Name: ________________________________________________ Mrs. Krause English 10 CP Literary Research Paper ASSIGNMENT: In a thoughtful and carefully-written essay which uses a minimum of three quotations from the novel and three quotations from outside sources as evidence, answer the following question: Does the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ultimately promote or denounce racism? TEN-STEP PROCESS 1. THINK: As you read the novel and participate in class activities about the controversy surrounding it, think carefully about this question. 2. TAKE NOTES: As you read the novel, copy down quotes from the book on the evidence sheets provided. These will be checked in class!! 3. TAKE A POSITION: When you finish the book, take a position and decide WHY you feel this way. Looking back at the notes you have taken while reading will help you to decide upon a position. Your position is, essentially, your thesis. 4. SELECT EVIDENCE: Go back through your evidence and choose the quotes from the novel that will best support your thesis. 5. OUTLINE:Consider how to organize your paper so that your thesis is supported in an effective and logical way. Compose a formal outline to plan your paper. 6. RESEARCH: Read the literary criticism that Mrs. Krause and Mrs. Bergh provide. In these articles, you will see other people who have read Huck Finn expressing their ideas about whether it promotes or condemns racist attitudes. 7. ADD EVIDENCE FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES: Choose at least three quotes from these articles that you can work into your outline. 8. DRAFT: Use your outline to write your rough draft and create your Works Cited page. 9. EDIT: Bring in a hard copy of your rough draft for self-editing and peer editing. 10. PROOFREAD AND REVISE: Make revisions and compose your final draft to hand in. Page 1 of 3 REQUIREMENTS:Papers that do not meet the following requirements will not receive a passing score. · · 4 FULL pages (minimum) · Typed in MLA format · At least 3 relevant quotes from novel · At least 3 relevant quotes from outside sources · Works Cited page properly formatted according to MLA guidelines Grading Evidence Checks: 23 points DUE: Multiple due dates · Criteria for Success: You will be given FIVE evidence sheets on which to copy down quotes as we read the novel. Each sheet will be checked and graded. In order to receive full credit, you must fill in each sheet completely with relevant evidence according to the directions given at the top. Draft of Introduction/Thesis Statement: 16 points DUE: ___________________________ · Criteria for Success: After you finish the book, you will decide on your position and explain why you feel this way. You should type your introduction and thesis statement on a piece of paper and bring it to class on the due date. In order to receive full credit, be sure to carefully and thoughtfully follow the directions on the sheet. Outline: 40 points DUE: _________________________.

1. Name:
________________________________________________
Mrs. Krause
English 10 CP
Literary Research Paper
ASSIGNMENT: In a thoughtful and carefully-written essay
which uses a
minimum of three quotations from the novel and three
quotations from
outside sources as evidence, answer the following question:
Does the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ultimately
promote or
denounce racism?
TEN-STEP PROCESS
1. THINK: As you read the novel and participate in class
activities about
the controversy surrounding it, think carefully about this
question.
2. TAKE NOTES: As you read the novel, copy down quotes
from the book on the evidence sheets provided. These will be
checked in class!!
3. TAKE A POSITION: When you finish the book, take a
position and decide WHY you feel this way. Looking back at
the notes you have taken while reading will help you to decide
upon a position. Your position is, essentially, your thesis.
4. SELECT EVIDENCE: Go back through your evidence and
choose the quotes from the novel that will best support your
thesis.

2. 5. OUTLINE:Consider how to organize your paper so that your
thesis is supported in an effective and logical way. Compose a
formal outline to plan your paper.
6. RESEARCH: Read the literary criticism that Mrs. Krause and
Mrs. Bergh provide. In these articles, you will see other people
who have read Huck Finn expressing their ideas about whether
it promotes or condemns racist attitudes.
7. ADD EVIDENCE FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES: Choose at
least three quotes from these articles that you can work into
your outline.
8. DRAFT: Use your outline to write your rough draft and
create your Works Cited page.
9. EDIT: Bring in a hard copy of your rough draft for self-
editing and peer editing.
10. PROOFREAD AND REVISE: Make revisions and compose
your final draft to hand in.
Page 1 of 3
REQUIREMENTS:Papers that do not meet the following
requirements will not receive a passing score.
·
· 4 FULL pages (minimum)
· Typed in MLA format
· At least 3 relevant quotes from novel
· At least 3 relevant quotes from outside sources
· Works Cited page properly formatted according to MLA
guidelines

