diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 889d1d7..298d047 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,9 +94,11 @@ applications trivial (and free).
 
 ## Exercise
 
-1. Use this repository to make your own, called **yourname**-week-06-sinatra
-1. (optional) Add a feature and a spec for the new feature
-1. Deploy the app to Heroku
+Review the sinatra [documentation](http://www.sinatrarb.com/intro.html).
+1. Use this repository to make your own, called **yourname**-week-06-sinatra .
+1. Complete the two pending specs. One of them describes a feature that you will need to write.
+1. (optional) Add yet another feature and a spec for it.
+1. Deploy the app to Heroku.
 
 ## Exploration
 
diff --git a/spec/app_spec.rb b/spec/app_spec.rb
index 6b471e5..0600030 100644
--- a/spec/app_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/app_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def app
     TwitterInfo
   end
 
-  it "should provide instructions" do
+  it "should provide helpful instructions" do
 
     get "/"
 
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@ def app
 
   end
 
-  it "should retrieve the user's follower count for any valid username"
+
+  ##
+  # this spec needs to be written.
+  #
+  it "should display the user's follower count for any valid username"
+
+
+
+  ##
+  # this spec is a placeholder a feature that needs to be written.
+  # please write the spec and the feature.
+  # gold star for writing the spec before the lib code. :)
+  #
+  # hints:
+  # use a begin/rescue/end block to rescue the error raised by
+  # the Twitter gem when a username cannot be found.
+  #
+  # when that happens, return a new template file named 404.haml
+  #
+  it "should return a custom 404 page when the username cannot be found"
+
 
 end