Tom Sawyer Scrapbook

Tom Sawyer Scrapbook Table of Contents The Characters - Tom Sawyer - Huck Finn - Aunt Polly - Becky Thatcher - Joe Harper - Injun Joe - Widow Douglass The Setting - The Town - The Pirate Island - The Cave The Author - Mini Biography Analysis - Capturing Youth? - Thumbs up or thumbs down

The Characters

Tom Sawyer Character Description (in your own words, 4-6 sentences): Character Description (In Authors words, 2-3 samples from book): Friends with: Related to:

Huckleberry Finn Character Description (in your own words, 4-6 sentences): Character Description (In Authors words, 2-3 samples from book): Friends with: Related to:

Joe Harper Character Description (in your own words, 4-6 sentences): Character Description (In Authors words, 2-3 samples from book): Friends with: Related to:

Becky Thatcher Character Description (in your own words, 2-3 sentences): Character Description (In Authors words, 2 samples from book):

Aunt Polly Character Description (in your own words, 2-3 sentences): Character Description (In Authors words, 2 samples from book):

Injun Joe Character Description (in your own words, 2-3 sentences): Character Description (In Authors words, 2 samples from book):

Widow Douglass Character Description (in your own words, 2-3 sentences): Character Description (In Authors words, 2 samples from book):

The Setting The Town What is the name of the town? Description of the town (3-4 sentences, in your own words) Description of the town (2 sentences from the book)

The Pirate Island What is the name of the island? Description of the island (3-4 sentences, in your own words) Description of the island (2 sentences from the book)

The Cave What is the name of the cave? Description of the cave (3-4 sentences, in your own words) Description of the cave (2 sentences from the book)

The Author Provide a mini-biography of Mark Twain. This should include information about his early life (birth-teen years), adulthood, and his career. This biography should be between 10-12 sentences.

Analysis 1) Capturing Youth – Mark Twain wrote this story in the 1850’s about life as a kid at that time in American History. His intention was to create a timeless story of youth. Do you think he did a good job of describing the life of a child? Were there any parts of the story that you could identify with your own childhood? Identify some of these examples. 2) Thumbs up or thumbs down – Explain what you felt about the story. Did you like it? Did you hate it? In about 10-12 sentences explain why.