3. Grading
Evidence Checks: 23 points DUE:
Multiple due dates
· Criteria for Success: You will be given FIVE evidence sheets
on which to copy down quotes as we read the novel. Each sheet
will be checked and graded. In order to receive full credit, you
must fill in each sheet completely with relevant evidence
according to the directions given at the top.
Draft of Introduction/Thesis Statement: 16 points DUE:
___________________________
· Criteria for Success: After you finish the book, you will
decide on your position and explain why you feel this way. You
should type your introduction and thesis statement on a piece of
paper and bring it to class on the due date. In order to receive
full credit, be sure to carefully and thoughtfully follow the
directions on the sheet.
Outline: 40 points DUE:
___________________________
· Criteria for Success: You should compose a full and detailed
outline of your paper based on the template and guidelines
given in class.
Notes on Literary Criticism: 20 points DUE:
___________________________
· Criteria for Success: After composing your outline, you will
be given articles of literary criticism related to racism in Huck

4. Finn. You must read these and take notes on the templates
provided. Bring in your notes to be checked/graded.
Rough Draft (20 points) and Works Cited Page (10 points):
DUE: ___________________________
· Criteria for Success: You should bring in a complete rough
draft. It must meet all minimum requirements (page length,
quotes, etc.), and it must be carefully proofread. Your rough
draft should include a works cited page.
Final Draft: 100 points DUE:
___________________________
· Criteria for Success: Your paper will be graded based on the
attached guidelines. Please be sure that you use these, as well as
your editing checklists, to compose a fabulous paper!
General Scoring Guideline for English Essays grades 10-
12 2014-2015
The score reflects the quality of the essay as a whole—its
content, style, mechanics, and adherence to MLA format. It is
possible to earn a score above 95, just as it is possible to earn a
score below 50.

5. While essays will be graded holistically and mechanics will
count in the overall paper grade, papers will receive an
additional, separate score out of 10 possible points for the
writer’s control of the following aspects of grammar:
agreement, run-ons and fragments, comma usage, semi-colon
usage, and pronouns. This will count as a separate homework
grade.
90-95+: These exemplary essays offer a well-focused and
persuasive response to the requirements of the prompt. Using
apt and specific evidence, these essays fully explore the
resources of their examples. These essays make a strong case
for their interpretation and discuss the literary work with
insight and understanding. Generally, essays scored a 95 reveal
more sophisticated analysis and more effective control of
language and composition than do essays scored a 90. In
general, these essays adhere to correct MLA format.
80-85+: These strong/proficient essays offer a reasonable
response to the requirements of the prompt. While these essays
use appropriate evidence and the responses show insight and
understanding, their analysis is less thorough, less perceptive,
and/or less specific in supporting detail than that of the essays
in the 95-90 range, and they may demonstrate less control of
language and composition. Generally, essays scored an 80 offer
a less convincing analysis and less command of the elements of
effective composition than do essays scored an 85, but the prose
is generally clear enough to communicate its ideas. These
essays generally adhere to MLA guidelines but may demonstrate
small oversights in format.
75+: These essays demonstrate developing skills and respond to
the assigned task with a plausible reading, but they tend to be
superficial, uneven, or underdeveloped in analysis. They may
rely upon plot summary that contains some analysis, implicit or
explicit and may demonstrate a limited understanding of the

