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Unit Plan: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Written by Brittny Campbell – Republic Middle School – Republic, Missouri Essential Question: How does our environment (people and places) influence and affect us? Project Overview: This unit plan for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer intends to use an observational, journal-writing approach to studying the novel. This approach to the novel will involve students tracking Tom Sawyer’s observations of his environment and the people he encounters. In addition, students will make their own observations about key aspects of the novel, and use the novel and the journal writing activity to make observations about their own world and the people they are surrounded by. This unit plan will allow students to examine areas of Missouri, both in Hannibal, and in their own town. They will be urged to find places in their own lives that inspire them, just as Tom does as he goes on his adventures. Grade Level: This unit plan is directed toward 8th grade English students, in a rural high school, in Southwest Missouri. Connection to Curriculum: Students in 8th grade English are asked to construct a personal or historical narrative, following an essay format, including dialogue and correct grammar/punctuation. The ultimate goal of this unit is to construct a personal narrative, which meets the curriculum objectives for the 8th grade English course. Common Core State Standards: Reading: RL 8.1: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL 8.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. RL 8.3: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision. Writing: W 8.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. W 8.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. W 8.5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. W 8.6: With technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between the information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.


Listening: SL 8.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. Main Instructional Objectives:

• Students will construct a cohesive personal narrative about a specific time in their lives, in a specific place.

• Students will analyze and explain a character through observations from the text. • Students will analyze and determine a theme for the novel, supporting their claim with textual

evidence. • Students will analyze and interpret a self-reflection about places that are of importance to them. • Students will write responses to textual observations throughout their novel study, reflecting and

analyzing the text. Student Materials Required:

• Teacher computer/projector • Classroom sets of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain • Student copies of Tom Sawyer Student Workbook (see appendix A) • Access to computers for each student • Ream of computer paper for student’s Deep Maps • Art Supplies (colored pencils, markers, crayons, rulers) for Deep Maps • Chapter Journal Response Questions for Teacher to ask in Class (see appendix B) • Unit Exam (see appendix C)

Suggested Resources: Please list all resources and research material used by teacher and shared with students.

• The Glencoe Literature Library Study Guide for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain • Unit Plan for The Catcher in the Rye – A “Place-based” Approach by Ann Marie Dull

o http://www.walden.org/documents/file/annmarie%20dull%20complete.pdf Unit Sequence: Week 1 Feb. 24 Introduction to Place and Unit Expectations Feb. 25 Deep Map Activity Feb. 26 Deep Map Activity Feb. 27 Deep Map Activity Feb. 28 Deep Map Activity Week 2 Mar. 17 Introduction to Mark Twain/Tom Sawyer/Hannibal/Unit Plan Expectations Mar. 18 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 1 & 2, pages 3-15

Journal Observations on Ch. 1 & 2 Mar. 19 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 3 & 4, pages 15-30



Journal Observations on Ch. 5 & 6

Mar. 21 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 7, 8 & 9, pages 45-62 Journal Observations on Ch. 7, 8, & 9 First Deep Journaling Response Due

Week 3 Mar. 24 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 10, 11, & 12, pages 62-77

Journal Observations on Ch. 10, 11, & 12 Mar. 25 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 13 & 14, pages 77-89


Mar. 26 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 15 & 16, pages 89-102 Journal Observations on Ch. 15 & 16 Deep Journaling Response Due

Mar. 27 Library Day Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 17, 18, & 19, pages 102-116 Journal Observations on Ch. 17, 18, & 19

Mar. 28 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 20 & 21, pages 116-127 Journal Observations on Ch. 20 & 21

Week 4 Mar. 31 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 22, 23, 24, & 25, pages 127-143

Journal Observations on Ch. 22, 23, 24, & 25

Apr. 1 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 26, 27, & 28, pages 143-157 Journal Observations on Ch. 26, 27, & 28 Third Deep Journaling Response Due

Apr. 2 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 29 & 30, pages 157-172 Journal Observations on Ch. 29 & 30


Apr. 4 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 33, 34, & 35, pages 183-end Journal Observations on Ch. 33, 34, & 35

