1. Advanced English Volume One 外国语学院 刘吉欣

2. Unit Six Mark Twain—Mirror of America Pre-reading Noel Grove

3. Introduction to Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Pre-reading

4. Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Pseudonym Mark Twain An American author and humorist The Innocents Abroad(1869), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) The father of American literature

5. Para. 1 According to the author, what kind of people is Mark Twain? While-reading Adventurous, patriotic, romantic, humorous Cynical, bitter, sad

6. Para. 2 In Mark Twain’s life, what kind of jobs did he do? Which one made him achieve the national fame? While-reading Tramp printer River pilot Confederate guerilla prospector writer

7. Para. 3 Early Years Can you use one word to describe Mark Twain’s home town? While-reading Why does the author mention the different means of transportation on the river and the different kind of cargoes?

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13. Para. 4-5 The Pilot Life What was the significance of pilot life in Mark Twain’s early years? While-reading

14. Para. 6 Army Life Why did Mark Twain leave the army? While-reading Why did Mark Twain quit the job of being the steamboat pilot and become a soldier?

15. Para. 7 Prospector Life Did he succeed in the “Gold Rush”? While-reading

16. Para. 8 The Beginning of Writer Life What happened to Mark Twain in 1862? While-reading

17. Para. 9 The Setback of His Writing Career While-reading What is the cause of his setback of his writing career?

18. Para. 10-11 The Resurgence of His Writing Career What made Mark Twain a nationally famous writer? While-reading

19. Para. 12-13 The European Travel and Experimentation of Different Writing What ‘s the difference between Mark Twain and other correspondents? While-reading

20. Why did Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn become so popular in U.S.A? What is Mark Twain’s purpose of writing these two books? While-reading Para.14-19 The Climax of His Writing Career

21. Para. 20-22 Another Mark Twain Was Mark Twain always a optimistic guy? While-reading

22. Activity One Rhetorical devices Antithesis Metonymy Alliteration personification Post-reading

23. Activity Two Assignment Please find information about Fundamentalist Movement and write a short essay in portfolio. Post-reading

24. See You!