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An online
activity connected to 
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
By: Mark Twain
By: Carla Ramdat
October, 2004
Audience~ 7th grade Middle
School Students
Introduction:
This is a reading
activity designed to expose, extend or review a class unit on the novel The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
Information: This is an online activity connected to
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. You will be reading this to help introduce,
review or supplement your in-class reading of this novel.
Activities:
1. Click here and
read the section entiled "Analysis of Major Characters".
Read about each character listed from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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How would you describe each character? Fill out the
information on this chart below.
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Characters of |
Words to describe each character |
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2. Click here and read the summaries of chapters 3
& 4. Tell what happens in those chapters. Notice the actions of each character
and refer back to the character trait chart above to see if they are
displaying/showing any of those traits. Click back here
again and read the other chapter summaries. Are any of the characters
displaying some of the traits listed above?
3. Click here and
read about themes,
motifs & symbols found
in Tom Sawyer. Complete the chart below.
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Describe what they mean |
Name 3 of each one |
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Themes |
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Motifs |
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Symbols |
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