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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Graphic Novel Project
As a final project, the class will complete two assignments: 1. A graphic novel of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2. A Literary Element Study Guide of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. · Each student will be assigned one literary element (characterization, setting, tone, or theme). · Each student will then be responsible for writing a detailed explanation of the assigned literary element using specific examples from the text of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to support the explanation.
Graphic Novel Assignment Illustrations □ Illustrations represent a major plot event within assigned section. · Illustration can be designed as a whole page or split into individual panels of your choice. □ Illustrations stay true to the novel and are not modernized. □ Illustrations can be pencil sketched, but must be finished out in color.
Text □ The page contains detailed dialogue or captions that are quoted from the text. □ The dialogue or captions stay true to the characters and story, and are not modernized. □ There are no mistakes in spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Handwriting is neat.
Literary Element Study Guide □ The literary element is defined. □ The study guide includes a specific example that is quoted from the text. □ The study guide gives a thorough and clear explanation of how the specific example represents the literary element. Example of Character Analysis: Definition: Characterization is all of the techniques that writers use to create characters. These techniques include directly describing the character’s physical and personality traits, showing the character’s physical description and personality through dialogue (what the character says), showing the character’s physical description and personality through action (what the character does), and showing the character’s personality through their interactions / relations with other people. Character Analysis: Grendel He is one of the most important characters in the poem. Grendel is one of the three monsters that Beowulf battles. He isn’t very clearly described, but the author gives some bits of direct description. In the beginning he is described as being a “monster dire” (109) who “ruled in rage” (107). The poet also tells us directly that Grendel is “[m]alignant by nature” (137). [*1] According to the poem his family is as follows: Grendel is a member of “Cain’s clan, whom the creator had outlawed / and condemned as outcasts.” (106–107). So Grendel’s murderous personality is shown by his relation to Cain,[*2] the first murderer in the Bible. Since Cain is the first murderer in the Bible, Grendel is related to a person who represents resentment and hatred. Grendel is also an outcast who seems to want to be part of the human society. Grendel has been sent away to the swamplands outside the human town. The poet hints that Grendel, even though he is very violent, is really just lonely and jealous. Grendel is a character who the reader feels kind of sorry for since he has been excluded from the parties in “the mead-hall” (132). Since Grendel has “never show[n] remorse” (137) and since he “devoured all who dared abide there” the poet shows through Grendel’s actions that he is violent and bloodthirsty. These things make the reader not like him so much. [*3] The writer of this example explains how the poet develops the character when he directly describes Grendel. The writer of this example also gives specific quotes from the poem to show how the poet develops the character.
If you have setting, mood or theme as your literary element, you are going to explain how the author develops the setting, the mood, or the theme. You are also going to quote specific examples from the novel to show how Twain develops the setting, mood, or theme. [*2]This section explains and quotes specific examples of how the poet develops Grendel’s character by showing his family relations to show his personality. [*3]This section explains and quotes specific examples of how the poet develops Grendel’s character by showing his actions. Example of grading rubric The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Graphic Novel Project Score Plot Event _____ of 10 Literary Element _____ of 10 Visual Content _____ of 8 Conventions _____ of 8 Neatness _____ of 8 Presentation _____ of 6 Total Earned _____ Total Possible 50
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