Week 5 Apr. 7 Fourth Deep Journaling Response Due

Review for Test Apr. 8 Tom Sawyer Exam Apr. 9 Personal narrative work day

Mini-lesson: format of narrative Apr. 10 Library Day

Personal narrative work day Peer Editing

Apr. 11 Personal narrative work day


Mini-lesson: Quotations

Week 6 Apr. 14 Personal Narrative work day in Library Lab Apr. 15 Personal narrative work day in Library Lab Apr. 16 Personal narrative work day in Library Lab Apr. 17 Personal narratives due at beginning of class

Unit Reflection Assignment

**Unit Plan Dates are missing two weeks, one due to snow, and one due to Spring Break Reflection: I am currently in the process of teaching this unit right now and am expected to complete it by April 17th. One thing that I loved was the Deep Map assignment, which my students have already completed. I was thoroughly impressed with how much thought students put into the assignment. I was worried that they wouldn’t understand what the assignment’s objectives were; however, they were beyond my expectations. I was even tearing up a bit as I was reading what my students wrote. It was definitely a proud teacher moment for this year. I did realize after introducing it to two classes that students could understand the concept without a handout, much like we had in the ENG 725 class. I had them brainstorm a list of places that were important to them, saying only that they had to have visited them before. Then I showed them several Deep Map examples, and asked them to begin drawing a map of the places of importance to them. Everyone understood the assignment and worked diligently on it. I did allow them a week to complete both their Deep Map and their legend and that was exactly the right amount of time. (Student examples of Deep Maps, see appendix E). One thing that I do wish I could have been able to do was implement the unit solely after Spring Break, I am hoping that students will still be in the mindset of “place” after our break. I also wish that I was able to have had the first full week in March as part of my unit, but in Missouri you can’t predict the weather, and we had snow days, which impacted what I could do the last week of the quarter. The rest of my reflection will be added upon completion of the unit.


Appendix A: Student Workbook

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By

Mark Twain

Student Workbook

Name: __________________________


Class:___________

Tom Sawyer Unit Calendar: 8th grade English Week 2 Mar. 17 Introduction to Mark Twain/Tom Sawyer/Hannibal/Unit Plan Expectations Mar. 18 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 1 & 2, pages 3-15




Mar. 21 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 7, 8 & 9, pages 45-62 Journal Observations on Ch. 7, 8, & 9 First Deep Journaling Response Due

Week 3 Mar. 24 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 10, 11, & 12, pages 62-77

Journal Observations on Ch. 10, 11, & 12 Mar. 25 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 13 & 14, pages 77-89


Mar. 26 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 15 & 16, pages 89-102 Journal Observations on Ch. 15 & 16 Second Deep Journaling Response Due

Mar. 27 Library Day Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 17, 18, & 19, pages 102-116 Journal Observations on Ch. 17, 18, & 19

Mar. 28 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 20 & 21, pages 116-127 Journal Observations on Ch. 20 & 21

Week 4 Mar. 31 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 22, 23, 24, & 25, pages 127-143

Journal Observations on Ch. 22, 23, 24, & 25 Apr. 1 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 26, 27, & 28, pages 143-157

Journal Observations on Ch. 26, 27, & 28 Third Deep Journaling Response Due



Apr. 4 Read Tom Sawyer Chapters 33, 34, & 35, pages 183-end Journal Observations on Ch. 33, 34, & 35


Week 5 Apr. 7 Fourth Deep Journaling Response Due

Review for Test Apr. 8 Tom Sawyer Exam Apr. 9 Personal narrative work day

Mini-lesson: format of narrative Apr. 10 Library Day

Personal narrative work day Peer Editing

Apr. 11 Personal narrative work day Mini-lesson: Quotations

Week 6 Apr. 14 Personal Narrative work day in Library Lab Apr. 15 Personal narrative work day in Library Lab Apr. 16 Personal narrative work day in Library Lab Apr. 17 Personal narratives due at beginning of class

Unit Reflection Assignment **Miss Campbell has the ability to change due dates of assignments and/or the schedule of the unit, although changes to the schedule will be announced with plenty of time for completion.


Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer, and Hannibal Introduction Notes

Who was Mark Twain? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What was the most interesting thing you found out about Mark Twain? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Where is Hannibal located in relation to Republic? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Why did Mark Twain use Hannibal as the setting for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________



Characterizing Tom Sawyer

Under each category, find at least three examples in the text of each type of observation. Write down the passage and remember to include page numbers. Observations Tom makes about himself: Passage 1: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Observation Made: _____________________________________________________________________ Passage 2: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Observation Made: _____________________________________________________________________ Passage 3: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Observation Made: _____________________________________________________________________ Observations Others make about Tom: Passage 1: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Observation Made: _____________________________________________________________________


Passage 2: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Observation Made: _____________________________________________________________________ Passage 3: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Observation Made: _____________________________________________________________________ Observations the reader (YOU) make about Tom: Passage 1: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Observation Made: _____________________________________________________________________ Passage 2: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Observation Made: _____________________________________________________________________ Passage 3: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Observation Made: _____________________________________________________________________


Ongoing Journal Entries for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

During the study of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you will be required to maintain a journal of your observations about the novel and about the world around you. Each day, you will record your class activities in your journals or on a separate sheet of paper, as well as maintain a record of Tom’s observations about the people around him and his surroundings. In additional, you will record your personal observations/reflections about the novel and anything that inspires you. Each journal entry should be organized by Date. All classwork and homework activities should be clearly labeled with a heading for each section. If it is not labeled, points will not be awarded for that section. Example: Important Information:

• Journals will be collected the day of the exam, which will be announced at least 2 weeks prior to the exam. Due Date: _________________________

• I may randomly collect journals. These will not be announced, so make sure you are on track!

• You should have one journal entry for each day in class. Should you choose to write additional entries, you can receive extra journal points.

I should have _____________ Journal Entries by the due date.

DATE:

Classwork: Write any journaling down from classwork reponses

Observations about the Text: Tom’s observations about people: Tom’s observations about his surroundings: Personal Observation/Reflection:

Homework: Write down any homework responses


Sample Journal Entry for The Diary of Anne Frank

DATE: March 5, 2014

Classwork:

Describe Anne Frank: Anne is a middle-school aged girl. Her family is of Jewish heritage. She has one older sister, Margot. She and her family moved into an annex during the Holocaust to escape being taken to a Nazi Concentration Camp. Would you have gone into Hiding? I don’t think that I would have had the guts to go into hiding myself. I think I would have taken my chances and just waited to see what happened. Unless my parents wanted to go into hiding, then I would have done whatever they wanted me to do so that I could stay with them.

Observations about the Text:

Anne’s Observations about people: Anne notes how distant Peter is, really all of the Van Daans. She notes that Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan fight a lot, even in front of the Franks. She also describes how Margot isn’t the same since moving into the annex and that her mother and father also seem stressed and/or worried. Anne’s Observations about her surroundings: Anne is happy to have her own space and room, even if it is small. She notes that the windows are blacked out in the annex. She is unhappy that she doesn’t get to see her friends or roam about much during the day. She seems to be a free-spirit and needs room to get up and move, and she doesn’t have that in the annex. She notes that she can sometimes hear the people downstairs, and even their radio. Personal Observation/Reflection: I think that Anne and her family were very brave to have gone into hiding, and in such a small space. I don’t think that I would be able to live in a place where the windows are blacked out all day; I need sunshine! I feel like something romantic is going to happen between Peter and Anne since they are so close in age and in such close quarters for such a long time (at least I hope it’s a long time!). Although, I could be wrong, maybe they will just be best friends.


Deep Journaling

In addition to composing ongoing journal entries, you must complete four “Deep Journaling” entries that will assess your composition and observation skills. These observations should be included on a separate page in your journal, or another piece of paper. You must answer each of the four prompts below. You should write responses before the due dates below: Response #1 Due:

Response #2 Due:

Response #3 Due:

Response #4:

Due:

These prompts will be evaluated separately from the rest of your journal entries. They are worth 25 points each. While I will collect these with the rest of your journal entries, they will be checked on the due date of each response. Each journal entry must contain the following heading information: date, name of place, time. Response #1: Where do you go when you need a “break” or a “time-out” from the world? Spend at least twenty minutes in this place and describe this place in great detail: make note of what you see, feel, hear, smell, and why you visit this place. Be as specific as you can with your details. (200 word minimum). Response #2: Describe a place outside of your home where you feel comfortable, safe, and relaxed. Describe this place in great detail: make note of what you see, feel, hear, smell, and why you visit this place. Be as specific as you can with details. If you do not have a place, find one! Tell whether or not you have visited this place before, how often, when you usually visit, etc… (250 words minimum) Response #3: Visit the place that you wrote about in Response #2 for at least 20 minutes. Sit there for two minutes without talking, writing, texting, etc… carefully observe your surroundings. Record your observations using as many specific details as possible. YOU MAY: Consider how your perception or memory of this place differs from what you have just experienced: focus on one particular object you see. If you cannot visit your place, please discuss this with the teacher (250 words minimum). Response #4: REPEAT PROMPT #3, without looking at your previous response. This time, after you have made and recorded your observations, think about how your reading of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has affected your ability or desire to observe the people and the world around you. Would Tom like the place you are visiting? What adventures could you see him having here? Explain why you think this (300 words minimum).

**Bonus points will be given for a picture of your place accompanying your journal entries and for typed entries.


Appendix B: Chapter Questions These questions were given in class each day, and students responded to them during their classwork section of their journals.

Tom Sawyer Chapter Questions

Chapter 1 & 2: • Describe Tom Sawyer with as much detail as possible. • How does Tom manage to whitewash the fence in one day? • How is foreshadowing apparent already in the novel?

Chapter 3 & 4:

• What does Tom do to get back at Sid for telling on him in Chapter 1? Have you ever done something similar to your sibling(s) or friend(s)?

• Describe the girl that Tom becomes infatuated with. Chapter 5 & 6:

• Describe the disruption of the Sunday service at church. • Describe Huckleberry Finn with as much detail as possible.

Chapter 7, 8, & 9:

• What is one of the superstitions that Tom believes in? Describe it in detail. • Describe the scene in the graveyard.

Chapter 10, 11, & 12:

• What do Huck and Tom decide to do about Dr. Robinson’s murderer? What would you have done? • How does Tom react to the pain-killer?

Chapter 13 & 14:

• Why does Tom feel so sorry for himself? • What do Tom, Huck, and Joe Harper decide to do? Describe their little adventure. • Describe Jackson’s Island.

Chapter 15 & 16:

• Where did Tom go when he snuck away from camp? Why do you think he did this? • Describe the scene between Aunt Polly and Joe Harper’s mother. What did Tom overhear?

Chapter 17, 18, & 19:

• What is going on when the boys return home? How do they react? How does the town react? • How do Tom and Becky both make each other jealous? • Why doesn’t Aunt Polly believe Tom anymore? Would you believe him? Why or why not?


Chapter 20 & 21:

• Describe what happens at school with Becky and how Tom reacts to the situation. • What do the boys do to get revenge on the school master?

Chapter 22, 23, 24, & 25:

• Describe the trial scene. • What are the Cadets of Temperance? What does Tom promise to do in the group? • How do Tom and Huck feel for Muff Potter getting hanged for the murder? Why?

Chapter 26, 27, & 28:

• Describe what happens at the haunted house in great detail. Chapter 29 & 30:

• What happens at the picnic? Describe this scene. • Why did Injun Joe want to take revenge on the Widow Douglas? • Why does Tom want to help the Widow Douglas?

Chapter 31 & 32:

• Describe what happens in the cave in great detail. Chapter 33, 34, & 35:

• What do Tom and Huck receive? • How did Injun Joe die? • What is the Widow Douglas’ plan in regards to Huck? • How did the point-of-view effect the way you understood the novel as a whole?


Appendix C: Unit Exam

Tom Sawyer Unit Exam

For this exam, you need to create a theme statement that you feel Mark Twain was trying to illustrate in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Once you create your theme statement, you need to justify your answer with no less than three specific passages from the novel. Each passage should also have an explanation for how it shows your theme statement to be true. This essay should have a clear introduction introducing your theme statement, three body paragraphs (one for each passage), and a conclusion summing up your points. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Appendix D:

Place Personal Narrative

A personal narrative tells a true story about someone’s life. For this assignment, you will use your Deep Map and choose one of the places you indicated was important to you. You will then create a narrative, describing a time that you visited that place. Begin the assignment by brainstorming memories you have of this place, you may just do this in list form. Write them in your composition book. After looking at your list, pick out the most meaningful memory and begin freewriting (just writing down everything you remember about this memory). This will be the beginnings of your narrative. Once you have done this, you are ready to begin fine tuning your narrative. You will need to make sure you include the following:

• A clear introduction paragraph of at least 5-7 sentences o Here you will begin to describe your place in great detail. Use language that appeals to the

five senses (hearing, sight, touch, smell, taste). What is your place like? Where is your place? What season is it? What does your place look like? I should be able to feel like I am there.

o You may also want to begin reflecting on the memory itself, what is happening? How old are you? Is anyone else with you?

• At least THREE body paragraphs of at least 5-7 sentences o Continue talking about your place and memory in great detail

• A clear conclusion of at least 5-7 sentences

o Conclude your memory and describe how this place and memory has impacted your life

• Four lines of dialogue, this can be between you and another person or your personal thoughts o Incorporated into your body paragraphs o Use correct dialogue punctuation rules

• Narrative should be written in first person, and reveal your inner thoughts about the memory and

the place.

• Narrative will be typed according to MLA guidelines, written in 12-point, Times New Roman Font, with MLA headers, double-spaced, and 1-2 pages when finished.


Personal Narrative Rubric

Quality Excellent Good Fair Poor

Purpose: To tell the story of an

important moment in your life in relation to

a place

Wow! You have used the craft of writing to make it

clear to the reader that this specific moment holds

special meaning for you without needing to write it

out in a sentence.

You tell your reader why this specific moment is important to you in a

direct statement or two.

You are attempting to show why this moment

is meaningful to you, but it isn’t clear yet.

Perhaps your story is not zoomed in on a specific moment.

The meaning of this story is not evident to

the reader, and the story is not focused on a specific moment.

Lead and Ending

Wow! This narrative skillfully uses strategies for

powerful leads and endings that immediately grab the readers attention and effectively wrap up the

narrative!

This narrative uses the strategies for leads and

endings.

This narrative effectively uses a strong lead or

ending, and attempts to use strategies studied in

class for the other.

This narrative does not use the strategies taught for either the lead or the

ending.

Dialogue, Detail, and Description

Wow! This narrative is filled with dialogue, detail, and description that help shape the meaning of the

moment for the reader.

This narrative uses dialogue, detail, and description in several

places.

This narrative uses dialogue, detail, and description once or

twice in the entire piece.

This narrative does not include dialogue, detail,

or description.

Thoughts and Feelings

Wow! This narrative is filled with inner thoughts and feelings that helps

shape the meaning of the moment for the reader.

This narrative uses inner thoughts and feelings in

several places.

This narrative uses inner thoughts and feelings once or twice in the

entire piece.

This narrative does not include inner thoughts

and feelings.

Spelling and Grammar

The piece includes no more than two errors.

That’s it!

A few errors but they do not affect the flow of reading or meaning.

Consistent errors, sometimes affecting the

flow of reading or meaning of the piece.

Consistent errors in the piece severely impact

the meaning.

Publication Directions

All elements of the noted publication format are

satisfied.

All but one element of the noted publication

format is satisfied.

Only one element of the noted publication format

has been satisfied.

None of the elements of the publication format

has been satisfied.


Appendix E: Deep Map Examples Please note: These Deep Maps do not contain legends, as some legends were very personal and I would like to protect student identities.



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