We discussed the chapters that Katya had read for homework. We also discussed the questions that she had answered. We finished reading the novel. We discussed the ending of the book. We then discussed what the final assessment would be for the novel. We agreed that Katya would write a literary analysis. I presented 20 possible paper topics. Katya narrowed the choices to one that she liked. We talked about how she would approach the topic. She will compose a thesis and an introduction for homework.