On the board, we explored the contrast between the characters, Huck Finn, and Tom Sawyer. We noted Huck as an American archetype :practical, unconventional, and independent . By contrast, Tom Sawyer has become (perhaps due to his new found wealth) a target of Twain's satire, well brought up but foolish and impractical without regard for the discomfort created by his convoluted and totally unnecessary escape plan for Jim. We discussed what might be the conclusion of the novel ,knowing that the conventional Tom has for some reason , agreed to commit a crime by helping a runaway slave. During the second segment, we worked on rewriting and editing Nina's rewrite of her essay on satire in the novel. I provided further instruction in smoothly embedding quotes into the argument, in reordering sentences within a paragraph , and in composing a strong conclusion .