Ben completed two rounds of the 'Thanksgiving: Eat Your Words!' practice list. He worked independently, demonstrating good integration and synthesis of the material. Ben stated that he felt he did poorly on the assignment because there were more spelling questions on it. He prefers the multiple choice format to spelling free-style; however, he answered all the questions, as directed in the assignment. Ben then read the poem, 'When Thanksgiving is All That We Have,' by Alberto Rios in the document: 'Ben's Thanksgiving Week Poem Reflection.' Ben read the poem aloud to practice fluency, and then answered four questions pertaining to its content.