Tuesday, 1/25/05
Warm Up. Use your pink sheet to help you.
  1. The three main types of verbs are: _______, ________, and _________.
  2. Two of the above types are sometimes combined to form a _________  ________.
  3. Write a sentence which uses a #2, and then underline/circle and label the parts.
  4. Write 1/2 page about anything, without using any form of the following words: be, go, have, get, do
Tom Sawyer
  1. What happened to all the shtuff Tom scammed from the boys in Chapter 2?
  2. Why can't Tom bear to look at Amy in Chapter 4? (p28b, p26w)
  3. (5) Identify the people, the setting, and the book in the man's hand in this illustration.
  4. (2) What supposedly happened to the boy who had won four or five prizes?
  5. (Quote) Why is the boy so nervous around the man in the picture? (p31b, p28w)
Go over persuasive h/w.
Now choose one of the examples you used to illustrate one of your arguments for less homework. EXPAND it into 150 + words that really SHOW what you're talking about.  "My bleary eyes need toothpicks to hold them open, as I almost blindly creak open my math book..."

This will be the intro of your persuasive essay. Due Thursday.
120 Seconds.