Thursday, 11/13/03 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Copy 1-4.
  1. *idle : diligent :: ignorant : ___________
  2. *surgeon : operate :: Two-Bit : ________
  3. *pariah : idol :: bottom : _________
  4. *Tom : audacious :: Two-Bit : _________
  5. In Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain is a _______-person, *___________ narrator. He knows everything about everyone in the story.
Sentence Scramble. Descramble into sentences!  CAPITALIZE!  PUNCTUATE! Remember: Do not add or subtract any words! Write out the sentences.
  1. a) her strained spinach   b) yelling   c) onto the floor   d) Jennifer flipped   e) at the baby-sitter
  2. a) looked through   b) for so small a thing   c) she seldom or never    d) her glasses   e) as a boy
Tom Sawyer (6)
  1. Explain this picture.
  2. What happens to Tom's pulled tooth?
  3. (Quote) What does Tom say to the schoolmaster that makes him so angry?
  4. (Quote) Why does Becky slap his hand?
  5. What happens next?
  6. (Choose any/all that apply.) Read the last paragraph of chapter 6. After meeting Becky, Tom... a) misspelled a bunch of easy words.  b) had trouble reading in class.  c) had to give up a spelling award he had won.  d) actually tried to study. e) all of the above.  f) none of the above.
  7. (Bonus.) The word jubilant (p50b, p45w) most nearly means...a) hurting.  b) ecstatic.  c) worried.  d) regretful.
  8. (Bonus.) The word ostentation (p50b, p46w -- 3rd to last word in chapter 6) most nearly means...a) show-offiness.  b) embarrassment.  c) indifference.  d) ecstasy.
Chapter 7 aloud.