Wednesday, 11/14/01
Warm Up. In notebook. Copy 1-5.
  1. Tom : Huck :: Pony : ________
  2. Pony (S.E. Hinton) : limited :: Mark Twain : _________
  3. Tom : Aunt Polly :: Pony : _________
  4. hands : dexterity :: _________ : eloquence
  5. faded : invisible :: vast : _______
  6. What, exactly, is the gift Tom gave Becky?
Sentence Scramble (Separate Sheet--Counts for 600. Be sure to date it!)
1a) and quit bothering her
1b) that he became a nuisance
1c) he asked for it
1d) and his aunt ended
1e) to help himself 
1f) so often
1g) by telling him      (25)
2a) and his eyes
2b) the fellow's face
2c) showed the fear
2d) was haggard
2e) that was upon him   (15)
3a) and
3b) colossal sigh
3c) his heart broke
3d) a long lingering
3e) followed    (10)
*Correct SE Hinton (15p).          *Correct Test 9 (50p).
Tom Sawyer
  1. (2) "This final feather broke the camel's back." (p76b, p70w) Explain.
  2. (2) When Injun Joe tells his version of the events in the graveyard, Tom and Huck are amazed that something doesn't happen. What? What do they  think the reason behind this is?
  3. (3)"They inwardly resolved to watch him, nights, when the opportunity should offer, in the hope of getting a glimpse of his dread master." (p79b, p73w) Translate the bold-faced parts.
Tom Sawyer aloud. Chapter 12.
Reminder: Letter to Tom (due Tuesday, 11/20--counts for 600!).
Think about Tom's predicaments: both with Becky and the Injun Joe/oath-to-keep-mum situation.
Write a letter to Tom that:

   1.Shows you know the details of his main problems.
   2.Gives him advice on what to do next.
   3.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.