From the PBS series, "Culture Shock," this teaching guide deals with the controversies that have surrounded the teaching of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." The guide is designed to help teachers find reasonable approaches to teaching about this controversy. It can also be used to encourage young scholars to examine and understand the relationship between the arts and controversial subjects, as well as studying "Huck Finn" in more depth.

Concepts

banned books, character development, satire, stereotypes, mark twain, the adventures of huckleberry finn

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Additional Tags

controversy and art, legacy of slavery, huck finn, pbs, samuel clemens

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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