Thursday, 12/13/01
Warm Up. Copy 1-4.
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prescribe (v) ---> ___________ (n)
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defy (v) ---> ___________(adj)
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defy (v) ---> ___________ (n)
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*market : bazaar :: house : __________
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*nee = __________. example: Peggy Fleming
nee
Smith.
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(?) Pronouns? Anyone who would believe that
guy just isn't being a very smart person.
Tom Sawyer Reading Check (5 points).
Write out the correct answer for each.
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Even though it was already so dark in the cave,
it would have been impossible for Tom to find the way out during nighttime
because... A) he would have been too tired. B) it would have been too quiet.
C) it was more likely Injun Joe would have still been there. D) he couldn't
have seen the light.
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When Tom told the story of their adventures
in the cave... A) he told it very realistically, B) he told how Becky broke
down and cried, C) he added many extra details, D) he was too tired to
tell the whole story.
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When Tom comes out of the cave and talks to
the men on a skiff (boat), why did they not believe his story at first?
A) They thought he was dead. B) He was acting too strangely. C) He always
lies. D) They were too far away from the entrance of the cave. E)
They didn't see Becky.
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After Injun Joe dies, what becomes the new tourist
attraction? A) His grave. B) The rock where he collected what little water
he had. C) The bones of the bats he ate. D) His broken knife. E) Aladdin's
Palace.
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How does Tom feel about Injun Joe's death? A)
He's glad he's dead. B) He's relieved that he's dead. C) He pities him.
D) All of the above. E) B and C.
Tom Sawyer
Tom "going by the book..."
The irony of the Welshman's comment.
$12,000 = $256,080. Buying power = probably
closer to $500,000
Mark Twain Paragraphing
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Read over the list of facts. Decide how they
should be grouped.
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Write the numbers of the sentences in what you
think is the best order and best grouping (three paragraphs).
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Write out your assigned paragraph. Indent, punctuate,
etc.