"What are You Figuring Now? Chapter 4

Friday April 30th, 2010:

- Reading Chapter Four (as a class)

- Next I would like you to read chapter four over again if you need to in order to summarize what has happened. Make notes on a piece of paper or in a word document to help you recall what has happened.

Your paragraph should be a minimum of 250 words and should describe at least five key events from the chapter.

Review your paragraph before you post it. I would like you to check your spelling and use the dictionary to figure out how to spell words you are unsure of.

Also use the proper capitals and punctuation. If you rush through this assignment it will show. Take the time and do it correctly the first time or you will be asked to do it AGAIN.

Also, use the book to make sure you have the correct spelling of the character's names.

- Once you have completed your summary paragraph you may use the ten vocabulary words listed below in 10 separate sentences.



1. Almanac - an annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related topics.

2. Tobacco - any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, used for chewing and smoking.

3. Caterpillars - the wormlike larva of a butterfly or a moth.

4. Different - not alike in character or quality; differing; dissimilar: The two are different.

5. Acre - a common variable unit of land measure.

6. Figure - an amount or value expressed in numbers.

7. Valley - an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system.

8. Clothes - garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.

9. Thought - the product of mental activity; that which one thinks: a body of thought.

10. Enough - adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire: enough water; noise enough to wake the dead.

When you have completed both tasks you may work on any unfinished work or put your lap top away and do your self-selected reading!

Have a wonderful weekend!