Everything below counts toward 600 words.
To count for study question homework, you must post at least 4 times to the forum.
Forum entries must be 50+ words long to count towards the total.
You are limited to 2 slang dictionary entries per week for extra credit.
You are limited to 2 vocabulary dictionary entries per week for extra credit.
You must author/add at least one wiki page per week (250 word minimum). The link/essay must relate to Tom Sawyer in some way. (See below.)
Keep track of your own word count. Suggestion: Each time you post or write a wiki page, before you actually post it, copy all of the text and paste it into MS Word. Then use tools-word count to check the word count. Make a note of the count, and then post the page, THEN PRINT IT!
You may edit someone else's wiki page ONLY with the author's permission.
Editing summary pages also counts toward your 600 words. Just keep track of words, and print a copy for your folder.

Suggested Topics List for Tom Sawyer Wiki
Here are suggested topics for adding to the Tom Sawyer wiki. If you have other ideas, please get approval first. (Be sure to read the instructions for MakingLinks.) With all topics, make sure you use multiple examples from the book to back up what you say. Make sure that any pages you create are at least 250 words long. PRINT A COPY FOR YOUR FOLDER.

• Informative Essay about something in the book from the 1830's-1840's. Examples include superstitions, culture, clothing, technology, religion, etc.  You must use at least two different sources of information, and cite those sources.
• Find places where Mark Twain is sarcastically commenting on society or the human race. Show the examples, and explain what Mark Twain is trying to say.
• Character descriptions/comparisons. Describe a main character from the book, including a physical description and a description of his/her personality. Also compare/contrast this character with one from another work of literature. This could take the form of a poem as well.
• Rewrite an important scene in the book from a character's first person point of view. For example, show how Aunt Polly is feeling while Tom is away on the island, or Tom's classroom antics from the teacher's point of view
• Write a letter to Tom giving him advice for what to do about his problems with Becky and Injun Joe. Be sure to explain why your advice is good. Extra credit for talking like Tom and his friends.
• Compare and contrast Tom and Huck. How are they alike and different? Which one would you like as a friend? Why?
• Look for places in each chapter wiki where I have added an important quote from the book. Make it a link to a page with your explanation.
• What are some of the themes of Tom Sawyer? Explain using examples from the book.
• Look for literary things to write about: foreshadowing, irony, conflict (both internal and external), protagonist/antagonist.
• Compare you and your friends to Tom Sawyer and his friends. How are you alike/different? What things have changed since then? What things are the same?