Journey down the Mississippi with the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literature Unit from Epiphany Curriculum, ideal for grades 7-9 homeschoolers. This student-directed worktext accompanies Mark Twain's timeless novel about Huck Finn and Jim's quest for freedom amid mid-1800s slavery, delving into narrative techniques, figures of speech, irony, point of view, dialogue, and Twain's lasting literary influence. Students strengthen vocabulary, grammar, composition, spelling, story elements, and figurative language while comparing genres like narrative vs. expository/persuasive writing. Multi-sensory, conceptual lessons with low teacher involvement feature varied assignments, occasional tests (answer keys included), and film adaptation analysis—excellent for building advanced writing skills and historical literary insight in a rigorous, secular format.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literature Unit
Description
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered to be one of the greatest American novels ever written. The story is narrated by a runaway boy named "Huck" who is accompanied by a runaway slave named Jim. The novel follows their adventures traveling up the Mississippi River as they work their way towards Illinois where slavery has been abolished.
The unit begins by providing historical context for the novel including the realities of the institution of slavery in the mid 1800s. During the process of studying the novel, you will learn about the characteristics of narrative writing, such as the use of figures of speech, the use of literary techniques like dialogue and irony, and the use of literary devices like point of view. You will also explore the differences between narrative writing and the genres of expository and persuasive writing. The unit ends with an examination of Mark Twain's influence on modern literature and the reasons for the choices that get made in film adaptations.
A set of Literature Units (LU) is a complete language arts curriculum teaching vocabulary, grammar, composition, spelling, story elements, and figurative language in the context of popular children's books. LUs each explore one facet of a concept that ties three units together. Each unit has a primary book that is studied for 2-3 weeks and may include additional titles. these concept-based studies allow your child to compare/contrast themes and characters across novels.
Lessons are structured and easy to use but extremely varied, often with several options for an assignment. Beginning with Gr 4-6, the Student Directed Literature Units (SDLU) are Worktexts with instruction written directly to the student. Each package contains the SDLU, the corresponding novel, and sometimes other books. Upper levels provide rigorous and challenging studies with occasional tests (answer keys included).
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 7-9 |
| Brand: | Epiphany Curriculum |
| ISBN: | 9781638511649 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |