We began with a character review. Chris was queried on the characters' names, main personality traits and the names of the two gangs in the story. His recall benefitted greatly from prompting methods. Through guided reading and analysis of Hinton's language, we summarized the beginning of the novel and noted that it is told from the point of view of a 14 year-old boy, the protagonist, Pony Boy, who narrates about his involvement in the working class "greaser" gang, and upper-class "Socs." Chris added some personal anecdotes as we dived into a discussion and analysis of the two different types of gang members represented in the novel. Chris's attention improves if he is interested in the subject but redirection is frequently needed to help his focus and recall.