As one of the characters speaks with the diction and accent of an uneducated cowboy, today we first defined and discussed the word" dialect" and why an author uses dialect. I then had Atticus review the text and "translate" certain dialect into a more conventional English .Maintaining our focus on theme -character development or maturation- we then identified from the reading further textual examples of Omri's unconsciously adopting a parental role and attitude toward his "toy" figures that have been brought to life. After identifying textual support, Atticus wrote a chapter summary with a thematic topic sentence supported by the discussed textual support using connecting words such as "for example, further, and additionally." His writing has significantly improved over the past weeks as we continue the written chapter summary exercises.