"A Guide for Using the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in the Classroom" by Michael Levin is designed to assist educators in exploring Mark Twain's classic novel. The guide includes lesson plans, discussion questions, and activities that enhance students’ understanding of the themes, characters, and historical context of the story. It aims to foster critical thinking and engagement with the text, making Twain's exploration of race, morality, and adventure accessible to modern readers. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" follows the journey of a young boy, Huck, as he escapes from his abusive father and embarks on a river adventure with Jim, a runaway enslaved man. Their travels along the Mississippi River explore themes of friendship, freedom, and societal norms, as Huck grapples with his moral dilemmas and the complexities of race and humanity. Throughout their journey, Huck learns to challenge the values of the society he was raised in, ultimately choosing his own sense of right and wrong. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Literature Units .

This book has been graded for interest for readers up to 14 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 1996 by Teacher Created Resources .

Twice a New York Times Bestselling Author, Michael Levin has written credibly and effectively about race on numerous occasions, including the national bestseller Dropping the Ball with Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, No Ordinary Love with NBA star Doug and Jackie Christie, Banking On Our Future with civil rights leader and ambassador to the U. N. John Hope Bryant, and most recently for Politico. com-Shoveling While Black, a story about former baseball star and ESPN commentator Doug Glanville. Michael is also married to a woman born in mainland China and is raising four mixed-race children, including 12-year-old twins who have been a sounding board throughout the creation of the Lunch Money series. Jack J. Pannell, Jr. is the founder and organizer of the Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys, an urban, college prep charter school. Mr. Pannell is the President of the Five Smooth Stones Foundation, Inc. , a non-profit organization he founded with a mission to transform a generation of urban boys with world-class educational opportunities. In developing Baltimore Collegiate as a charter school project, Mr. Pannell visited and studied over thirty high performing schools in the county and also spent a year of teaching at St. Ignatius, a Jesuit middle school for boys in Baltimore, and at Collington Square Elementary School, one of the lowest performing schools in Maryland. Mr. Pannell is the former Executive Director of the Baltimore Curriculum Project, a charter school management organization that operates four charter schools in East Baltimore. With over fifteen years of non-profit and government leadership experience, he has held senior management positions with Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, Sojourners and the Department of Health for the District of Columbia. During his time in Washington D. C. , Mr. Pannell was the communication director for Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia) and Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada). Prior to working in Washington, Mr. Pannell worked in the entertainment and investment banking industries. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.