After discussing various biographical facts about the author,Charles Dickens, Atticus worked on a vocabulary exercise based on words drawn from the first chapters of the story, " A Christmas Carol." As we used the dictionary, I explained how to read the phonetic notations in order to learn the correct pronunciation of words. During our second session, we began examining the story's plot as I highlighted elements of Dickens' distinct writing style. In order to provide Atticus practice in making journal entries, after we read the first pages, I again explained the purpose of the journal entry after which Atticus in his notebook entered two entries. We examined how the texts he chose evidenced character and Dickens' interest in social reform . HW- read 5 pages and make journal entries on the reading.