Relationship of Huck and Jim

What are the important moments of Huck and Jim's friendship mentioned in the video? How does their relationship evolve?

Savoring Powerful Language

Excerpt from Jerry Spinelli's Maniac McGee:

"They say Maniac McGee was born in a dump. They say his stomach was a cereal box and his heart a sofa spring. They say he kept an eight-inch cockroach on a leash and that rats stood guard over him while he slept. They say if he was coming and you sprinkled salt on the ground and he ran over it, within two or three blocks he would be as slow as everybody else. They say. What's true? What's myth? It's hard to know .... But that's OK. Because the history of a kid is one part fact, two parts legend and three parts snowball. And if you want to know what it was like back when Maniac McGee roamed these parts, well, just run your hand under your movie seat and be very, very careful not to let the facts get mixed up with the truth."

How did the language strike you?

Start your meeting today by looking for some passages of great language in your book. Each member find one section and read it aloud to the group. Talk a little bit about each section. What makes the language special, beautiful, or powerful? When you're done, pick one passage to record in Photo Booth. Put the video of the passage in the drop box.

Year Long Project- Next Step

Meet with your group. Brainstorm some ideas on who you could bring in as a public speaker about your topic. Secondly, brainstorm about where we could go on a field trip related to your topic.

You have two weeks to set up a date for the public speaker and write a proposal for a field trip. The class will vote on the best field trip, and we will go on it. Give me a few options on the public speaker dates, so I can organize everyone.

New Version of Huck Finn

Read this article about a new version of Huck Finn. Do you agree or disagree with the writer's point of view?

Watch Born into Trouble. Have the ideas of the movie influenced you at all?

Great Student Writing

Go to this link

Click on Short Story Samples. These are some examples of great writing from your classmates for the short story assignment. Read each sample. What makes the writing skillful?

Reflect on your own writing a little. What are some of the writing assignments we did first semester? What assignment was your favorite? Is your writing improving? How can you improve it?