Results from the 2nd Annual Quarry Farm Fireplace Writing Contest
The contest is open to all 2nd-6th graders within a 25 mile radius of Quarry Farm
Category: Twain for Teachers
Mark Twain Forum Reviews: Teaching Huckleberry Finn by John Nogowski
Hugh H. Davis reviews Teaching Huckleberry Finn by John Nogowski for the MarK Twain Forum.
Twain For Teachers: “The N-Word In The Classroom” (C19 Podcast)
Dr. Koritha Mitchell hosts a recent episode of the C19 Podcast on “The N-Word in the Classroom.”
Interactive Map of 1901 Elmira Now Available
In collaboration with SmallTown 360, the Center for Mark Twain Studies has created an interactive map of 1901 Elmira. The map highlights the important people and places that shaped Mark Twain and the Langdon family during his summers in Elmira. Key points include Quarry Farm, the Langdon Mansion, and the Park Church. The map also points out lesser known places like the home of Darius Ford, friend of Twain and […]
Winners Announced for the Second “Quarry Farm Fireplace Creative Writing Contest”
Winners have been selected for the Quarry Farm Fireplace Creative Writing Contest sponsored by the Center for Mark Twain Studies. Two area students in grades 2-6 have been selected for their creative writings inspired by the fireplace tiles in the Quarry Farm Parlor: Treya Das Banerjee (Carder Elementary, Corning) and Elizabeth McNett (Finn Academy, Elmira). Mark Twain often encouraged his children to create and tell their own stories based off […]
2019 Summer Institute For Teachers: Mark Twain & Generation Z
Our 2019 Summer Institute for Teachers will be led by Jocelyn Chadwick and, for the first time, include an opportunity for course credit at Elmira College.
Mark Twain: Television Star
David Bianculli of Rowan University and NPR’s Fresh Air catalogs the numerous appearances of Mark Twain on TV.
New Documentary focuses on Twain’s Time in Buffalo
For over three decades I poked around in the area of Twain’s connection to my hometown, Buffalo, NY. I spent countless hours in the Grosvenor Room of the Central Library in downtown Buffalo flipping through pages of the over one hundred volumes of the Local History and Local Biographies scrapbooks, taking notes from pasted newspaper clippings that contained relevant information. I read and cross-referenced entries in Buffalo City Directories of […]
Twain for Teachers: 88 Days In The Mother Lode Documentary
It is safe to say that most secondary school students know Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn from their novels. But they do know less of the enormous variety in Mark Twain’s literary output and the extraordinary triumphs and tragedies of his life. If using class time to show a film, teachers must have precise learning objectives, making certain to engage students’ attention and prompt them to respond with fuller appreciation […]
21st-Century Students Respond to Sensitive Texts
EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week, Jocelyn Chadwick responded to the recent removal of “sensitive texts,” including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, from the curriculum in Duluth Public Schools by asking “When will WE listen?” This week, Dr. Chadwick and John E. Grassie, co-authors of Teaching Literature in the Context of Literacy Instruction, share with us the voices of some of the students who they have been listening to as they tour U.S. classrooms. In so […]