1. Independent Writing
Daily Writing: Reliable Narrator?
Mark Twain chose to have Huck Finn be the narrator of this
tale, making it a first-person account. Why do you think he made
this decision? What are the benefits of this? Drawbacks? In other
words, is Huck Finn a reliable (believable) narrator?

2. Socratic Seminar
• In small groups discuss and take notes on the
Google Document shared with you.

3. EPIGRAM: A
short, witty poem
expressing a
single thought or
observation. A
concise, clever,
often
paradoxical
statement. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_subj_e.html

4. Epigrams of Mark Twain
1. Review the list of epigrams,
marking at least three that stand
out to you.
2. Choose a partner. Share your
epigram selections.
3. On your own or with that partner,
pick one epigram. Write the
epigram on the sheet of paper,
then illustrate it.
4. Present your poster, explaining the
meaning of the epigram as well as
your response to the epigram.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_subj_e.html

5. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”
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#3 PURPOSE
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#5 TONE (LIST WITH #4 TOOLS (LIST WITH EXAMPLES FROM
EXPLANATION/EXAMPLE) TEXT)
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1 2
#1 SPEAKER #2 INTENDED AUDIENCE
#6 MESSAGE