Sheepshape
I shear sheep in all sorts of shapes
Like shooting stars and spangles.
I shear them in the shape of apes.
My ewe has four right angles.
I give some sheep a camel’s back,
Tw o mountains and a valley.
I make short shrift of them with shears.
Me, I don’t shilly-shally.
I shear sheep short. Their wiry wool
Is well worthwhile to save.
Oh, what sheer joy it is to give
A shaggy sheep a shave!X J Kennedy
In this chapter you will:
Draw and identify parts of polygons
Classify angles, polygons, quadrilaterals,
and triangles
Investigate similar figures, transformations,
and coordinate geometry
Solve problems by finding a pattern
Critical Thinking/Finding Together
Use dot paper to create a design of polygons
that you would like to shear in sheep. Name
each polygon and identify the number of right
angles, if a n y, and sides each figure has.8204-6_325 12/16/05 8:56 AM Page 325