I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

Inhumanity

Essential Question:

How is Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” related to the theme of man’s inhu

Bridge:

Compassion/Inhumanity

Content:

The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn/Mark Twain

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: To create an experience of man's inhumanity to man.

Activity: Ask several students to wear a hat or cap to class the next day. Teacher cuts up inexpensive sponges in one inch pieces. In class, hand out "movie prop rocks" to students not wearing hats and let them "stone" those who are.

Assessment: Student participation.

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: To discuss experience of 1R.

Activity: Teacher leads discussion of absurdity of stoning or otherwise harming someone because he is different.

Assessment: Quality of discussion; student participation.

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: To integrate experience of man's inhumanity to man.

Activity: Play discordant music (Stravinsky works well) while students draw two analogs, one of compassion and one of inhumanity. Post on bulletin board.

Assessment: Quality of analogs.

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: To teach novel and concept.

Activity: Lecture on Mark Twain and background of novel. Also show appropriate filmstrips or videos on the life and works of Mark Twain: many good ones are available in most media centers and provide interesting background for Twain's work. Students take notes. Read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Assessment: Students listening and quality of notes.

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: To teach novel and concept.

Activity: Lecture on Mark Twain and background of novel. Also show appropriate filmstrips or videos on the life and works of Mark Twain: many good ones are available in most media centers and provide interesting background for Twain's work. Students take notes. Read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Assessment: Students listening and quality of notes.

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

Objective: To add student to novel's reading.

Activity: Choices: 1) Write (a number) of journal entries from Jim's viewpoint, emphasizing his feelings during the trip. 2) Research and write a report on an area in the world currently experiencing "mans inhumanity to man." 3) Make a AAA triptik of the raft trip. 4) Write a play version of one significant scene in the novel and act out.

Assessment: On-task behavior.

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

Objective: To evaluate projects.

Activity: Student teams refine and edit projects. Teacher evaluates projects.

Assessment: Quality of student work.

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Objective: To share and celebrate projects.

Activity: Students present projects to the class as they are videotaped. Show videotape to other classes.

Assessment: Student participation and enjoyment of projects.

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: