a) "When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have him around. But by the time I reached 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years."

b) "It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies."

--Mark Twain

a) What does MT really mean?
b) What is he talking about?

Warm Up.Write the word. 1-6 will be AWs. For #7 and #8, either list the prepositions or write "none" as appropriate.

1. The guest teacher _____(ed) from the lesson plan, and spent the period showing a video.
2. The poem's language was so _______ that everyone interpreted it differently.
3. With a little persuasion, I was able to ____ him to lessen the punishment.
4. Most classroom rules don't have to be written down or said, they should be known ____(ly).
5. Mark Twain's book could have been called The ______(s) of Tom Sawyer.
6. The root of this word means time. 

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7. (?) Our platypus has been running behind schedule until now.
8. (?) I like to ride my bike to school.

Vocabulary Pretest. Write the word.

1. Tom was at the ______of fame when he and Huck revealed their treasure to the town.  a) bona fide  b) fickle  c) zenith  d) wary  e) covet
2. There are two commandments of the ten that forbid ______(ing). So stick to your own wife and your own stuff.  a) bliss  b) fickle  c) covet  d) purloin  e) tarry
3. People in his family are _____ to heart disease, so he should watch his health closely.  a) zenith  b) wary  c) bona fide  d) prone  e) oblige
4. The image of Bob ______ on the pavement, with a dark pool forming around him, haunted Ponyboy.  a) alacrity  b) tarry  c) prone  d) wary  e) purloin
5. The bank clerk had to examine the $100 bills very carefully to tell which was the ______ one.  a) bona fide  b) fickle  c) purloin  d) wary  e) bliss
6. surgeon : operate :: Two-Bit : ____  a) fickle  b) zenith  c) purloin  d) prone  e) oblige
7. Tom claims that girls are ______, that you can't trust them not to always change their minds.a) bona fide  b) fickle  c) zenith  d) wary  e) covet
8. Tom _______(ily) snuck through the door and under the bed.  a) bliss  b) fickle  c) covet  d) tarry  e) wary
9. When Tom "returned from the dead" he was at the _______ of his glory.  a) zenith  b) alacrity  c) bona fide  d) prone  e) oblige
10. deny : oblige :: hurry : ______  a) wary  b) tarry  c) fickle  d) oblige  e) covet
11. The fireman jumped out of bed with ______ when the alarm sounded.   a) alacrity  b) tarry  c) fickle  d) oblige  e) covet
12. Tom's ______ was complete when Becky made up with him.   a) covet  b) tarry  c) fickle  d) oblige  e) bliss
13. He was  _______(ed) to do all his homework before he watched any tv.   a) covet  b) tarry  c) fickle  d) oblige  e) bliss
14. All her life she had _______(ed) money and success. But when she finally got them, she wasn't happy. a) bliss  b) fickle  c) covet  d) purloin  e) tarry

"When angry, count four, when very angry, swear."  -- Mark Twain
 

Tom Sawyer ca. 1930's