1. Racism: Recurring Across Literature Carolyn Hilbert English Indicator D: Identify similar recurring themes across different works. References

2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn To Kill A Mockingbird The Color of Water Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

3. Huck Finn Author: Mark Twain Summary: Twain goes on to tell of a boy, Huck, on a journey down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave. Huck finds that he can confide in Tom, the slave, and finally sees the other side of slavery. Mark Twain

4. To Kill A Mockingbird Author: Harper Lee Summary: Scout Finch, daughter of respected lawyer Atticus, learns the hardships faced by racism. Her father takes on a case he knows he will lose because he is defending a black man in the South. Scout learns a lot that summer, not only from her father, but in her own adventures. Harper Lee

5. The Color of Water Author: James McBride Summary: James writes from his own personal point of view. The story is true, and it talks about his and his mother’s experiences while growing up in the south. James McBride

6. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Author: Mildred D. Taylor Summary: The Logans, a family living in Mississippi in 1933, tells their story of how they live in the south in such a segregated time. Cassie, the second eldest child, is the narrator and tells her point of view as everything around her is falling apart. Mildred D. Taylor

7. What is a Theme? Theme is a broad idea or message that is conveyed throughout a piece of literature Every piece of literature contains a theme; and along with themes are a plot, characters, setting, and style To further explore other elements of literature, visit analyzing literature. analyzing literature

8. What does Recurring mean? Themes reoccur across literature countless times Many books have the similar, if not the same universal theme Themes tie everything together in a work, and bring different pieces in to make a whole

9. Atticus Finch Lawyer, played by Gregory Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird In the movie, Gregory Peck ends with a powerful speech as he defended an African American man wrongly accused of committing a crime

10. Huckleberry Finn “Huck Finn” He is the main character of the story, and travels down a river with a runaway slave

11. James McBride Author/main character The story is an autobiography where McBride tells of how he and his mother grew up surrounded by racism

12. Cassie Logan Female; second oldest child in the Logan family She is naïve about racism, and is always getting herself in trouble

13. References Adventures of Huck Finn. Virginia H. Hope, 1995. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.. "American Rhetoric: Movie Speech." American Rhetoric: Movie Speech. American Rhetoric, 2001-2010. Web. 02 Mar. 2010.. BookRags Book Notes. BookRags, 2000-2009. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Studyguide. GrAdesaver, 1991-2009. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. Web. 9 Feb. 2010.