AP English Class Visits Mark Twain House

Earlier today, the RHAM AP Language and Composition classes paid a visit to the Mark Twain house. The house is located in Hartford, CT. Mark Twain and his family lived in the house for 17 years, the 17 happiest and most productive years of his life. The RHAM classes visited this location as an introduction to their unit on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, one of Twain's most celebrated works. Accompanying the students on their trip were English teachers Ms. Anger, Ms. Jameson, and Mr. Serrell-Dube.

While at the Twain house, RHAM students watched a 20-minute video biography of the author's life, received a guided tour of the house itself, and listened to a lecture. The lecture outlined Mark Twain's place in history and how his literature affected social change within America. Also mentioned in the lecture were the works of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her homestead neighbors that of Mark Twain and the two museums often collaborate to create presentations for those visiting both locations.

More information about the Mark Twain House and its various events can be found at http://www.marktwainhouse.org/