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= = =**GOOD LUCK ON YOUR ENGLISH EXAM GUYZ-((AnDrEw))☺☻** = = = =** __Huckleberry Finn __ **=

=** __ Test Review __ **= = Click on the link to go to the test review Check out the Favorite New Dialect Word or Phrase Page!!! http://apahuckfinn.wikispaces.com/Favorite+Dialect+Word+or+Phrase (Danny Sale) = ===Want to quiz yourself? Multiple choice quizzes at these websites: [|Site 1] - [|Site 2] --- [|Site 3] (((Parker)))=== so is huck finn over now? =( Wait! That's not all. Heres a brand new page to discuss which page on the wikispace was your favorite! http://apahuckfinn.wikispaces.com/Which+page+on+the+wikispace+was+your+favorite%3F (Stuart) Also check out the ending- thumbs up or thumbs down? section to discuss positives and negatives of the abrupt ending http://apahuckfinn.wikispaces.com/The+ending-Thumbs+up+or+thumbs+down%3F (A.J.)
 * --NO its not!! Check out the ** **//How'd Ya Like It?//** **Section of the APAHuckFinn Website to tell everybody about how much you LIKED the Book!!!! (Cory T.)**

wow, nice Parker!!!

=**//__STUART HAMM IS ONE WILD AND CRAZY GUY! __//**= -STEVE LOGAN

Mark Twain's Artistry Banned Book Publishing History Picaresque Novel

For a more in depth look at Huckleberry Finn and maybe and answer to that sudden ending, Google search: [|Carrington: The Dramatic Unity of Huckleberry Finn] and select the first result!!!!! (Rachel H.)

Rachel, thanks that website is very helpful!!

Huckleberry Finn is a protected Wiki. Join it to edit pages. great idea mr logan ** (Kyle) ** -- I agree (Cory T.)

**__ CONGRATULATIONS RACHAEL for getting First- Runner Up in the Miss Neuse Pageant!!!! __**

Grats! (Caron)

If you add a page, either place it in the navigation manually by yourself, of let me know and I will do it. Also, if you find any bugs or mistakes please let me know as well. (Caron)
Caron, your wikipedial genius astounds me. Thanks-(Amy A.) Thanks Caron. Very helpful. (Caroline Lassiter)

Nice Kyle, I love those pics!!! (Michelle)
Thanks Kyle, you are a great help! (Stuart) HAHA Stuart. (A.J.)

it appears there are 2 questions pages and a help page....
-there is a question page about the book, the film question page is the handout we got tuesday, and the help page is for getting help on the wiki.

== I finally figured out the answer to the disappearing comments problem. Look on the Help page to see how to find them. (Katelyn W.) = Good job Katelyn!!

Suggestion: I think it would be beneficial if we were to categorize the left hand navigation column. For example have all the homework assignments under one link and then from that link be able to choose each individual homework assignment, this would help keep the column organized because it seems as if more and more links are being added daily. (A.J.)

Another Suggestion: the wikispace has been very helpful to myself and all the classes. Maybe it would be possible to make a wikispace for the exam review so that 20 people aren't making individual copies and the class can work as a whole to review. Bonus for the outdoor club it will also save paper because instead of the whole 10th grade printing out sheet after sheet of paper, it will be easy to access right on your computer!!! :). (Cory T.)

WOW, that is probably the smartest thing that Cory has ever mentioned in his life.

Check out the book quotes page and add some more! (Amy A.) Where are the HF Ch 25, 26, 27, 28 questions? (Laura)
Good idea Amy!! = =

Here is some information about the Hatfeild and McCoy feud we talked about... http://www.libby-genealogy.com/hatfield-mccoy.htm (Elizabeth) ** CHECK OUT THE RAD NEW HELP SECTION!!!! SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS AND HELP STUDENTS BY ANSWERING THEIRS!!!!(SEAN) **

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E2D61339F93AA25756C0A960958260&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss -- Bill Murray reads huck finn Also there is another page that has information on Bill Murray reading Huckleberry Finn http://www.chicagoreader.com/movies/archives/1196/11156.html(A.J.) =Check out new "Dialect" page...Add new words! = [|Huck Finn Book Online]

It is so helpful to listen to it while reading, so I can actually figure out what Jim is trying to say!!! I love listening to books on audible! I do it for quit a few books and it is just great!! If you haven't already I suggest you try it out! (Haley)

I really like the idea of listening to the Huckleberry Finn podcast, along with my reading. I have noticed that I understand what I read much more, especially the dialect, this way. Thanks for the idea!! (Janna M.)

