Mark Twain - The Adventure of Tom Sawyer

Tom-Sawyer

1. The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer
-by Mark Twain
Background knowledge

2. What do you know about the
author Mark Twain?
On Nov. 30, 1835, Samuel Langhorne
Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri
Born the same day that Halles Comet was
visible in the night sky
4 years later his family moved to Hannibal,
Missouri.

3. Where is Missouri?

4. Where is Hannibal?

5. When Samuel was 12, his
father died of pneumonia.
At 13, Samuel left school to
become a printer's
apprentice.
After two short years, he
joined his brother Orion's
newspaper as a printer and
editorial assistant. It was
here that young Samuel
found he enjoyed writing.

6. Mark Twain’s boyhood home
http://earthcam.com/marktwain/#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0fhh2p_NUY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6zd1FqJN6A

7. At 17, he left Hannibal behind for a printer's job in St.
Louis. While in St. Louis, Clemens became a river
pilot's apprentice.
He became a licensed river pilot in 1858.
Clemens' pseudonym, Mark Twain, comes from his
days as a river pilot. It is a river term which means two
fathoms or 12-feet when the depth of water for a boat is
being sounded. "Mark twain" means that is safe to
navigate.
Clemens' pseudonym, Mark Twain, comes from his
days as a river pilot. It is a river term which means two
fathoms or 12-feet when the depth of water for a boat
is being sounded. "Mark twain" means that is safe to
navigate.

8. Because the river trade was brought to a
stand still by the Civil War in 1861,
Clemens began working as a newspaper
reporter for several newspapers all over
the United States.
In 1870, Clemens married Olivia
Langdon, and they had four children, one
of whom died in infancy and two who
died in their twenties.
Their surviving child, Clara, lived to be
88, and had one daughter.
Clara's daughter died without having any
children, so there are no direct
descendants of Samuel Clemens living.

9. Twain began to gain fame
when his story, "The
Celebrated Jumping Frog
of Calavaras County"
appeared in the New York
Saturday Press on
November 18, 1865.

10. Twain's first book, The Innocents Abroad, was
published in 1869.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885.
He wrote 28 books and numerous short stories,
letters and sketches.
http://www.pbs.org/marktwain/index.html

11. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
When does the book take place?
1830-1840
What significant event came after
this time period? (20 years)
Civil War

12. The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer
What does Antebellum mean?
Ante- before
Bellum- war
What is dialect?

13. The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer
What was life like back
then?
Imagine Medfield in the
1800s. Do you think your
life would be the same?

14. Tom Sawyer Rules
Arrive to class with your Tom Sawyer book
EVERYDAY.
Always answer chapter questions on a separate piece of
paper. You may type or hand write your answers.
Save all of your answers because you will use it as a
study guide at the end of the unit!
Constantly use your vocabulary sheet as a guide when
reading Tom Sawyer.
Be prepared for pop quizzes on the previous night’s
reading assignment.

15. Tom Sawyer Rules Continued
You have NO EXCUSE if you forget your book at
school. There is a copy of the book on my website!!!
If you like to LISTEN while you READ itunesU has a
free copy of the story that you can download.
It’s so simple!! Just go to the itunes store and search
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and it should pop right
up!

16. Chapter 1
Switch
Spare the rod and spile the child

17. Tom Sawyer collar trick
New Kid

18. Chapter 2
Whitewash
Bully Taw

19. Chapter 3
Busy at War and Love
Clods of dirt
Joe Harper

20. Chapter 3
“Adorned Unknown”
Sugar bowl incident

22. Chapter 4
Barlow Knife
Mr. Walters

23. Chapter 4

24. Chapter 5
Model Boy
The ill-bred choir

25. Chapter 5
The Pinch Bug and His Prey
The pinch bug
His prey

26. Chapter 6
Monday mornings…
Huckleberry Finn
Tom’s “punishment”

27. Chapter 7
Tick – Running and heartbreak
Engaged

28. Chapter 8
A Pirate Bold to Be
Tom meditates
Joe Harper

29. Chapter 9

30. Chapter 9
Meow
At the graveyard
Muff Potter

31. Chapter 10

32. Chapter 10
Muff Potter
Tom and
Aunt Polly