PLANNERS! WRITE THIS DOWN: TOM SAWYER READING: Read p188-189 and then from the middle of 194-end of chapter 30.
YEE #5 is tomorrow.
Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, Tom Sawyer, 5 Husker Du from the previous test. Link: Test 31 Preview
“Tom Sawyer – 29.”
- Where do Tom and Becky plan to go after the picnic?
- Only a few of the parents went on the picnic with the kids. a) True b) False
- Injun Joe wants revenge on the Widow for something she did to him a long time ago. a) True b) False
- What does Injun Joe want to do to the widow? a) Kill her. b) Rob her. c) Vandalize her house. d) Kidnap her. e) NOTA
- What is the Welshman’s reaction when Huck knocks on his door to tell him about Injun Joe? a) He welcomes him. b) He says that he can’t open his door for him. c) He says that people usually wouldn’t open their door for Huck. d) He doesn’t believe it’s Huck. e) NOTA
- At the end of chapter 29, Huck is shot. a) True b) False
Scrabble Practice Round.
- Each person draws a letter. The letter closest to A goes first. (Blank beats A.)
- Draw continues clockwise (to the left) after that.
- If no one volunteers, the person with the letter farthest from A is scorekeeper.
- Put those letters back and draw seven (7) each.
- Keep score like this (don’t write what’s in the parentheses):
| Jimmy (First Player) 17 (first turn) 6 (second turn) 23 (total so far) 14 (third turn) 37 (total so far) |
Johnny (Second Player) 23 15 38 7 45 |
- First player must put the word down with a letter on the Star (2x word) in the middle.
- Left to right, top to bottom; not diagonal, not bottom to top!
- Suggestion: no more than 2 minutes per person.
- NO! NO! NO!
- NO abbreviations or contractions
- NO foreign words
- NO proper nouns (nouns you would normally capitalize)
- (Check the dictionary.)
Extra credit for anyone who breaks 75.