English 11 AP Pathfinder

 

The Task The Online Databases
Works Cited World Wide Web

Outcomes:

The student will be able to:

  • locate information to meet an identified need
  • collect information to meet an identified need
  • organize and manage information found in print, non-print, and computer/online format.
  • interpret information to generate new understandings and knowledge
  • communicate findings by producing materials in an appropriate format.


 


Ask Questions Gather Information Organize Information Prepare Information Present Information

 

The Task

Your task is to create a documented argument defending the choice to have or not have The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as part of an English curriculum. You will research which ever side appeals to you and find serveral sources of information.

Online Databases

Passwords

The following databases are a good place to conduct research. To access them from a school computer, go up to favorites -> Subscriptions --> choose the database you would like to search.

Proquest
Gale

 


For home use, passwords for these databases are available in the medie center. Passwords are also located on a yellow sheet on top of the computers in the media center.

 
Keywords are an important part of researching. Please spend a few moments jotting down keywords and synonyms of keywords for your research question. You may also want to try broadening or narrowing your topic if you are having trouble finding information.

Internet Sites

Folk Beliefs in the Adventures of Huck Finn
Adventures of Huck Finn
Peter Salwen's Mark Twain
Mark Twain in His Times
Mark Twain's Huck Finn
Reviews of Huck Finn (1885)
The San Francisco Chronicle (1885)
Huck and the Concord Library
Huck Finn's Fate to be Decided
BlackFace Minstrelsy
Huck Finn Gets Sent Down the River
Huck Finn Still Pushes Buttons