The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Unit for Interactive Notebooks - Novel Study

Are you looking for engaging resources for your Tom Sawyer Unit? These Tom Sawyer novel study activities will provide reading comprehension as well as highlight the elements of literature in the book. Everything is ready to go for Interactive Notebooks or regular worksheets.

Key takeaways of this Tom Sawyer Unit

✅ Introduction to Mark Twain and the novel

✅ Analyzing vocabulary and elements of literature

✅ Easy organization and assessment

These Interactive Notebooks are “all grown up”! Students won’t be spending all day gluing - we get right to the learning. These lessons, activities, and assessments provide rigor and motivation for students, while still maintaining some hands-on elements of ISNs to create a lifelong reference tool.

❤️ This resource details the IN (Bellringer) - THROUGH (Teacher Input/Guided Classwork) - OUT (Exit/Independent Practice/Homework) method. This is a great way to ensure a gradual release of responsibility. Spreads are carefully organized to follow the path of your lessons and students will understand how their learning develops over the course of the notebook.

Your Tom Sawyer Unit includes:
1. Mark Twain Introductory Activity

-Lesson & ISN spread

-Traditional worksheet version

2. Scrapbook Project - Students create a "scrapbook" from tic-tac-toe style prompts based on Bloom's Taxonomy. This includes a choice of nine creative and analytical tasks and two mandatory tasks.

3. Tom Sawyer Vocabulary Pack

-Context Clues lesson, PowerPoint, and ISN spread

-Two vocabulary foldable options

-Five vocabulary lists (traditional handout option)

-Five vocabulary quizzes

4. Character Analysis

-Lesson, PowerPoint, and ISN spread

-Foldables

-Choice of Analytic or Holistic rubrics

-Editable Essay Prompt (.doc)

5. Satire Lesson & Essay

-Full lesson, PowerPoint, and ISN spread

-Choice of Analytic or Holistic rubrics

-Editable Essay Prompt (.doc)

6. Eulogy Speaking Project

Students write and present a eulogy for Tom Sawyer from the point of view of another character.

-Full lesson, PowerPoint, and ISN spread

-Choice of Analytic or Holistic rubrics

-Editable Speech Prompt (.doc)

7. Tom Sawyer Unit Test

8. Introduction to Literary Quote Analysis

-Full lesson, PowerPoint, and ISN spread

-Editable Homework (.doc)

Also includes these files, editable in PPT:

9. Unit Calendar

10. Student Overview Handout

11. ISN Rubric (points-based or standards-based)

12. How to Set Up Your ISN

What other teachers are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is my first year teaching The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, so I really appreciated the ideas and resources you shared here. Thank you for your help!” -Erin H.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I loved this resource!  I tweaked it some to meet the needs of my learners, and it gave me everything I was looking for to make our novel study engaging and challenging.” -Debbie M.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is a very comprehensive novel study guide for Tom Sawyer.” -Cynthia G.

Feedback & Followers

Did you know that you can receive credit towards future TpT purchases by reviewing this product? If you enjoy this product, please leave a review at the product page or through “My Purchases” under “My Account” at TpT. Ratings make the TpT world go round. :)

You can also follow me for the latest news on products and sales.

If you have any questions, I’d love to hear from you!

-Danielle @ Nouvelle ELA