We compared Salva's seemingly endless walk for safety from political strife to Nya's endless walk for water as a metaphor for life's journey .Given the hardships each faces, we noted the novel's theme of perseverance. Atticus took notes on both the metaphor and the theme as well as on the causes of the conflicts in the novel-political and tribal. We then detailed the hardships each character encounters and noted an example of foreshadowing with respect to Salva's friend who is later eaten by a lion. Atticus timely handed in all of his homework which we reviewed and then supplemented where necessary in order to respond to all study guide questions. Last, Atticus completed a review spelling exercise on the "doubling rule, dropping the silent e rule, and dropping the y rule.