Ongoing Puppy Place Book Club for Ages 10-12

This book club will cycle through some of the Puppy Place book written by Ellen Miles.  Each class will focus on one particular book every week.  Students do not have to have read any prior books to enjoy any class. 
The beginning of each book club class will focus on repeating expectations for kind and respectful Zoom classes and then slide into bonding time.  Young learners love to speak about their families, pets and favorite things.  Every student will have the opportunity to share a "good thing" as the rest of the class listens respectfully. Active listening is a necessary skill in today's society.  I endeavor to model and practice that skill not only at the beginning of every class, but throughout each class as well. After the class introductions, I will use a variety of teaching methods to discuss the story elements of each book: plot, characters and setting. 
To teach the setting of the book, I will establish the five elements of a setting: time, place, mood, social and cultural context; however, all elements will not be discussed in every class due to time limitations. I will read details and let students talk about similar places they have experienced. 
To teach the characters of the book, I will focus on descriptive words to describe appearance, actions and words; again, not every character will be developed to that extent in every class. 
To teach the plot of each book I will use diagrams to teach five essential plot expectations for intermediate students: beginning, rising action, climax, falling action and ending. 
If a student participates in all classes, learners will be able to identify more advanced topics such as theme, character development, in any book.
Virtual students learn best when they are given multiple opportunities to respond per minute.  I will use a variety of response methods to ensure that students remain engaged in the lesson. Calling on students directly is one method, but students will also be asked to use their bodies to answer, answer chorally and quick share as a group. In addition, I will teach to all learning styles each week, and all personality types will be honored during each class.  I enjoy hearing the opinions and ideas of my students, but I also emphasize sharing the talking space. