Mark Twain Chapters 16-24

Do Now: Vocabulary worksheet

Point of view: 3rd person omniscent The outlook which the writer uses to tell a story Tom Sawyer is told by an omniscient or all-knowing narrator Tells the story from the outside This POV allows the author to reveal everything that all the characters think, feel, and do Can also provide information that no character knows

Classwork:Read the following passage and answer the questions about POV And behold, they were glad they had gone into savagery, for they had gained something; they found that they could now smoke a little without having to go and hunt for a lost knife; they did not get sick enough to be seriously uncomfortable. They were not likely to fool away this high promise for lack of effort. No, they practised cautiously, after supper, with right fair success, and so they spent a jubilant evening. They were prouder and happier in their new acquirement than they would have been in the scalping and skinning of the Six Nations. We will leave them to smoke and chatter and brag, since we have no further use for them at present.

Give three examples from the passage that show the narrator understands how all the characters think or feel And behold, they were glad they had gone into savagery, for they had gained something; they found that they could now smoke a little without having to go and hunt for a lost knife; they did not get sick enough to be seriously uncomfortable. They were not likely to fool away this high promise for lack of effort. No, they practised cautiously, after supper, with right fair success, and so they spent a jubilant evening. They were prouder and happier in their new acquirement than they would have been in the scalping and skinning of the Six Nations. We will leave them to smoke and chatter and brag, since we have no further use for them at present.

Which sentences in the passage best illustrate that the narrator controls the direction of the story And behold, they were glad they had gone into savagery, for they had gained something; they found that they could now smoke a little without having to go and hunt for a lost knife; they did not get sick enough to be seriously uncomfortable. They were not likely to fool away this high promise for lack of effort. No, they practised cautiously, after supper, with right fair success, and so they spent a jubilant evening. They were prouder and happier in their new acquirement than they would have been in the scalping and skinning of the Six Nations. We will leave them to smoke and chatter and brag, since we have no further use for them at present.

How do the boys feel about themselves How do the boys feel about themselves? How do you think the narrator wants us to feel about them? Give reasons And behold, they were glad they had gone into savagery, for they had gained something; they found that they could now smoke a little without having to go and hunt for a lost knife; they did not get sick enough to be seriously uncomfortable. They were not likely to fool away this high promise for lack of effort. No, they practised cautiously, after supper, with right fair success, and so they spent a jubilant evening. They were prouder and happier in their new acquirement than they would have been in the scalping and skinning of the Six Nations. We will leave them to smoke and chatter and brag, since we have no further use for them at present.

Comparison/Contrast: Schools Yesterday and Today Some features of school life in Tom Sawyer are listed below. For each feature, describe what the situation was in Tom’s day. describe what the situation is in your school. Number of teachers Discipline and punishment Size and layout of school building Subjects studied Final exams Classroom seating arrangement

Characterization: Characters as Types The characters in Tom Sawyer are convincing and realistic Each has strong traits But many characters fit into groups– or types– of people Sometimes an individual’s group characteristics are so emphasized that his or her personal characteristics are overlooked STEREOTYPE

Overprotective mother Classwork/Homework Describe each character in the chart by choosing a type from the box below Then decide how you feel about each character. +  positive feelings -  negative feelings 0  mixed feelings Overprotective mother fickle female town drunk all-American boy Ragamuffin tattletale sinister villain petty dictator Character Type of Character Feeling Tom Sawyer Huck Finn Mr. Dobbins Aunt Polly Sid Muff Potter Becky Thatcher Injun Joe