Re: Tom Sawyer

[diane holzheimer <holzheimer@RCN.COM>]

Why not do Huckleberry Finn, Twain's masterpiece? It is a far superior
novel, very meaty and gripping, (also hysterically funny) for eighth
graders. I'll bet you'll find loads of curriculum materials on it.
Diane Holzheimer
Media Specialist
Nathaniel P. Banks School
Waltham, MA 02451
holzheimer@rcn.com
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From: "Marjorie Farquharson" <mfarquharson@DEDHAMCOUNTRYDAY.ORG>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 10:24 AM
Subject: Tom Sawyer


> Folks,
>
> Since I am the librarian in a small, independent school, I also have begun
> teaching 8th grade English this year. Thank goodness I am confident
> running the library because this has taken me a tremendous amount of time
> to develop the curriculum. I am about to embark on a unit on Twain and The
> Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I've spent hours searching the web, looking for
> projects and webquests but I just haven't come up with something that
> grabs me. I thought that I would appeal to the combined wisdom of this
> group to see if any of you have some creative ideas about how to bring
> this book alive with a neat project. I love Twain and since this will be
> the first time that most of my 8th graders are reading him, I hope to make
> it memorable. If you don't have any tried and true units on Tom Sawyer,
> how about a Midsummer Night's Dream? (O.K., so I'm getting greedy, but I'm
> planning ahead.) If you respond to me personally, I will post a hit to the
> group.
> Thank you!
>
> Marge Farquharson
> Dedham Country Day School
> mfarquharson@dedhamcountryday.org
>
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