Thursday, 11/30/00
Warm Up:

1. win : war :: lose : _______
2. homonym : sound :: __________ : meaning
3. crook : cheat :: pest : __________
4. pirate : plunder :: predator : ________
5. former : current :: current : __________
6. Some months have thirty days; some have thirty-one. How many have twenty-eight?
7. A farmer had seventeen sheep; all but nine died. How many are left?

Tom Sawyer Reading Check

1. (3) What kind of book did Becky rip? What was on the particular page she ripped? The master had this type of book in his desk because his secret ambition was to be a ___________.
2. (2) Why was Tom "not at all broken-hearted" about being whipped for the ink in the spelling book? Why did he deny it?
3. Why did Tom want to join the Cadets of Temperance?
4. Why was Tom disappointed in the U.S. senator who came to town?
5. What bad thing happened to Tom during the first part of the summer?
6. A garret (p144) is probably a(n) ______________.

Turn in Rough Drafts
Editors: Click on Technical Stuff, and then on Magazine Editor Instructions. Follow the directions.
Writers: Rubric Practice (continued) and Usage Practice I.
Editors:
Second Period: Julia H., Tawny S., Andy J., Amanda A., Katie R., Kathryn N.
Third Period: Paige G., Liz S., Jenna K., Shay P., Ali R.
Fifth Period: Hallie H., Taylor W., Gordon M., Kelsey D-D., Ciera T.
Sixth Period: Jess B., Justin S., Jason L., Vicky G., Gary G., Phil A.
Seventh Period: Ashlee D., Ashley C., Noah P., Lindsay C., Allysa R.