1. Whitewashing-The New Girl
Chapter 2
Whitewashing-The New Girl

2. Vocabulary Whitewashing:h)wītˌwäSH,ˈ(h)wītˌwôSH/ noun 1.
a solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white.
Tom spent Saturday whitewashing the fence.

3. steamboat
noun
a boat that is propelled by a steam engine, especially a paddle-wheel craft of a type used widely on rivers in the 19th century.

4. Mississippi River
The longest river in the United States, flowing over two thousand miles from Minnesota to Louisiana and into the Gulf of Mexico.

5. Essential Question
Did Tom lie to the boys to get them to paint the fence? Is it right to trick someone to get out of doing something?
Do you think Tom Sawyer is selfish? Is he a good friend?