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Thomas S. Wootton Media Center: Evans AP Lang Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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 Huckleberry Finn  Research Project -  Mrs. Evans  Eng 11

Purpose: Researching controversy about the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 

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Book:

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Jones, Mary. How to Build a Kite. NY: Chelsea, 2008.

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“U-Boats.” World War II on the Web. 1 May 1999. The History Channel. 25 Apr. 2002 <http://historychannel.com/WWII/uboat.htm>. 

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Huckleberry Finn - Keywords

Purpose: Researching controversy about the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 

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Keywords:

School

High School

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Conflict

Controversy

Mark Twain

Protest

Racism

Teachers

Students

Parents

Education

Language

N - Word (N word)

American

Slavery

Freedom

Literature

Canon- “ the best” books

Challenge

South

Confederate

NAACP (National Association of Advancement of Colored People)

Sons of the Confederacy

Virginia

Montgomery County Public Schools

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