Read the excerpt below, and then select one prompt. You will choose to write either a narrative essay or an informational response paragraph.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, excerpt
By Mark Twain
When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was. He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around. Then he comprehended. It was the cool gray dawn, and there was a delicious sense of repose and peace in the deep pervading calm and silence of the woods. Not a leaf stirred; not a sound obtruded [interrupted] upon great Nature's meditation. Beaded dewdrops stood upon the leaves and grasses. A white layer of ashes covered the fire, and a thin blue breath of smoke rose straight into the air. Joe and Huck still slept.
Now, far away in the woods a bird called; another answered; presently the hammering of a woodpecker was heard. Gradually the cool dim gray of the morning whitened, and as gradually sounds multiplied and life manifested itself. The marvel of Nature shaking off sleep and going to work unfolded itself to the musing boy. A little green worm came crawling over a dewy leaf, lifting two-thirds of his body into the air from time to time and "sniffing around," then proceeding again—for he was measuring, Tom said; and when the worm approached him, of its own accord, he sat as still as a stone, with his hopes rising and falling, by turns, as the creature still came toward him or seemed inclined to go elsewhere; and when at last it considered a painful moment with its curved body in the air and then came decisively down upon Tom's leg and began a journey over him, his whole heart was glad .... Now a procession of ants appeared, from nowhere in particular, and went about their labors; one struggled manfully by with a dead spider five times as big as itself in its arms, and lugged it straight up a tree-trunk. A brown spotted lady-bug climbed the dizzy height of a grass blade, and Tom bent down close to it and said, "Lady-bug, lady-bug, fly away home, your house is on fire, your children's alone," and she took wing and went off to see about it—which did not surprise the boy, for he knew of old that this insect was credulous [trusting] about conflagrations [fires], and he had practised upon its simplicity more than once. A tumblebug came next, heaving sturdily at its ball, and Tom touched the creature, to see it shut its legs against its body and pretend to be dead. The birds were fairly rioting by this time. A catbird, the Northern mocker, lit in a tree over Tom's head, and trilled out her imitations of her neighbors in a rapture of enjoyment; then a shrill jay swept down, a flash of blue flame, and stopped on a twig almost within the boy's reach, cocked his head to one side and eyed the strangers with a consuming curiosity; a gray squirrel and a big fellow of the "fox" kind came skurrying along, sitting up at intervals to inspect and chatter at the boys, for the wild things had probably never seen a human being before and scarcely knew whether to be afraid or not. All Nature was wide awake and stirring, now; long lances of sunlight pierced down through the dense foliage far and near, and a few butterflies came fluttering upon the scene.
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Select only one prompt.
You will choose to write either a narrative essay or an informational response paragraph. Choose one of the following tasks and complete a short essay:
Prompt Choice 1 (Narrative Essay)
Read this sentence from the story and the prompt below. Write a well-developed narrative essay.
...a gray squirrel and a big fellow of the "fox" kind came skurrying along, sitting up at intervals to inspect and chatter at the boys, for the wild things had probably never seen a human being before and scarcely knew whether to be afraid or not.
Have you ever come face to face with an animal—a bird, a squirrel—in the wild who was not afraid of you? Recall a time when an animal acted in a way that seemed unexpected. Write a narrative of your experience.
**Be sure that your narrative has a clear beginning, middle, and end. Use your mature voice, specific details, sensory descriptions, and dialogue. Proofread your work before submitting.
Prompt Choice 2 (Informational Response)
Review the excerpt above. Answer the following question in a well-developed paragraph.
What character traits does Tom demonstrate when he is lost in the woods?
**Be sure to re-state the question in your topic sentence and use specific examples and details from the story to support your answers. Proofread your work before submitting. (100 points)
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Answers
Answer:
In the Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain, friendship and loyalty are concepts that are important in the lives of humans. In this novel, Tom makes new friends and new experiences. However, he especially treasures the bonds that he has with Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher. With Huckleberry Finn, the author, Mark Twain shows how simple adventures, blood oaths and more can bring two people close together. Also, Twain illustrates how meaningful the feeling of love can be and how loyal Tom and Becky must be to build a relationship that will last for a long time. Therefore, the theme of this book is friendship and loyalty and can be recognized through many scenes and characters in this book.
Explanation:
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Prompt Choice 1 (Narrative Essay)
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, friendship and loyalty are concepts that are important in human life. Tom makes new friends and experiences in this novel. However, he particularly appreciates the bonds he has with Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher. With Huckleberry Finn, author, Mark Twain shows how simple adventures, blood oaths, and more can bring two people closer together. Also, Twain explains how meaningful the feeling of love can be and how loyal Tom and Becky must be to build a long-lasting relationship. Therefore, the theme of this book is friendship and loyalty which can be identified through many scenes and characters in this book.
Prompt Choice 2 (Informational Response)
When Tom gets lost in the woods, the character traits he displays are:
- Curiosity
- Friendliness
- Courage
- As per the given question, we are asked to show the character traits that Tom exhibits when he gets lost in the woods in the book ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’.
- As a result of this, we can see that some of the character traits shown by Tom Sawyer when he was lost in the forest were friendship, courage, curiosity, etc. because he was ready to meet new things and talk to the insects and he also shows his good manners.
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