Last session ,I distributed our essay work associated with studying the novel " A Lesson Before Dying". As Essay #1 requires a comparison between the closing argument of Atticus Finch in "To Kill A Mockingbird " and the closing argument portrayed in the current novel, we today began an outline of the methods of persuasion employed by Atticus Finch by viewing Gregory Peck's dramatization of this scene in the film. In the notebook ,we placed outline notes by listing the general themes of the argument followed by the details of the argument. We discussed how Atticus appeals to the jurors' sense of humanity and patriotism . Tonight, Bobby will be reading the opening chapters of "A Lesson Before Dying" and will note how the accused's attorney ,also representing a wrongly accused African -American, by contrast appeals to the jurors' prejudice and sense of white supremacy. . As Bobby is re-taking the PERT exam tomorrow, during our second session ,Bobby completed a practice test of the writing section. I provided instruction on punctuation, subject-verb agreement, parallel structure ,and paragraph organization as Bobby worked through the exam. Bobby did well on the practice test.