Wednesday, 1/23/08 - Early Release Schedule
Warm Up. Counts for 600 words, so use a separate sheet and be sure to date it.
Tom now has two big problems in his life: Becky and what to do about Injun Joe. What should he do? Write Tom a letter that explains what he should do. (Tip: Start by showing him you recognize the problems, then suggest a solution to each problem, then explain why your advice is good.) 
5 Points automatically for 40+ words. Raffle King will choose 3? volunteers for "evaluation" and a bonus of up to +4. Extra bonus for talking like them. 
If you have less than 40 words; -5.  5 min.  GO!

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.

  1. After working out for a month, he noticed a __________ improvement in his body. a) alacrity  b) prone  c) fickle  d) palpable  e) smote
  2. I have never seen him smile; he always has the same droopy, _______ expression on his face.  a) lugubrious  b) fickle  c) prone  d) eloquent  e) incantation
  3. When the teacher asked for volunteers for an experiment in extra homework, Johnny jumped at the invitation with _______.  a) prone  b) alacrity  c) eloquence  d) frivolity  e) fickle
  4. Tom : audacious :: Two-Bit : _________ a) prone  b) fickle  c) eloquent  d) palpable  e) smote
  5. After his fight with Becky, Tom was too depressed for the ________ of clowns and circuses. a) eloquence  b) covet  c) prone  d) fickle  e) frivolity
  6. His surgically repaired knee will be _________ to re-injury when he starts playing again. a) covet  b) lugubrious  c) alacrity  d) fickle  e) prone
  7. After a short _________, the magician pulled the rabbit out of his hat. a) fickle  b) incantation  c) eloquent  d) alacrity  e) frivolity
  8. David _________ Goliath with a single stone from his slingshot. a) alacrity  b) prone  c) lugubrious  d) incantation  e) smote
  9. Most of us sleep in the _______ position.  a) palpable  b) covet  c) prone  d) lugubrious  e) smote
  10. Luck is _______; one day you have it all good, and the next, it's all bad.  a) palpable  b) fickle  c) incantation  d) eloquent  e) prone
  11. One of the Ten Commandments says, "Thou shalt not _______ thy neighbor's goods."  a) smote  b) covet  c) lugubrious  d) fickle  e) prone
Tom Sawyer
Go over Chapter 10/11 questions from Test 7A.
Chapter 12.
  1. Why does Aunt Polly think Tom is sick?  a) He keeps faking that he is, so she starts to believe it.  b) He really is.  c) He keeps moping about Becky being sick.  d) He keeps moping about Becky dumping him.  e) None of the above.
  2. Why did Aunt Polly think Tom had been taking the Painkiller all that time? a) He told her he was taking it. b) She was watching the level of the medicine in the bottle. c) She watched him take it a few times, and then just assumed he was still taking it. d) None of the above. 
  3. What was he really doing with it?  a) Giving it to the cat the whole time. b) Dumping it out the window.  c) Putting out in the flowers' water. d) Dumping it down a crack in the floor. e) None of the above.
  4. "Because if he'd 'a had one, she'd 'a burnt him one herself!" Who's he? a) Peter. b) Tom. c) Injun Joe. d) Sid. e) None of the above.
  5. "Because if he'd 'a had one, she'd 'a burnt him one herself!" What does "burnt him one" mean?  a) Lit him on fire. b) Spanked him. c) Punished him by making him chop wood and make the fire. d) Given him the Painkiller. e)  None of the above.
  6. What does Tom do when Becky finally comes back to school?  a) Runs over and says hi. b) Ignores her, because they're still fighting. c) Tries to kiss her. d) Brings her a gift. e) None of the above.