Following up on yesterday's instruction, today Atticus first took a spelling quiz. We then worked on a preparing a written chapter summary from last night's reading. Atticus had begun a draft and we discussed other important plot and character developments and then accordingly supplemented the summary. Additionally, we reviewed the written work to address punctuation and spelling where necessary. Focusing on the reading, we then discussed the British author's portrayal of the American cowboy and Indian. Atticus very perceptively noted how the author stereotypes both characters and we located textual support for his observation. We further discussed the emotional impact of Little Bear's time travel to the time of the novel and why Little Bear likely wishes to return to his own time period.