Mark Twain Mgr. Petr Kalus

ANOTACE Kód DUMu: VY_32_INOVACE_4. AJ.16 Číslo projektu: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0114 Vytvořeno: listopad 2013 Ročník: 3. ročník a 4. ročník – čtyřleté gymnázium (RVP-G), Septima a Oktáva – osmileté gymnázium (RVP-G) Anotace: Vzdělávací oblast Jazyk a jazyková komunikace Vzdělávací obor Anglický jazyk Tematický okruh MARK TWAIN Tento materiál byl vytvořen jako osnova pro maturitní okruh: Mark Twain na Gymnáziu a JŠ Svitavy na několik tematicky propojených hodin (pro výklad i opakování – shrnutí učiva). Prezentace obsahuje základní přehled autorova života a díla. Materiál je primárně zaměřen na dva poslední ročníky gymnázia, i přesto se dá využít i v nižších ročnících osmiletého i čtyřletého studia vcelku nebo jeho jednotlivé části. Pomůcky: interaktivní tabule

Mark Twain born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri Samuel Langhorne Clemens when he was 4, his family moved to Hannibal, a town situated on the Mississippi river his father worked as a lawyer and storekeeper and it is said that young Tom never saw his father laugh, people often described his father as an unsmiling fellow when he died unexpectedly, his family got into economic struggle both childhood on the Mississippi river and lack of money shaped his literary career

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Mark Twain the town of Hannibal inspired the creation of the town called St. Petersburg introduced in his famous novels Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in 1859 he became a licensed steamboat pilot on the Mississippi his promising career was stopped by the outbreak of the Civil War Twain supported the Confederate Army in 1861, in search for excitement and money he headed for the great American West became a reporter for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise

Mark Twain soon became one of the best storytellers in America unique writing style: funny, friendly but often satirical in 1867, took a five-month cruise in the  Mediterranean and wrote a book out of the trip called The Innocents Abroad, which became a bestseller and Twain one of the most popular and famous writers in America in 1870, he married Olivia Langton, a daughter of a wealthy cool merchant the couple settled in Buffalo and had four children

Mark Twain thanks to his works, especially The Adventures of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, Twain became a famous celebrity of the late 19th century often photographed and applauded travelled overseas and gave lectures received public honours: degrees from Yale and Oxford University his dream of being rich and having high social status came true

The bitter side of Twain΄s life Mark Twain The bitter side of Twain΄s life he lost his toddler son Langdon his favourite daughter Susy died 24 of spinal meningitis at the age of, which ruined him because he was abroad when this happened his youngest daughter was diagnosed with severe epilepsy and she died of a heart attack at 29 his relationship with his middle daughter was far from being ideal, full of quarrels

Mark Twain Mini biography Watch the mini biography and answer the questions below: How do many scholars call him? What period did he consider the best time of his life? What happened to him after the outbreak of the Civil War? What was his first best-seller? Linguistically speaking, how are the novels about Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer different from the rest of American literature? What was Mark Twain΄s attitude to his image?

Mark Twain: Works The Innocents Abroad wrote humorously about the sights he saw during his cruise in the Mediterranean The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a sequel to Tom Sawyer, a story of two outcasts 12-year-old Huck and Jim, a run-away slave, together they find freedom and adventure while rafting down the Mississippi river

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Mark Twain: Works The Prince and Pauper: historical fiction, a story of 2 young boys who look alike, Tom Panty and Prince Edward, a son of Henry VIII Life on the Mississippi: a memoir of his career as a steamboat pilot A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: a science fiction novel about ancient England The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

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Self-check What was the real name of Mark Twain? What had a profound impact on his literary career? How did he earn his living before the outbreak of the Civil World War? What are the main features of his writing style? What “dark“ events happened to him during his lifetime?

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