What are You Figuring Now? chapter 4

In 1771 Benjamin was 40 years old. He was still living in his mothers cabin. Benjamin heard shouts and hammering and roaring water. So he went there and met the Ellicott brothers who were building a wheat mill for the community. He heard news about King George who was sending soldiers to the 13 colonies from England. The King was ruling the colonies and the Americans think he isnt ruling the colonies wisely, and they were tired of it and started complaining. Later on More British soldiers came and a revolutionary war was considered between the Americans and British in 1775. They didn't want a King across the sea to rule them anymore. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Indipendance to tell the whole world that King George had not treated them fairly. Now they are now free and independent United States. Andew Ellicott's song had tought Benjamin how to survey. George lent his survey stuff to Benjamin to understand astronamy. Benjamin learned how to predict on eclipse. The most important part was when the sun and moon would rise and what the weather would be. For practice he predicted an eclipse on the sun. After many nights of figuring with his compass and the ruler and the moon, he had made a copy of his drawings, measurments, and figures to George Ellicott.

Thank You

Jamie,
Thank you for completing your class work, I am happy to see you on task and completely caught up!

- Miss S.

"What are You Figuring Now?" continued

1. What did Benjamin do to keep his mind busy? (1 Mark) He made up complicated math puzzles using plants, numbers and animals.

2. How old was Benjamin in 1751? (1 Mark) He was 20 years old.

3. What made Benjamin’s heart jump like a rabbit? (1 Mark) The golden watch.

4. What did Benjamin do with the watch when he got home? (2 Marks) He was going to take it apart and draw the pieces.

5. How many years after Benjamin borrowed the gold watch did it take for him to make all the pieces and put them back together again? (1 Mark) It took him 2 years. Yes all the pieces were back together.

Wed April 28 2010

1. Mrs. Banneky cooked a special meal, there was special news for Benjamin, what was it? (1 Mark) He was going to school.

2. Describe the events of Benjamin’s first day of school, fully. (3 Marks) He did his chores, early. Then he put on his new white shirt and other school clothes. When he was ready his mom gave him a kiss. Grandma Molly gave him her best quill pen, a penknife to sharpen with, and a kiss.

3. How many other kids were in the school when Benjamin arrived on his first day? (1 Marks). There was 10 students.

4. After going to school for four winters what had Benjamin learned? (2 Marks)'
He learned everything he could from his school master.

Gloria Estefan The End

1. What event does Gloria describe as her most difficult time? Why was it difficult? Look on page 26. When she was sent home from the hospital, she said" that she couldn't do anything and couldn't walk alone." She was in a wheelchair.



2. How many weeks after Gloria got out of the hospital passed before she started to work on her music again? Was her music a source of comfort? It was a few weeks after the accident. Her new songs were painful but the songs she wrote for her son would heal. The songs were comfort but not the new ones.

3. When did Gloria and the Miami Sound Machine begin to play their music again? In March of 1991.

4. How does Gloria Estefan describe herself on the last page (page 29)? She's an example of a Cuban American who's different from her mother and others of that generation.

5. Reflect: Have you ever had to overcome something in your life that you did not think you could? What tools and skills did you use in order to overcome this ordeal? Front flip in the pool. I was using speed and time.

Vocabulary words: Gloria Estefan

Disconnected- The cable from the dvd player has disconnected from pulling on the cord.

Attach- The dvd player's cord has got plugged back in.

Procedure- The man has passed.

Prejudure- The man can't think at work.

Latina- The Latina woman is a Latin- American.

Mixture- The boy has mixed chocolate syrup with milk to make chocolate milk.

Achievement- The man has did a stunt on a bike from a hill to another. That was his greatest achievement.

Performance- A band has performed in Sydney Australia.

Convince- The man has convinced the person to like him to get a secret.

Determination- The blue team has took over the red teams territory.

Journal #2

The types of music I listen to is Metal, Rock, 80's, German rock-metal, and Pop because it's the tune and style that gets excitement. Some bands- Metal- Metallica,

Hlloween, Blind Guardian, Disturbed, Primal Fear, Korn, ect. Rock-Nickelback, Billy Talent, Pink Floyd ect. 80's Billy Idol, Survivor, Bon Jovi, A-ha, Journey ect. German Rock- Metal- Accept, Helloween, Blind Guardian, Primal Fear, and Scorpions.Pop- U2, Mathew Good Band ect. including some 80's pop. I started to listin to them a few years ago. I mostly listin to it when im at home or going places.