Mark Twain is a master of using interjections in his dialogue. A grammar worksheet focused on interjections features the passage from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in which Tom tricks Ben into taking on the job of whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence.

Concepts

the adventures of tom sawyer, mark twain, parts of speech, writing dialogue, punctuating dialogue, interjections

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include the worksheet as part of or to launch a study of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Classroom Considerations

• Class members should have previous knowledge of interjections and other parts of speech
  

Pros

• The worksheet packet includes and answer key

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.5.1.a