6. work and/or the requirements of the assignment. While the
writing may contain lapses in diction, syntax, or mechanics, and
may lack effective organization, it usually communicates ideas
adequately enough for the reader to understand. These essays
may demonstrate some lack of adherence to MLA format.
65-70+: These essays offer a less than thorough understanding
of the task and/or a less than adequate treatment of it. They
reflect an incomplete or oversimplified understanding of the
work, or they may fail to respond to the requirements of the
prompt. These essays may rely on plot summary alone, or their
assertions may be irrelevant or unsupported by specific,
relevant evidence. Sometimes wordy or repetitious and marred
by surface errors, these essays may lack control over the
elements of effective composition and may be difficult to read
and understand. Essays scored a 65 may reflect serious
misreading and demonstrate especially weak control over
language, mechanics, and composition. Essays in this range may
demonstrate lack of adherence to MLA format.
0-60+: Although these essays make some attempt to respond to
the prompt, they compound the weaknesses of essays in the 70-
65 range and demonstrate little success addressing and fulfilling
the requirements of the assigned topic. Often, they are
unacceptably brief or are incoherent in presenting their ideas.
Remarks are presented with little clarity, organization, or
supporting evidence. They may contain distracting errors in
grammar and mechanics that make the text difficult to read and
understand. These essays may demonstrate lack of adherence to
MLA format. Particularly weak, underdeveloped and/or
incoherent essays are scored a 50 or below.
Agreement = AGR
Run-ons and fragments = RO or Frag
Comma usage = C
Semicolon usage = SC

7. Pronouns = P
James Reeve
Professor Krause
English 10 CP
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
English Huck Finn rough draft
In Mark Twain’s, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn its main
focus was to protest against the immoral practice of the social
institution of slavery, prevalent in mid-19th century American
society. Man’s inhumanity towards man is the theme throughout
the novel. Twain’s character Huck Finn struggles with the
accepted norm of the valueless commodity of African American
people and his inner struggle of his moral understanding of
right and wrong. Through Huck’s actions and statements the
reader questions along with Huck the arbitrary division of
culture and class.
Young Huck Finn was exposed to common place
occurrences such as slave auctions and early adoption of
household slaves. Slaves were not considered to be human
beings and instead where simple an accessory to be bought and
sold; “a couple of nigger traders come along, and the king sold
them the niggers reasonable, for three day drafts as they called
it, and away they went, the sons up the river to Memphis, and
their mother down the river to Orleans. I thought them poor
girls and them niggers would break their hearts for grief; they
cried around each other,…I can’t ever get it out of my memory,
the sight of them poor miserable girls and niggers hanging

8. around each other’s necks and crying”(Huckleberry Finn, 196)
Huck witnessing this inhumane practice left an indelible mark
on his personal ethical code.
(opps, sorry started writing and got carried away)
Huck Finn is willing to challenge hypocritical religion, elitist
politics, and immoral society as he refuses to turn Jim in, thus
further denouncing the morality of slavery. “people would call
me a low down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum-
but that don't make no difference. I ain’t agoing to tell, I ain’t
agoing back there anyway.”
Huck knows that the idea of slavery is fueled by the Bible.
“There was the Sunday school, you could a gone to it; and if
you’d a done it they’d a learnt you, there, that people that acts
as i’d he been acting about that nigger goes to everlasting
fire”(226) Huck knew he was committing a sin and could be
absolved if only he completed the mission of alerting Miss
Watson as to the whereabouts of her slave Jim.
Huck Finn makes a conscious decision to react using his
instinct rather than what has been taught to him. “ I was trying
to make my mouth say I would do the right thing and the clean
thing, and go and write to that nigger’s owner and tell where he
was; but deep down in me I knowed it. You can’t pray a lie-I
found that out. So I wa in trouble...and didn’t know what to
do...I was trembling because I’d got to decide, forever betwixt
two things;...I studied a minute...and then says to myself: “All
right, then I’ll go to hell…”(227)
Mark Twain’s novel rejects and criticizes slavery using the
voice of Huckleberry Finn who portrays morality and values the
integrity of all humans regardless of race. Jim is ultimately free
because of Miss Watson’s will and Huck is offered a life with
Aunt Polly. Huck decides after all the moral dilemmas he has
faced and all the “sivilizing” thrust upon him he still decides
that this

9. society is nowhere he want to be and heads west. In conclusion
Huckleberry Finn completely
denounces the practice of slavery and further invites the reader
to come to their own conclusion.