While reading the novel, Ayden and I created a five-paragraph essay outline. The prompt is as follows: Describe turning points in Bilbo's journey. How did the turning points change Bilbo? Today, we began the process of using the outline to write the essay. Ayden struggles to put his thoughts on paper, but with strategic prompting, he could brainstorm ideas for each paragraph. I encouraged him to expand his thoughts and to stick to the topic of each paragraph. Tomorrow we will edit his work and add quotations from the text.