Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Joe Lawrence Discussion Question 2/21/12
What do you think the best way is to deal with the reading of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain? Should it be read out loud? Should it be read silently? Should the n-word be discussed? Should you get a book without the n-word in it and with slave? So what in your opinion do you believe is the best way to approach the teaching and reading of Huckleberry Finn in a school environment?
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I think the best approach for reading the novel Huckleberry Finn is to listen to the audio version online while also following along in the book. This is the method i have chosen and it has been very sucessful. - Kayla Swanson
I thinkt the best way to read Huckleberry Finn is read along as you listen to the audio version. i tihnk discussing the "n" word should be discussed with the students before the book is read. Maybe learning a little bit about it and its use in the book will help make reading it over and over again easier. I think it would be silly to read a revised edition of Huckleberry Finn. THe teacher should be prepared to use the word in class and be able to teach it correctly. Students should understand that Mark Twain did not mean to offend anyone, he was just trying to get a point across, that blacks were treated unfairly at this time and no matter how many laws were passed, they were still judged by the whites, especially in the south.
--LIBBY PECHER
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