Welcome to the Mark Twain – Jumpin’ Frogs and Flying Cats – Dig! We are going to read the funny stories that turned Samuel Clemens into Mark Twain and changed the nature of American storytelling forever.
Your TWAIN Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 19, 8:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TWAIN DIG CHALLENGE # 1- First, let’s learn about this wild character MARK TWAIN in a biography written in 1910. Where was he born ?
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Your TWAIN Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 19, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TWAIN DIG CHALLENGE # 2- What brought him our West where he wrote for papers in Sacramento and San Francisco?
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Your TWAIN Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 19, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TWAIN DIG CHALLENGE # 3- What was Twain’s life like in San Francisco – before he published a critical article on local corruption that saw his life threatened so he ran away to hide out in the California Backcountry ? (ok to copy and paste his quote about life in San Francisco as the answer – look for his ‘butterfly’ description) button
Your TWAIN Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 19, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TWAIN DIG CHALLENGE # 4- Twain’s now famous Jumping Frog Story was first published under a name different than we know it today. When was it first published and under what name ? And where did he get the idea for the story ? button
Your TWAIN Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 19, 8:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TWAIN DIG CHALLENGE # 5- Read the story now – who was Dan’ Webster? button
Your TWAIN Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 19, 8:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TWAIN DIG CHALLENGE # 6- Another great Twain tale is about the Flying ‘Miner’s Cat’ and you can read it online here. What made the cat ‘fly’?
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Your TWAIN Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 19, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TWAIN DIG CHALLENGE # 7- Now that you have read these two great Twain Tales – write up a short report on one or both and add it to the CAMP INTERNET READING OLYMPICS button
Your TWAIN Guide: . . . . Tue, Feb 19, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
TWAIN DIG CHALLENGE #8 – Test your knowledge about Mark Twain – take the online Twain Quiz ! button