Thursday, 11/16/00
Warm Up (in notebook):* = spelling word, ** =
vocabulary word
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*F : failure :: A : _________
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**nonchalant : wary :: failure : ________
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**Pony : limited :: Mark Twain : _________
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**nonchalant : ________(ed) :: agreement : argument
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*fracture : fragment :: idleness : ___________
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Tom : Huck :: Pony : ________
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Tom : Aunt Polly :: Pony : _________
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Mystery Student: 2nd period: "I shall yodel", 3rd period:
"teen stunt shop", 5th period: "a lady wore rat", 6th period: "boil leech
elm", 7th period: "ye sly mad sheep"
Letter to Tom (separate sheet): Think about
Tom's predicaments; both with Becky and the Injun Joe/oath-to-keep-mum
situation.
Write a letter to Tom that:
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Shows you know the details of his
main problems.
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Gives him advice on what to do next.
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Explains why your advice is good.
Make it at least 300 words long.
Use letter form. Use ink. Spelling, punctuation, and
neatness count!
Proofread it when you are done.
Extra credit for good use of slang/dialect.