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4/27

We are beginning The Adventures of Tom Sawyer next week and will be studying Mark Twain. There will be a quiz on Friday on his life and famous works.

4/28

Complete pseudonym assignment. If you were to pick a pen name, what would it be? Write a paragraph explaining why you chose this name.

4/29

Study Mark Twain background quiz.

5/5

Chapter 2 summary of TAoTS due.

5/17

Chapters 3-9 summaries due.

5/24

Chapter 1-15 summary activity due - poem, comic, or diary entries

5/25

Quiz on Chapters 1-15

5/26

If you were stranded on a desert island, what would you take and why? 
 You can take:

*3 people

*2 books

*2 movies (the island has a TV/DVD player)

*An iPod with 2 musical artists/groups

*2 miscellaneous objects that you choose

The object is NOT to be saved from the island – just think of things you’d want to have with you. 
Tell what you would take and explain why.

5/27

Finish Chapter 18 poem - 4 stanzas, AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH
Finish reading Chapter 19

6/2

Finish 5 haiku - Chapter 21, Tom, Aunt Polly, Huck, and Becky
Finish rewrite of Chapter 1-15 test open response question