The tour of the historic and beautiful Mark Twain House takes 45 minutes. However, the more students that visit, the longer a school needs to be on-site to ensure that everyone sees the house. For large groups, we can add a number of complementary educational programs, as well as time in our galleries, exhibitions, and time for watching a documentary. While each tour will always be 45 minutes, the overall length of a field trip will vary based on the number of students. The total number of students, teachers, and chaperones cannot exceed 70 individuals per visit, but we will gladly work with you to schedule multiple visits if necessary.
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The Mark Twain House & Museum 351 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT 06105
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The Mark Twain House & Museum has funds available to provide reimbursement for the cost of busing the students to the museum. For visits in December, January, February and March, the Mark Twain House & Museum will reimburse the FULL COST of busing the students to the Museum. September through November and April through June, schools can receive up to $150.00 per bus for up to two buses per visit. Please request details when you contact us.
I can use art, objects, place, and space as evidence to describe life in historic eras.
I can understand why Hartford was an exciting place to live, and an important location for Mark Twain's writing.
I can speak with confidence about the experiences of Mark Twain, and his family, in historic Hartford.
All students experience a facilitated tour of the historic and beautiful Mark Twain House. During the tour, a museum educator asks them questions designed to guide them in interpreting the space.
We have a significant opportunity for caregiver volunteers serving as chaperones. We request at least one adult for every 13 students, which usually requires that a school provides chaperones.
Grade 6
Grade 6. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Comprehension and Collaboration.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Grade 6. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Comprehension and Collaboration.2: Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
Grade 6. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Presentation of Knowledge or Ideas.4: Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Grade 6. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Presentation of Knowledge or Ideas.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Grade 6. Visual Art. Responding. Anchor Standard #7.1: Identify and interpret works of art or design that reveal how people live around the world and what they value.
Grade 6. Visual Art. Responding. Anchor Standard #7.2: Analyze ways that visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotions, and actions.
Grade 6. Visual Art. Responding. Anchor Standard #9.1: Develop and apply relevant criteria to evaluate a work of art.
Grade 6. Visual Art. Connecting. Anchor Standard #11.1: Analyze how art reflects changing times, traditions, resources, and cultural uses.
Grade 7
CCSS.SL.1,2,4,6 Grade 7. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Comprehension and Collaboration.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Grade 7. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Comprehension and Collaboration.2: Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
Grade 7. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Presentation of Knowledge or Ideas.4: Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Grade 7. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Presentation of Knowledge or Ideas.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Grade 7. Visual Art. Responding. Anchor Standard #7.1: Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued.
Grade 7. Visual Art. Responding. Anchor Standard #7.2: Analyze multiple ways that images influence specific audiences.
Grade 7. Visual Art. Connecting. Anchor Standard #11.1: Analyze how response to art is influenced by understanding the time and place in which it was created, the available resources, and cultural uses.
Grade 8
CCSS.SL.1,2,4,6
Grade 8. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Comprehension and Collaboration.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Grade 8. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Comprehension and Collaboration.2: Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
Grade 8. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Presentation of Knowledge or Ideas.4: Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Grade 8. English Language Arts Standards. Speaking and Listening. Presentation of Knowledge or Ideas.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Grade 8. Visual Art. Connecting. Anchor Standard #11.1: Distinguish different ways art is used to represent, establish, reinforce, and reflect group identity.
Grade 8. Visual Art. Responding. Anchor Standard #7.1: Explain how a person"s aesthetic choices are influenced by culture and environment and impact the visual image that one conveys to others.
