Tuesday, 11/14/00
I. Make your word count chart on the same sheet as the last piece of writing you are counting for this week. All dates must be between 11/7 and 11/14.
II. Warm Up: Analogies--All answers are spelling words from this week's list.
  1. degrees : temperature :: pounds per square inch : ___________
  2. disagreement : argument :: instructions : ____________
  3. sight : color :: touch : _________
  4. failure : achievement :: excitement : ___________
  5. Which doesn't belong? Why? gesture, fracture, document, argument, pressure
III. Tom Sawyer Reading Check (Chapter 9, 10--12 points--15 minutes.)
  1. Why was Injun Joe seeking revenge on Doc Robinson?
  2. Why did Muff Potter attack Doc Robinson?
  3. What is Injun Joe's version of what happened?
  4. What does Injun Joe promise Muff?
  5. What does Muff forget when he leaves the graveyard?
  6. What does "keep mum" mean?
  7. Why can't the boys tell anyone what really happened?
  8. Why is just holding hands and swearing good enough for "gals"...?
  9. (2) ...while for a "big thing like this...there orter be _______...And ________."
  10. (2) What does their oath say will happen if they do tell anyone?
  11. *Who is Bull Harbison?
  12. *What is the "prophecy of the howling dog"?
IV. Writing...writing...writing (Check 600 words)
  1. The title of the story is: "The Money Plant."
  2. If you were in charge of the school, what would you change and why?
  3. Write 5 things in the world you would change if you could.  Tell why.
  4. Invent a new class to be offered here at Laguna...
  5. If your dog (cat) could talk, what would it say about you and your family? Make it funny.
  6. Top Ten (20, 30?) Homework excuses...
  7. What if you couldn’t forget anything?
  8. The best place in town (thing to do) for kids is… why…
  9. Expand each of these lines into a scene or a story...(could be fictional, could be real...)