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toc =Bread Sister of Sinking Creek=

Chapter 1 -
__Vocabulary__: gnarled (1) monotonous (2) homestead (3) individual (4) plumes (4) horizon (4) wearying (5) rustled (7) eerie (8) unruly (8) __Chapter 1 Questions:__ Answer each question in your Reading Journal. Be sure to answer each question in complete sentences. Restate the question where appropriate. After answering, put the page number in the margin to show where you found the answer. 1. When and where does this story take place? 2. Describe Maggie Callahan. 3. Why does Maggie go to Penn Valley?

Chapter 2 -
__Vocabulary__: quavery (9) traipse (12) civilize (12) dollop (13) charred (13) tinder (13) sapphire (16) reminiscent (18) cantankerous (18)

__Chapter 2 Questions__: Answer each question in your language arts copybook. Be sure to answer each question in complete sentences. Restate the question where appropriate. After answering, put the page number in the margin to show where you found the answer. 1. What route did Maggie travel to Penn Valley from Philadelphia? 2. Why weren’t Aunt Franny and Uncle Thomas there when Maggie arrived? 3. Who did Maggie meet when she arrived at Aunt Franny’s? How did he treat her? 4. Why was Aunt Franny called the Bread Sister?

Chapter 3 -
__Chapter 3 Questions__: Answer each question in your language arts notebook. Be sure to answer each question in complete sentences. Restate the question where appropriate. After answering, put the page number in the margin to show where you found the answer. 1. What is the Great Callahan Spook Yeast? 2. Describe Franny’s bake oven. 3. What did Maggie do with all the provisions? __Vocabulary Directions__: Use context clues to come up with a definition for each word in your reading notebook. .   brogue (21) frontier (21) yeast (23) inheritance (25) aroma (25) dominated (27) specifications (27) provisions(29) ferment (30) kneading (30) swabbed (31) scorching (32)

Chapter 4
__Vocabulary Directions __: Use context clues or a dictionary to define each word in your language arts copybook.

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Chapter 4 Questions __: Answer each question in your language arts notebook. Be sure to answer each question in complete sentences. Restate the question where appropriate. After answering, put the page number in the margin to show where you found the answer.   1. Why does Jake think Maggie is “crazy” for wanting to take Franny’s place as the Bread Sister?  2. Who is Joseph McGrew? What is your impression of him?  3. Do you think Jake would have harmed Maggie if Joseph McGrew hadn’t come? Why or why not?

**Sourdough Starter Video**
- Check out this video for one method of creating a starter like Maggie's "Callahan Spook Yeast!" media type="custom" key="726727"



**__Chapter 5: __**
__Vocabulary Directions __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">: Use context clues or a dictionary to define each word in your language arts copybook. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'"> __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">Chapter 5 Questions __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">: Answer each question in your language arts notebook. Be sure to answer each question in complete sentences. Restate the question where appropriate. After answering, put the page number in the margin to show where you found the answer. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt">
 * __ nimble (43) __ || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">channeled (43) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">chute (44) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">propel (44) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">tranquil (44) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">riveted (45) ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">hewn (46) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">whiplash (47) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">stray (47) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">slovenliness (47) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">aquiline (48) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">interfere (49) ||
 * 1) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">What surprised Maggie about Sinking Creek?
 * 2) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Describe Annie.
 * 3) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Describe Mrs. McGrew.
 * 4) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">What did Mrs. McGrew offer Maggie? How did Maggie feel about this arrangement?

**__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">Chapter 6: __**
__<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">Vocabulary Directions __<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">: Use context clues or a dictionary to define each word in your language arts copybook.


 * __companion (55)__ || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">drudgery (55) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">methodically (55) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">solitude (55) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">irrepressible (56) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">contesting (57) ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">mourning (58) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">apprentice (59) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">fortified (59) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">influential (59) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">barter (60) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">brash (60) ||
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">commerce (61) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">vault (61) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">foreboding (63) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">pelting (64) || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">withers (65) || ===<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> === ||

__Chapter 6 Questions__: Answer each question in your language arts notebook. Be sure to answer each question in complete sentences. Restate the question where appropriate. After answering, put the page number in the margin to show where you found the answer<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'"> 1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Why was a woman’s life on the frontier not to be envied? Give examples. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'"> 2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Why was Maggie baking twenty loaves of bread a week? <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Narrow'"> 3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Why did Maggie take an “instant dislike” to John, Uncle Joseph’s nephew?