We continued discussing events and diction in the first chapters that inform the reader that the novel is set in a dystopian world. Regarding language, for example, we studied the author's use of the phrase "family-unit" as an indicia that this society commodifies its citizens. We then began to address and discuss Atticus' test essay. I reviewed the essay question and addressed the need to modify the essay to answer all of the questions. We then began to redraft a more expository introductory paragraph.