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An Easy Way To Support and Check Analytical Thinking and Reading!
These multiple choice questions based on text sentences from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain are excellent teaching tools, providing the basis for thoughtful, engaging activities & analysis.
This PDF downloadable Grammardog Guide for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer contains 16 sections of analytical multiple choice questions (with a total of over 250 questions!) covering:
- grammar
- proofreading
- sentence types
- figurative language
- literary devices
- imagery
- allusions & symbols
- theme
- and more--all directly related to the novel!
All examined sentences are from the novel. Sensory imagery in the novel is characteristic of Realism: "the cracked bell of the small church began to ring" "she put her small hand upon his" "the fragrance of the blossoms filled the air" "the superintendent was a slim creature of thirty-five with a sandy goatee and short sandy hair" "a sumptuous breakfast of bacon and fish" "a bird called - another answered." Allusions include Robin Hood, Columbus, Richard III, George Washington. These are used among other important passages from the novel.
ABOUT GRAMMARDOG: Grammardog was founded in 2001 by Mary Jane McKinney, a high school English teacher and dedicated grammarian. She and other experienced English teachers in both high school and college regard grammar and style as the key to unlocking the essence of an author. Their philosophy, that grammar and literature are best understood when learned together, led to the formation of Grammardog, a means of sharing knowledge about the structure and patterns of language unique to specific authors. These patterns are what make a great book a great book. The arduous task of analyzing works for grammar and style is done for you, yielding a unique product, guaranteed to enlighten the reader of literary classics. Grammardog’s strategy is to put the author’s words under the microscope. The result yields an increased appreciation of the art of writing and awareness of the importance and power of language.
