ROAR 4

5 Things I understand
1. Many of Luca's friends were willing to help him and understood his goal of making a theory about the sense of smell.
2.Now that Luca has gotten a better understanding of how the different enzymes in the body work he can progress with his theory.
3. Despite Luca's intense determination to figure out the theory many thought otherwise.
4. An enzyme plays an important role in an individual's ability to smell.
5. Different enzymes are reponsible for different processes in the body such as digestion.

4 Questions
1. How many different enzymes are there in the body?
2. What different enzymes are the most vital?
3. Is it possible for an individual to be born without all the proper enzymes?
4. If so would that be considered a disease and if so what would it be called?

3 Vocab. Words
1. apparent (page 162): exposed
2.inoculate (page 175): to affect
3. threshold(183): entering

2 Lit. Terms
1. Descriptive
"... as he vigorously went through..."(page 140)
2. Characterization
"...he was determined to do otherwise..."(160)

1 Sentence Overview
Although people around Luca seem to be doubtful of he is determined to understand how the sense of smell works.