Writing

(Word Choice, Voice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, Ideas, Organization)

Content _____/8

_____/3 Specific supporting examples

_____/5 Quotes from the text (3 total)

Sentence Fluency _____/5

_____/2 Appropriate transitions (3)

_____/3 Sentences flow (does not seem copied and pasted)

Word Choice/Voice _____/10

_____/5 Factual and/or persuasive in nature

_____/ 5 Varied Vocabulary

Conventions _____/7

_____/5 Correct grammar & punctuation (no dead words)

_____/2 No Contractions

___/30 MLA Formatting * Missing more than 2 of these will result in a 25% deduction in overall grade.

          ___ Double Spaced

          ___  Times New Roman, 12 pt

          ___Correct Heading

___Margins

___Parenthetical Citations

          ___Dead Words

___Written in 3rd person

___/20 Works Citied Page

___/0 Writing Center Extra Credit

___/0 Completed Outline Extra Credit.

Optional

Outline for Huckleberry Finn Essay

Topic: Explain how The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn might be considered a Bildungsroman.

Title: Must be original and centered at the top of your essay_________________________________

Introduction - Paragraph 1:

ATTENTION GETTER(Sentence 1): Insert a quote from the novel (remember transitional words and phrases!)

TOPIC Sentence (Sentence 2): Introduce novel = tell setting, author, title of book, and general information about the novel ____________________________________________________________

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TOPIC Sentence pt 2 (Sentence 3): Definition of Bildungsroman____________________________________________________

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THESIS Sentence /Transition Sentence (Sentence 4): Make a thesis statement that states the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn might be considered a good example of a Bildungsroman.

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MAIN POINT PREVIEW (Sentence 5): List three (4) related examples from the stories to support your thesis (paragraph 1, paragraph 2, paragraph 3, paragraph 4) __________________________________________________________________________________

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Body - Paragraph 2: Example 1

TOPIC Sentence (Sentence 1-2): State the example. Ex. One example of maturity can be found when

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Please note that example should be simple stated here. Ex- when Huck apologized to Jim.

Example #1 (Sentence 2-4): EX- This can be seen in Huckleberry Finn in chapter __________ when _________________________________________________________________________________

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(Twain #)

Please note that example should be fully explained. Think of this as sort of a plot summary. Prove you know what happened during this time of the story. This is where you would incorporate a quote if you have one.

Explanation (Sentence 5-7): Explain how this example demonstrates maturity, thus making it a Bildungsroman. _________________________________________________________________________________

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Please note that the relationship to the thesis should be fully explained. You should not be able to do this in a single sentence.

Transition Sentence (Sentence 7 or 8): This sets up your next paragraph. tie this main point in with your next main point. ________________________________________________________________

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Body - Paragraph 3: Example 2

TOPIC Sentence (Sentence 1-2): State the example. Ex. Huck’s maturity can be seen again when

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Please note that example should be simple stated here. Ex- when Huck apologized to Jim.

Example #2 (Sentence 2-4): EX- This can be seen in Huckleberry Finn in chapter __________ when _________________________________________________________________________________

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(Twain #)

Please note that example should be fully explained. Think of this as sort of a plot summary. Prove you know what happened during this time of the story. This is where you would incorporate a quote if you have one.

Explanation (Sentence 5-7): Explain how this example demonstrates maturity, thus making it a Bildungsroman. _________________________________________________________________________________

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Please note that the relationship to the thesis should be fully explained. You should not be able to do this in a single sentence.

Transition Sentence (Sentence 7 or 8): This sets up your next paragraph. tie this main point in with your next main point. ________________________________________________________________

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Body - Paragraph 4: Example 3

TOPIC Sentence (Sentence 1-2): State the example. Ex. Another example of maturity can be found when

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Please note that example should be simple stated here. Ex- when Huck apologized to Jim.

Example #3 (Sentence 2-4): EX- This is demonstrated in Huckleberry Finn during chapter __________ when _________________________________________________________________________________

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(Twain #)

Please note that example should be fully explained. Think of this as sort of a plot summary. Prove you know what happened during this time of the story. This is where you would incorporate a quote if you have one.

Explanation (Sentence 5-7): Explain how this example demonstrates maturity, thus making it a Bildungsroman. _________________________________________________________________________________

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Please note that the relationship to the thesis should be fully explained. You should not be able to do this in a single sentence.

Transition Sentence (Sentence 7 or 8): This sets up your next paragraph. tie this main point in with your next main point. ________________________________________________________________

Body - Paragraph 5: Example 4

TOPIC Sentence (Sentence 1-2): State the example. Ex. A final example of maturity can be found when

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Please note that example should be simple stated here. Ex- when Huck apologized to Jim.

Example #4 (Sentence 2-4): EX- This can be seen in Huckleberry Finn in chapter __________ when _________________________________________________________________________________

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_________________________________________________________________________________

(Twain #)

Please note that example should be fully explained. Think of this as sort of a plot summary. Prove you know what happened during this time of the story. This is where you would incorporate a quote if you have one.

Explanation (Sentence 5-7): Explain how this example demonstrates maturity, thus making it a Bildungsroman. _________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

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Please note that the relationship to the thesis should be fully explained. You should not be able to do this in a single sentence.

Transition Sentence (Sentence 7 or 8): This sets up your next paragraph. tie this main point in with your next main point. ________________________________________________________________

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Conclusion - Paragraph 6:

Review Thesis (Sentence 1): Reword the thesis

Review Main Points (Sentence 2-6) In a sentence per main point, review the ideas that were discussed previously in your paper:

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Memorable Ending (Sentence 7): End your paper with another quote from the story that relates to one of the novel.

Some examples of quotes:

“All right, then, I'll go to hell.”

“Just because you’re taught that something’s right and everyone believes it’s right, it don’t make it right.”

“That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don’t know nothing about it.”

“Human beings can be awful cruel to one another.”

“Jim said that bees won't sting idiots, but I didn't believe that, because I tried them lots of times myself and they wouldn't sting me.”

“I couldn't bear to think about it; and yet, somehow, I couldn't think about nothing else.”

“Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better.”

“Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?”

"Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."

-Mark Twain, Introductory Note to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn."- Ernest Hemmingway

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