Using today's reading assignment,I provided instruction on writing a paragraph based on a sentence in the text i.e : "Cultures are a mine field." We discussed the metaphor and how what is acceptable in one culture might be found offensive in another. We then studied the text and found examples from the reading to support the claim about cultures. Kaitlin participated in class discussion followed by her drafting a paragraph on this topic and supporting her claim with textual examples. Last, I provided instruction on tense consistency and using connecting phrases such as "for example" and "likewise " to increase cohesion.