Tom Sawyer

Wednesday, 4/18: Vocab, Tom Sawyer

Checking SMYKs.

“Gramma Review, 4/18.  Copy and label. (10p)
(The word on is a preposition. “Doh” is extra credit. The is an article, which is technically a ____.)

Doh! Homer tripped very awkwardly and hit his fat head on the door.

 

 

“Vocab, 4/18.”
   

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. I am not exactly _____ to helping you out of this mess, since it was your own fault.
  6. It was hard for Pony to understand the ____(ing) that Socs had for greasers.
  7. The helpful student picked up the trash with _____ after being asked to help out.
  8. He was ____(ed) to do all his homework before he watched any tv.
  9. He is a rather ____ liar; he tells so many lies, you can never tell which of his stories is true.
  10. obvious : subtle :: bogus : _______
  11. Aunt Polly thought she was being very _____(ful) as she questioned Tom, trying to trick him.
  12. bold : audacious :: patronizing : ______
  13. ** People with criminal backgrounds are legally ____(ed) from working for some government agencies like the FBI.

 

Tom Sawyer.

“Tom Sawyer Quiz, 4/18.” Write the answer.

 

  1. The Outsiders : Tulsa :: Tom Sawyer :_____
  2. (left) What is wrong with this illustration from the original edition?
  3. (right) Which scene does the right hand pic show? (That’s Jim with the bucket.)
  4. According to MT, what is the difference between work and play?
  5. Who is the “great and wise philosopher” mentioned on p15? (I need a NAME.)
  6. “bully” = “gay”  a) True  b) False

(Bonus) Which character in The Outsiders would agree with the philosophy of “spare the rod, spoil the child”?

 

Tom Sawyer: Busy at Love and War.

Monday, 4/16 (36): Homework, SAWs, Debrief Test #29, Tom Sawyer!

Copy homework into planner.

“SAWs, 4/16.”
specify (verb): to clearly define
establish (verb): to cause to be recognized and accepted
cohesive (adjective): unified
constrain (verb): to hold back or limit
xenophobia (noun): a fear of foreign people
         

 

Go over Test #29.

Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.”

What?

Tom Sawyer!

  1. What would you do for fun in 1835?
  2. What chore/work did you always want to do as a kid, but now that you have to do it, you don’t want to any more?
  3. Slang: truck, lick, dander up, powerful warm, lam, suck eggs

 

Read the Author’s Preface.
What two reasons does Mark Twain give for writing this book?

Chapter 1.

 

Thursday, 5/11: Vocab + Relay, Book Pitch Redos, Tom Sawyer

Tomorrow’s Test: Grammar Rerun from last week, Husker Du for your class, Vocab, Tom Sawyer.

“Grammar, 5/11.” One last practice, eh!

  1. The main one in a sentence is also known as the predicate.
  2. A word that shows the relationship between two words in the sentence.
  3. Answers the questions how, where, or when.
  4. Answers the questions which one, what kind, how many.
  5. A connecting word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
  6. A substitute for a noun.
  7. A word of surprise or strong emotion.
  8. Often ends in -ly.
  9. Has a past, present, and future.
  10. Describes adjectives and adverbs.
  11. Never stands alone.
  12. Describes nouns.

 

“Vocab, 5/11.”
   

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. The NFL head coach’s position is rather ______. If the team doesn’t do well this season, he might lose his job.
  6. The class discussion was not very lively; the students were rather _______ about the topic.
  7. The boys _____(ed) matter inwardly, thinking about all the possibilities.
  8. doctor : prescribe :: law : ______
  9. Huck’s lifestyle seemed very _______ to the other boys of St. Petersburg.
  10. By definition, a ghost would not be ______.
  11. proscribed : allowed :: apathetic : ______
  12. The stirring event was well ______(ed)” by the townspeople the next day.
  13. (2) A true sports fan is NOT _____ or ______.
  14. BONUS: There is a fine line between being patronizing and being _______.

 

 Book Pitch Redos!

 

Tom Sawyer!

Wednesday, 5/10 (20): Husker Du, Vocab, Book Pitch, Tom Sawyer

Due: SMYK Sentences. See you and your parents tomorrow night @ Open Haus!

“Vocab, 5/10.” (14)
   

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. _____
  7. After working so hard, he wanted his reward to be something ______, not just a “Good job!”
  8. He hit a ______ home run. It was at least 500 feet long.
  9. Luck is ______; one day you have it all good, and the next it’s all bad.
  10. He made a(n) _____ effort, and his hard work paid off.
  11. The Taliban ____ television and music. They claim those things are against the laws of Islam.
  12. His grade was in a _____ position; one more bad grade and he would be failing…
  13. (2) …He could not afford to be _____; he had to be _____. (Not wary.)

 

Debrief Test #32. Grammar section will be rerun on Friday.

The Last of the Book Pitches!

Tom Sawyer.