"Man is the only animal that blushes."

Today we are looking looking into Mark Twain's acrimonious view of mankind; he finds fault with the Darwinian theory and instead posits The Descent of Man. It is, of course, that Twain's bad theology and mocking behaviors transformed him into a bitter man. As we shall see Twain takes a "low" view Man, and he is no Humanist. There is one virtue in his characterization, however; he reminds us of that Biblical doctrine of the radical corruption of mankind, that is, man is a sinner.
Agenda:

1. Pater Noster
2. Study, review, and discuss Huck Finn
3. Huck Finn Quiz: Chapters 36-The Last 
4. Read "The Lowest Animal" by Mark Twain (p. 469 in LB) 
5. Review HW: 
1. Do Vocab HW (due 2/5) for Unit 8: Pick any 5 words from Unit 8. Know each word's part of speech, etc. Write a short paragraph that correctly uses these 5 words, is grammatically correct, and addresses one of the following prompts:
1. Prompt 1: We have been reading about Huck's adventures. Explain a time when you made a decisive change your life or embarked on an adventure of your own.  
2. Prompt 2: Explain your ideal government and civilization and why.
2. Read Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn --
   DO THE READING!
1. Check out the Reading Schedule.
2. Study the Huck Finn Reading Questions
3. Get a free audio version: Lit2Go and LibriVox. Both are available as Podcast. Also, some audio versions are available on Youtube. Grover Gardener is a wonderful reader of Huck Finn. You need someone of the south. Regionalism depends on it.

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