I placed on the board the definition of theme, and further reviewed the definitions of setting and conflict. I then distributed an exercise I prepared on the story we read yesterday,"The Interlopers". The exercise required Lena to use a word bank to complete sentences about the story's theme , conflicts, and events . Additionally the exercise tested her understanding of certain vocabulary words such as "pity and interloper". After Lena completed the exercise ,we reviewed her answers and Lena made some corrections. Last , I Introduced the concept for tomorrow's story,"The Gift of the Magi" by discussing what might constitute a meaningful Christmas gift.