Do you think that you'll have an easy time interpreting Huck's "language?" Do you think that this book unit will be better or worse than the past units (ex. Scarlet Letter)? Do you think that you'll be able to keep up with the reading schedule?
I think I should be able to interpret the language in the book fairly well, although I know there will probably be some difficulties. The way that the book is written might make it less enjoyable than past units, but I hope it will be the best one. The reading scedule does not look too challenging, so I believe I should be able to keep up with it.
Jeffrey Seib- I think I will be able to interpret the Huck’s “language”. It may not be easy all the time, and I may have to reread passages a couple times, but in the end I’ll get the main idea. I think this unit will most likely be better than past units namely the Scarlet Letter. The Scarlet Letter didn’t have enough modern vernaculars, and neither does this, but I still think this will be easier to understand. The hardest part will probably be keeping up with the reading schedule. Although I am usually able to keep up with the reading, sometimes I have a harder time understanding what I read because I day dream sometimes when I read.
I don't know if you'll be able to keep up with the reading, Sam, but I know that I will manage to keep up with the reading schedule. The chapters don't seem very long and the plot is moving along smoothly to the point where it can be easily understood. The dialect is somewhat confusing at times, but if enough time is taken to interpret the meaning of the dialect, then it is much simpler than it seems. Just keep in mind, the dialect that a lot of people, especially African Americans, used was much different than the dialect that we use in our everyday conversations.
I think that the language used in Huckleberry Fin is language that we would consider “slang.” The slang he uses is from the south and I do believe that the reader of the novel should be able to interpret the language he uses. One reason is because his use and spelling of words is often how we say things such as “gonna” which means “going to.” It should be too difficult to understand although if it is, all it usually takes is to read out loud to know what he was meaning to say. I think that most kids will be able to interpret Mark Twain’s use of slang in his novel Huckleberry Fin.
The language used in Huck Finn isn’t very difficult to interpret just because it isn’t very difficult to get a general idea of what the person speaking is trying to say. And with the reading schedule, it shouldn’t be a problem because we are reading about 3 chapters a day and these chapters are short so that’s no big deal. – Tony Scalise
I think I will be able to read Huck’s language pretty well. I have read books in the past that have language similar to this and been able to get through it without any trouble. I think this unit will be better than past units for me. The books seems easier to read and it is more interesting to me then past books we have read. I think I will be able to keep up with the reading schedule because it fairly easy with not many pages per night. This book is also a little bit easier to read faster than other ones so it makes it easier to keep up with the schedule. -Kara N
I think the reading schedule is fairly reasonable, there's not too much to overwhelm us and it is still going to get us through the book in a good amount of time. I agree that the language is a little hard at times to understand; especially when Jim is talking, but if I read it aloud it becomes easier. I predict that the longer I read and the more i get used to Twain's writing style it will be much easier for me to comprehend the dialect. I look forward to this book unit just because of the history for some reasons I expect to get more out of this book than say, the Scarlet Letter.
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I think I should be able to interpret the language in the book fairly well, although I know there will probably be some difficulties. The way that the book is written might make it less enjoyable than past units, but I hope it will be the best one. The reading scedule does not look too challenging, so I believe I should be able to keep up with it.
Jeffrey Seib- I think I will be able to interpret the Huck’s “language”. It may not be easy all the time, and I may have to reread passages a couple times, but in the end I’ll get the main idea. I think this unit will most likely be better than past units namely the Scarlet Letter. The Scarlet Letter didn’t have enough modern vernaculars, and neither does this, but I still think this will be easier to understand. The hardest part will probably be keeping up with the reading schedule. Although I am usually able to keep up with the reading, sometimes I have a harder time understanding what I read because I day dream sometimes when I read.
A response by Chris Primo on 2-22-12:
I don't know if you'll be able to keep up with the reading, Sam, but I know that I will manage to keep up with the reading schedule. The chapters don't seem very long and the plot is moving along smoothly to the point where it can be easily understood. The dialect is somewhat confusing at times, but if enough time is taken to interpret the meaning of the dialect, then it is much simpler than it seems. Just keep in mind, the dialect that a lot of people, especially African Americans, used was much different than the dialect that we use in our everyday conversations.
I think that the language used in Huckleberry Fin is language that we would consider “slang.” The slang he uses is from the south and I do believe that the reader of the novel should be able to interpret the language he uses. One reason is because his use and spelling of words is often how we say things such as “gonna” which means “going to.” It should be too difficult to understand although if it is, all it usually takes is to read out loud to know what he was meaning to say. I think that most kids will be able to interpret Mark Twain’s use of slang in his novel Huckleberry Fin.
Kristen Scego
The language used in Huck Finn isn’t very difficult to interpret just because it isn’t very difficult to get a general idea of what the person speaking is trying to say. And with the reading schedule, it shouldn’t be a problem because we are reading about 3 chapters a day and these chapters are short so that’s no big deal. – Tony Scalise
I think I will be able to read Huck’s language pretty well. I have read books in the past that have language similar to this and been able to get through it without any trouble. I think this unit will be better than past units for me. The books seems easier to read and it is more interesting to me then past books we have read. I think I will be able to keep up with the reading schedule because it fairly easy with not many pages per night. This book is also a little bit easier to read faster than other ones so it makes it easier to keep up with the schedule.
-Kara N
I think the reading schedule is fairly reasonable, there's not too much to overwhelm us and it is still going to get us through the book in a good amount of time. I agree that the language is a little hard at times to understand; especially when Jim is talking, but if I read it aloud it becomes easier. I predict that the longer I read and the more i get used to Twain's writing style it will be much easier for me to comprehend the dialect. I look forward to this book unit just because of the history for some reasons I expect to get more out of this book than say, the Scarlet Letter.
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