Tuesday, 11/18/03 -- Seventh Grade
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
  1. *interest : boredom :: failure : __________
  2. *excitement : boredom :: whole : __________
  3. *decorate : ornament :: signal : ___________
  4. *speedometer : velocity :: barometer : _________
  5. *lawyer : _________ :: jury : judgment
  6. *literature : stories :: __________ : buildings
Tom Sawyer  -- Chapter 10 (9p)
  1. True or False. The boys saw Injun Joe put the knife in Muff's hand.
  2. (p71b, p65w) "...maybe that whack done for him!"  a) Maybe that whack woke him up.  b) Maybe he was killed by that whack.  c) Maybe that whack hurt him more than most people.  d) Maybe he made that whack worse by fighting back.
  3. What form of oath is OK for common things, like swearing with girls?
  4. But for something serious like this, the boys' oath requires...?
  5. (2) According to the boys' oath, what will happen if they tell on Injun Joe?
  6. Who is Bull Harbison?  a) A fat guy.  b) The guy they find sleeping in the hogs' pen.  c) A kid who died after a stray dog howled at him.  d)  A dog.
  7. Aunt Polly punished Tom for sneaking out by... a) flogging him.  b) making him do chores he hates.  c) crying.  d) taking away his breakfast.
  8. The "final feather that broke the camel's back" for Tom was...a) getting punished by Aunt Polly.  b) missing breakfast.  c) being late for school the next day, and getting whipped for it.  d) Becky giving back his present.
Chapter 11 aloud.
Letter to Tom (due Tuesday, 11/25)
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.