Before delving into the reading, Lena first completed exercises on identifying and correcting sentence fragments and run-ons. I then presented the chapter vocabulary words which Lena placed in her notebook. We started the final chapter of the novel stopping to annotate the text to highlight the theme of locating inner strength through the power of love and forgiveness. Lena has been very engaged in the story and was excited to accept my suggestion that she and her mother finish the final pages of the book at home tonight.