Today's board work addressed the current chapter's theme: Ask for the truth and you may get some unwelcome hurtful news. Lena took notes from the board filling in blanks in sentences leading to this theme Eg.- Lily wants to know why her -----------(mother )left her. August tells her sometimes knowing things ____________(hurts). After completing the chapter , I focused Lena's attention to the text ,and we identified two pieces of truth that hurt Lily . I placed them on the board, and Lena placed them in her notes. Again, Lena had a strong emotional connection to Lily's bad news reflecting a good understanding of the literal and the emotional content of the novel.Last, we reviewed the chapter developments and vocabulary for tomorrow 's chapter test.