I agree with Janna, this is a great way to understand the book. It also helps me understand some of the more complicated dialect. (((Parker)))

I very glad that subscribing the audiobook from itunes what suggested. I downloaded the chapters that we are going to read this week already. I was having trouble figuring out some of the dialect and who was saying what. Now that I am listening to it and reading along I get a better understanding of each of the chapters. (Laura)

I have to admit, it is more entertaining to listen to it as you read, but it seems to take much more time. So I start to read while listening, but almost always turn it off and end up reading on my own. (Caroline Lassiter)

= If you have questions about something in the book, write in the Questions page. = ==

===Here is the famous cover drawing of Huck Finn, by E.W. Kemble. How does this image gibe with your notion of what Huck Finn might look like? What kind of life does Huck Finn have? Discuss his outfit (hat, overalls, etc.) and make a judgment about the life he probably lives.===

This pic is so funny. I just think it is funny how he holds a rabbit!! lol

I see where anna is coming from. the dialect was interesting for a few chapters, maybe two or three, but after a while Twain began to use words that i havent heard before that arent real in todays world. The dialect helped me get to know the characters pretty well, but now its getting harder and harder to read. i pull out the ap history book for entertaining reading. but this might be because its mindless reading and i wander off and cant pay attention.. then i get frustrated and start skipping things and it just gets worse. (Kyle)

So I just saw this page and noticed how everyone seemed to be pretty adoring of Mark Twain. Im wondering if Im the only one out there who really doesnt like his writing. While he is arguably one of the more influential writers in American literature, I find his style to be somewhat rudimentary and app while many appear to appreciate the use of regional dialects in his works, I think that they are annoying and unnecessary. A writer should not have to rely on the character's way of speaking in order to fully characterize, rather, it should be shown through their actions. (Anna G)

My whole life I have always heard about Mark Twain but I never really took a look into his life until now. I love the way he writes. I think because he was so fascinated with the art of storytelling his writing is very sincere. One thing that really bothers me about some writers is that I feel like they try too hard to sound formal. Mark Twain's writing is seemingly effortless and extremely easy to read. The simplicity of the words and dialects turn the focus on the story rather than the structure of the words and sentences. (Amy Albritton)

Mark Twain is probably the greatest writer to ever live in America. His writings are so easy to comprehend and his literary techniques such as regionalism are some of the best examples that I have ever seen. (Cory T.)

The one thing I enjoy about Mark Twain is his incredible ability to recreate the voice and image of any person he chooses. When he created Huck Finn as a storybook character E.W. Kemble had to create a visual image of Huck. I think he did a great job, but using Twain's great descriptions, it shouldn't have been too hard for him. Huck's outfit shows his laid-back attitude. It makes him seem very relaxed and carefree.(Katelyn Wilkerson)

One of the things that interested me about Mark Twain was that most of his characters and stories were based off of real people and events in his lifetime. For example, __Life on the Miss.,__ all of the boys wanted to be steamboat men and that was one of his boyhood dreams too.(Kati Causey)

Im going to second Kati, Mark Twain characters and his voice in all his stories are what makes them great. they are all real. really peope, real voices, etc. and i think the depth of Marth Twain life influenced his writing alot. he struggled through alot and at pionts was dead broke. heres a website that has all mark twains quotes and axioms [|http://www.twainquotes.com] (Elisabeth Webster)

I agree with Mark Twain. Sometimes you have to leave writing alone to fully appreciate it later. In the "poem project" we a while back, I completely abandoned the poem I was working on and started with a new topic. Then the night before the poem was due, I reread my first poem and found that it was exactly what I wanted. All it needed was a final line and it was perfect, it just needed some time to develop like Tom Sawyer. ( Shelby K. ) (Shelby gets 1 pointses extra credit for being the last person to post a comment on this page from OUTESIDE the classrooms)

Wow, this guy looks exactly like Mark Twain, haha. Thats pretty cool. I think his voice is kind of depressing and calm. His dreams of childhood were usually happy and adventurous and now he just knd of complains about the world and seems like he doesn't really care about anything anymore. (Michelle Dominik) great ideas michelle. i like them alot. (Kyle)

This is a great idea Mr. Logan! (Hayden gets one point extra credit for being the first person to post a comment on this page from INSIDE the classroom!)

Huck looks like a "good ole boy" from the south. Just the name "Huck Finn" sounds like a southern name. He probably Here's a quote from Mark Twain. How does this observation compare with your own writing experience. Give examples from your past.

=== “When the [Tom Sawyer] manuscript had lain in a pigeonhole two years I took it out one day and read the last chapter that I had written. It was then that I made the great discovery that when the tank runs dry you’ve only to leave it alone and it will fill up again in time, while you are asleep—also while you are at work at other things and are quite unaware that this unconscious and profitable cerebration is going on. There was plenty of material now and the book went on and finished itself without any trouble.”—Mark Twain, Autobiography, posthumous ===

Welcome to the Huck Finn page for English II and Mr. Logan's American literature class. Initially, we will study Mark Twain's life and times and begin reading the novel next week (beginning Tues night, Feb. 17. Here are some facts about Mark Twain's life: Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835. Later, his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, so that his father could find work. It was here in Hannibal that the young Sam Clemens spent his childhood days.

Check out this Hal Holbrook video from youtube (check for others on youtube). What is Twain's tone here? How does it differ from his dreams of childhood? Hal Holbrook created a one-man show called //Mark Twain Tonight,// which he has performed regularly for 50 years. The broadcast by CBS in 1967 won him an Emmy Award. Of the three runs on Broadway (1966, 1977, and 2005), the first won him a Tony Award. (Tony P.)

this is kind of random and I didnt really know where to put it but Mark Twain kind of reminds me of Colonel Sanders...especially when he wears his white suit. (Ellie)

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