1. Who is the man with the book in illustration A? a) the teacher (AKA: schoolmaster  b) the Superintendant  c) the mayor  d) the judge  e) none of the above
2. Who is the boy?  a) Tom  b) the German kid who memorized so many lines  c) Jeff Thatcher  d) Sid  e) none of the above
3. What does the last line of chapter 4 mean? a) They closed the curtain in the church so they couldn't see any more.  b) Let's find out what happens to Tom in the next chapter.  c) Let's have a little sympathy for Tom, and not watch what will happen next  d) Let's pretend that Tom managed to figure another way out (again).  e) None of the above.
4. What happens to Tom's pulled tooth? a) He loses it.  b) He trades it.  c) He keeps it to play with. d) He saves it for the tooth fairy.  e) None of the above.
5. What is not one of the methods of wart removal that Tom and Huck talk about?  a) Using a dead cat.  b) Using old stagnant water. c) Using a bean.  d) Using a witch.  e) They talked about all of these.
6. Who is pictured in illustration B? a) the schoolmaster b) the Superintendant  c) the mayor  d) the judge  e) none of the above
7. What is the schoolmaster teaching when Tom arrives late to school? a) math  b) English  c) handwriting  d) spelling  e) none of the above
8. What does Tom say/do that makes the schoolmaster so mad? a) "Am I late?"  b) He didn't call him sir.  c) "I stopped to talk to Huckleberry Finn."  d) "I don' care."  e) He ignored him.
9. Tom knows this will anger the teacher, but he does it anyway. Why?  a) Because he hates the schoolmaster.  b) He can't help it.  c) He wants to show off how cool he is for the class.  d) He wants to sit next to Becky.  e) None of the above.
10. Who are the two people in this "picture"?  a) The judge and Becky.  b) Tom and Becky.  c) The judge and Tom.  d) The judge and Aunt Polly.  e) The schoolmaster and Becky.
11. After the scene with Becky, Tom... (Which did he not do?)  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) He did all of these.

Intro to 600 Words. Styles of Writing.
10 minutes to get started. Here are a few ideas:
You need to turn in essays in at least 3 different styles by the end of the year.
Writing Styles: (R) Eyewitness Report (L) Response to Literature  (E) Evaluation (P) Persuasion (T) Technical Writing  (P-S) Problem-Solution

• (P) What if people routinely live to be 150-200 years old? Convince us it would be good or bad.
• (R) If your dog (cat) could talk, what would it say about you and your family? Show an important incident from your pet's POV. (Remember the 5 W's and the 5 senses.)
• (T) How to.. -choose the best… -impress your teacher… -fix… -improve your grades…-do…  - make…  (Make it entertaining! Make it educational!)
• (L) Compare and contrast characters from two of the stories we have read this year. Example: How are Spender and Dally similar? What can we learn from their experiences?
• (T/P) Invent a new class to be offered here at Laguna...Convince the administration that it would be a good addition.
• (E) Reviews: Best/worst burgers, cds, movies, video games, software, websites, etc. (Describe, evaluate, give reasons/suggestions.)
• (P/E) Sports Predictions and Evaluations: Who's going all the way? Which power forward should the Lakers get?  Best running backs in football? Most overrated? What makes you think so?
• (P/E) What is the best word, and why? Show all the ways to use it. (Keep it clean!)
• (P-S) How can we deal with the trash problem here at Laguna? Show at least two possible solutions.
• (R) Recount the most exciting/scary/important event you have ever witnessed. Make us feel like we're there (5 W's/5 Senses).
• (P-S) Show an issue/problem that you feel we have here at Laguna, and offer your solutions (2+) to it, and reasons why your solutions would work.First 600 due next Tuesday, 1/30