After we reviewed and defined the terms: metaphor, foreshadowing , and theme, Atticus identified examples of each device from the novel. We then discussed what events in this novel ,while based on a true story, seem hard to believe and tied that discussion to the theme of perseverance . At one point in the novel, the refugees from the Sudan war cross the Nile River by making reed boats! I showed a short video from National Geographic demonstrating how this feat can in fact accomplished . We then reviewed Atticus' study guide homework and made spelling corrections and revised answers that were incomplete or inaccurate. Last, we completed a spelling exercise reenforcing the "doubling rule and drop the silent e rule.."