We began the first session by going over the homework - Exercise A from the story she is now reading “ The Phantom of the Opera” in French. Abby completed reading, in French and translating Chapter 1. She put all her new and unfamiliar vocabulary into a word bank for this story. During the 2nd hour, we went outside and Abby wrote entries into her journal. She spoke about the date, the weather, and the upcoming Christmas vacation. She went into detail on the gifts she had purchased for members of her family. She used the present, past and future tenses. For homework, she will write a summary of Chapter 1 of “the Phantom”, in French.