{"product_id":"teaching-huckleberry-finn-why-and-how-to-present-the-controversial-classic-in-the-high-school-classroom-paperback","title":"Teaching Huckleberry Finn: Why and How to Present the Controversial Classic in the High School Classroom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Nogowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Nearly all of the Gadsden County's student body is black and considered economically disadvantaged, the highest percentage of any school district in Florida. Fewer than 15 percent perform at grade level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An idealistic new teacher at East Gadsden High, John Nogowski saw that the Department of Education's techniques would not work in this environment. He wanted to make an impact in his students' lives. In a room stacked with battered classics like \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e, he found 30 pristine, \"quarantined\" copies of \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Abused by an alcoholic father, neglected by his own community, consigned to a life of privation and danger. Wouldn't Huck strike a chord with these kids? Were he alive today, wouldn't he \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e one of them? Part lesson plan, part memoir, Nogowski's surprising narrative details his experience teaching Twain's politically charged satire of American racism and hypocrisy to poor black teens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn award-winning sportswriter, \u003cb\u003eJohn Nogowski\u003c\/b\u003e taught AP Language, English and Journalism at Gadsden County High School in Havana, Florida before retiring in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 179\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433034956978,"sku":"9781476674285","price":54.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bugawUroHg9781476674285.webp?v=1783225542","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/teaching-huckleberry-finn-why-and-how-to-present-the-controversial-classic-in-the-high-school-classroom-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}