Monday 11/30

• Vocabulary: Copy the words and definitions. Practice sentences are due Wednesday.

1. repulsive (adj) = disgusting
2. purloined (v, adj) = stole, stolen
3. soliloquy (n) = a speech made to yourself
4. loiter (v) = to hang around, doing nothing
5. vagrant (n) = a homeless person
6. conflagration (n) = a big fire
7. eloquent (adj) = well-spoken, able to say a lot in a few words
• Practice: No need to copy, just choose the correct word for each blank.

1. While Aunt Polly's back was turned, Tom _________ a doughnut.
2. Many of Shakespeare's plays contain _________(ies), where the character reveals what he/she is thinking.
3. The police told us not to _________ in front of the 7-11.
4. Injun Joe was mad at Doc Robinson's father for having him jailed for being a __________.
5. The speech was short but ___________.
6. Some people find broccoli _________, but some people like it.
7. Pony and Johnny saved the children from the ____________ in the church.
• Read aloud from Chapter 15, p95 (p102 in brown books)
• After reading chapters 15, 16, answer the following in the notebook:
• "Well the things is ours anyway, ain't they ?" Who's talking? What's going on ?
• What was one piece of good news that the boys had after the huge storm?
• "I've lost my knife. I reckon I better go and find it." (p103, p112 in the brown books)
• "Two of the savages almost wished they had remained pirates." (p106, p116 in brown books) Why? What's going on?
• Homework: (Copy into assignment book)
• Read through chapter 20 by Thursday. Answer study questions in notebook. (Study questions will be handed out tomorrow!)
• New 600 word rough draft due Thursday.
• Vocabulary/TS Quiz on Thursday...