12th Grade Huck Finn Packet - Charter School for Applied ...

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12th Grade AP Literature and Composition

Summer Reading Project

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Directions:

Read!

As you read, you will be responsible for completing the following:

1. Answer the chapter discussion questions. A proper response will:

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Be about 5 ¨C 6 sentences in length

Demonstrate understanding of the text

Thoroughly answer all parts of the question

Provide analysis, not merely summarize the plot

Include specific and relevant support from the text.

Provide and cite textual evidence (quotes)

2. Read over the essay topic and take notes as you read gathering information relating to that

topic.

3. Be prepared to complete a test and writing assignment when you return in August!

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Essay Topic

Upon returning to school in August, you will write a paper on the following essay topic.

Essay Topic: Huck Finn is a social satire. The novel uses situations and characters to depict life and Twain¡¯s feelings

towards society and. particularly, slavery. Through the character Huck Finn, Twain presents a contrast to the

accepted views of society during that time period.

As you read Huck Finn, take notes and underline important information and quotations relating to this topic in

order to help you write your paper.

Define Satire: _________________________________________________________________________________

What is the setting (time, place, and events) of Huck Finn? _________________________________________

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Discussion Questions Huckleberry Finn

Chapter 1

1. The Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, are both trying to ¡°sivilize¡± Huck. Compare and

contrast their attitudes toward Huck. What method does each one use in her efforts to turn him

into a ¡°respectable¡± citizen? How do those methods differ? How are they the same? Cite examples

from the novel to support your argument.

2. Twain chooses a 13-year-old boy as narrator for his novel. In what way does this help to

accomplish Twain¡¯s purpose? Discuss the ways in which a young, innocent narrator can make a

profound statement about the hypocrisy of his society. Explain your answer.

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