I introduced the week's spelling words. Oliver viewed a powerpoint on subject-verb agreement on chomp chomp.com. He completed an assessment online. Oliver read "Life Doesn't Frighten Me," by Angelou and "The Open Road," by Whitman. He determined the theme of both and compared them. Then he read an excerpt from "Bud, Not Buddy." We discussed the theme. He compared and contrasted the poems and excerpt. He wrote sentences in response to the comprehension questions. For homework, Oliver should finish reading a chapter in "Legend" and review spelling words.