Remember:
Go home and write
a page tonight.
And let that page come out of you—
Then, it will be TRUE.
Due next Friday!
“Warm Up, 5/22.”
- The word theme, as it is used in the poem yesterday, means…
- The word “true” in line #5 most likely means…
- “I am the only colored student in my class. …sit down and write this page” He makes a big deal about how he gets home to do this paper because…
- (quote) Which line in the poem is about how his writing will be shaped by his experiences?
- Where does the name Mark Twain come from?
- (2) Name 2 jobs Mark Twain had.
- **(Bonus) What is Mark Twain’s real name?
- **(Bonus) YMCA stands for… ____ ____’s ____ ____
“Yee #2.”
- First American Independence Day (M,D,YYYY):
- Draw a labeled diagram of what a day and a year are astronomically speaking.
- “In the _____, there was nothing but rock…”
- (Copy.) 10% of 250 = _________
- (Copy.) 24/40 = ______% = ______(letter grade)
- a) ______ books have been sitting b)_______ for a long time; I hope c) ______ coming back soon.
- Copy the sentence below and label each word with its part of speech.
Homer tripped very awkwardly, and hit his fat head on the door.
“Vocab 5/22.” stolid, reconcile, loiter, abashed, cipher, labyrinth, forsake, vogue, conjecture, magnanimous
- The roots of this word meant “to bring back together.”
- There was a lot of ______ about what was in the Master’s book, but nobody knew for sure.
- For awhile fidget spinners were in ______.
- Soon, Tom will ______(ly) take a whipping for Becky’s wrongdoing.
- The roots of this word mean “throw together thing.”
- The root of this word meant “wag about.”
- The root of this word meant “to refuse.”
- The roots of this word meant “great soul.”
- The root of this word means “zero.”
- This word originated in Greek mythology.
- “Tom shivered head to heel; for his eyes fell upon the ____ face of Injun Joe.
- Given the safety requirements and protocols, the setup for the graduation was _____(ine).
- The roots of this word meant “to be utterly astounded.”
MT Paragraphing. Final Draft due Friday. The example will come down at the end of today.
Tom Sawyer p102…