Thursday, October 27, 2011

Federal Writer's Project Slave Narratives




Compare to Twain's portrayal of Jim:

  • Is Jim "historically accurate" or an exaggerated stereotype?
  • How do primary source documents differ from historical analysis and literary accounts?



DUE MONDAY:  Huck Finn Literary Analysis Prewrite

Brainstorming your claim:
1) Look at your notes/work/self-evaluations from the lit circles.  Think about your discussions and the ideas that came out of your discussions.
2) Look to your annotations. (This is why we annotate!)
3) What are your interpretations?
4) SUPPORTING POINTS:  What are the reasons you are claiming your claim?
5) TEXTUAL EVIDENCE:  What is the text makes you interpret it the way that you do?