Day 4

Pudd'nhead Wilson Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Mississippi River Slideshow

    Kind of Activity:

    Mixed Media

    Objective:

    To allow students to learn about an important element in Mark Twain’s books (the Mississippi River) and present some aspect of that element visually.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4

    Structure:

    The Mississippi River is central to many of Mark Twain’s books, including Pudd’nhead Wilson. In this activity, each student will create an online slideshow about some aspect of the Mississippi River, using this free online software:

    https://spark.adobe.com/

    If students are familiar with another way to make a slideshow, that’s ok too.

    Students will have to create a free online account. The...

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