GT and I completed one test-taking strategy in his vocabulary book. The activity mirrors that of the ACT/SAT reading test. It also employs the unit's vocabulary words. We then continued reading and discussing the novel. I reviewed the skill of annotating a text for understanding. GT will complete reading Part One of the novel for homework. He is to annotate the pages and be prepared with textual evidence to discuss the main theme thus far in the book. I will give him two essay questions to answer about Part One to serve as his assessment of the section.