Tuesday, 11/04/03 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Copy 1-6 into notebook.
  1. *"edge measure" = ____________
  2. *earth : equator :: circle : ________
  3. *"alert Meg" = __________
  4. *"prime tree" = __________
  5. *temperature : thermometer :: pressure : ___________
  6. "wink at ram" = _________
  7. (1) Who's "the Old Scratch"? (p2b, p2w)
  8. (1) What does "spare the rod and spile the child" mean? (p2b, p2w)
TS reading check. (15) 

(1-5) Read the Author's Preface to Tom Sawyer. Answer 6-10. For the True/False questions, write True if the statement is true. If it is false, write False, and say what is wrong with that statement.
  1. T/F: Most of the adventures in this book really happened to Mark Twain.
  2. T/F: The character of Huck Finn is based on a real person.
  3. T/F: The character of Tom Sawyer is based on a real person.
  4. What two purposes does MT have for writing this book?
  5. Approximately when does this book take place? (Within 10 years.)