Choose either a project option, OR the final exam (take home, separate sheet). Due Thursday 5/3.
Tom Sawyer Projects! Choose one.
Book Cover! (60)
· Flap 1: Summary—include at least two quotes. (200+)
· Flap 2: Review—why should someone read this book, what can we learn from it? (300+)
· Back: Blurbs and graphic
· Front: Title, author, appropriate (original) graphic
Tom Sawyer Trading Cards. Pick 6 characters from throughout the book. Each one should have a picture of the character on one side, and the following information on the other:
Name:
Three words to describe (w/examples):
Would Never (Because?):
Prized Possessions (Why?):
Might find him/her Reading (Because?):
What does the Future hold?
Quote:
(Each card should have at least 100 words.)
Add another Chapter! (75)
· Use MT’s style
· Dialogue—modeled on the real thing.
· 800+ words
· Believable

A-Z Book! (60)
· 26 sentences—A-Z—that "capture" the book and its characters, themes, plot, lessons to be learned, etc.
· Illustrate/illuminate each sentence.
· Bonus for good use of vocabulary words.

Newspaper, ca. 1840!  (75)
At least 3 stories related to the novel (per person)
At least 2 stories related to events of 1830's-40's
At least one other feature
Pictures (2 - Cite source.)
or...Tom Sawyer Final (75)
Choose five of the six parts below. Please write all answers on a separate sheet of paper.With the exception of Part I, answer all questions using complete sentences.
Part 1:  Vocabulary
 Tom was a)_____ exploring McDougal’s cave.  He was boldly venturing deep into the b)_____, twisty turny, passages of this c)______ that most people could never find their way out of.  He came to a place where two paths d)____.  He spent quite a bit of time e)________which way to go, and finally decided to go to the left.
    Tom had f)_______ talked Becky into reentering the dreadful cave.  At first she was g)_______ that Tom would even think about going back into that h)______, hateful place.  But Tom had used every bit of i)____ and trickery he knew, and when Becky finally gave in to him, he was j)_____.
guile ecstatic, eloquently, audaciously, diverged, sinuous, labyrinth, appalled, repulsive, contemplating
Part 2:  Compare and Contrast
Compare and contrast Tom and Huck.  In what ways are they alike?  Different?  Use examples from the book to back up what you say.  Which would you more like to meet?  Why?
Part 3:  Letter to the Author
Write a letter to Samuel Clemens telling him what you thought of the novel.  (I realize he is dead, but imagine with me!)  Your letter should include:
¨ Questions you would like to ask him.
¨ Whether you liked the book or not, and why (or not).
¨ A way in which Tom Sawyer relates to your life.
¨ Your favorite part and why.
¨ Suggestions for continuing the story.
Part 4:  Potpourri
a) The town of St. Petersburg in the novel is based on Mark Twain’s boyhood hometown of ___.  The nearest big city is ____.    b) A sawbones is a ...   c) What did MT mean when he said, "This final feather broke the camel's back"? (Last line of Chapter 10.)   d) Explain three superstitions that appear in Tom Sawyer.
e) What is the "curtain of charity"?  f) Mark Twain’s real name is... g) The expression "Mark Twain refers to...   h) According to MT, what is the difference between work and play?
i) What was the principal source of news and information in Tom’s town?
Part 5:  Who is talking?  What is going on?  Why is it important to the story?
a) "It’s the devils, sure enough.  Three of ‘em!  Lordy, Tom we’re goners!  Can you pray?"
b) "Ben, I’d like to, Honest Injun:  but Aunt Polly—well Jim wanted to do it, but she wouldn’t let him; Sid wanted to do it and she wouldn’t let Sid."
c) "(Huck Finn) is a name that can open this door night or day lad!--and WELCOME!"
d) "And you’ll say, kind of careless like, as if it warn’t anything, you’ll say, ‘Yes I got my old pipe…"
e) "No Tom I won’t be rich, and I won’t live in them cussed smothery houses.  I like the woods, and the river…"
Part 6:  The Book as a Whole
a) What are the three main plots, or storylines of the novel?  How is each one resolved?
b) What sort of advice is Mark Twain trying to give to kids?  What sort of advice is he trying to give adults?  Use examples from the book that show what you mean.

 
 
Tom Sawyer
Project Rubrics
 

Book Cover (60)

  • Review and Summary (30)
    • about 250+ words
    • use examples from the book
    • shows understanding of the novel
  • Completeness -- (10)
    • cover pic (original)
    • at least 2 original blurbs
    • R and S
  • Quality -- (20)
    • summary quality
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation
    • effort
Newspaper (75)
  • Completeness (20)
    • at least 2 stories related to the novel (per person)
    • at least 2 stories related to events of 1830's
    • at least one other feature
    • pics
  • Quality (20)
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation
    • effort
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the novel (25)
    • themes
    • events/characters
    • examples
  • Above and beyond (10)
    • Award up to 10 more points for anything exceeding the above requirements.
Extra Chapter (75)
  • Quality (20)
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation
    • effort
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the novel (25)
    • themes
    • events/characters
    • examples
  • Credibility (20)
    • Voice
    • Plausiblity
    • Adds something to our understanding of the characters.
  • Above and beyond (10)
    • Award up to 10 more points for anything exceeding the above requirements.
A to Z book (60)
  • Quality (20)
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation
    • effort
  • Completeness (15)
    • 26+ sentences
    • pics
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the novel (25)
    • themes
    • events/characters
    • examples
Trading Cards (60)
  • Quality (20)
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation
    • effort
  • Completeness (15)
    • 6 cards/100 words each
    • All info.
    • Pic. (Cite source or draw.)
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the novel (25)
    • themes
    • events/characters
    • examples
Characters for Trading Cards (pick 6):
Injun Joe, Muff Potter, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Sydney Sawyer, the Schoolmaster, Becky Thatcher, Joe Harper, Alfred Temple, Aunt Polly, Mr. Jones (the Welshman)