Wednesday, 11/28/01
Warm Up. Copy.

1. Tom : Amy :: Becky : _________
2. adverb : adjective :: adjective : _________
3. verb : action :: pronoun : __________
4. verb : action :: adjective : __________

Tom Sawyer reading check (Chapter 17, 18, 19)

1. (2) "Well, Tom Sawyer, he licked me once." (p 118) Why did this person say this? Why was no one impressed?
2. (3) "Any boy in the whole town but that St. Louis smarty that thinks he dresses so fine and is aristocracy." (p128 ) Who is talking? Whom is he/she talking about? Where have we seen this "smarty" before?
3. (2) Tom is soon going to get in trouble for something he didn't do. What is it, and who is really responsible?
4. (2) What "blessed lie" does Aunt Polly think Tom told her? How does she find out it wasn't a lie?

Read aloud Chapter 20 -->
Check 600 words/Writing
Dates eligible: 11/14-11/20, 11/21-11/28

1. Write a letter to the school administration, convincing them to allow a seventh grade dance. To allow a soda machine.   To allow ?????
2. Choose a "fad" here at school that you have observed (or participated in).  Describe the fad (a suddenly popular way of dressing or acting or speaking, or a suddenly popular activity like yo-yos) from the point of view of someone who's never seen such things before. Show people in action. Try to figure out what caused a large group of people to starting doing the same thing(s).
3. Make a list of people and things that influence your life. Think! Why are these things/people important in your life?
4. How would the world be different if school were not compulsary until age 18? Show both "good" and bad effects.
5. Top ten most boring (or annoying or silly or...) things (with comments/reasons).
6. "There ought to be a law..."
7. Choose a well known fairy tale and give it a surprise ending. (Ex. Snow White falls in love with one of the dwarfs instead of the prince. Little Red Riding Hood turns out to be a wolf in disguise herself.)
8. Student for Sale. Pretend you are a product that people can purchase and write an advertisement to sell yourself. List things that you can do. For how much are you selling? What accessories come with you? (ex: a scrub brush and pail, an insect collection, a clown costume, a pet elephant, a maintenance agreement or a lifetime warranty.)
9. It was a weird thing, hairy and smelly and limp, but I loved it because...