Tom Sawyer avoids making a request or a demand on his friends, but he does use argumentative techniques to persuade them to help him. Write a letter from Tom Sawyer’s point of view trying to persuade a neighbor to hire him for a whitewashing job. Use dramatic irony to create humor in your letter. Include some figurative language and an allusion as well. (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Chapter 2)

Media project total score: of 100 points during the next several lessons you will create a media project about a place that is important to you, such as the place where you live. your teacher will score your assignment using the media project grading rubric. look at the rubric yourself so that you know how your assignment will be scored. you may create your project using a word processing presentation program or a slide program such as powerpoint®. include a title slide, two or three content slides, and a sources slide that contains the urls of your online sources. save the document to your computer with your name at the end of the filename (e.g., ng_ela 9-10_w_11_ga alice_jones). submit that document to your teacher for grading refer to the media project assignment document and follow the steps to complete the assignment. when you have finished, submit the assignment document to your teacher for grading.

Which of the following is a moral? a. the taller the tree, the harder the fall. b. a tree is planted, and then it grows and bears fruit. c. the passing of time brings change. d. there are four seasons in a year. apex

Which aspects of a story best the reader understand the author purpose? select three options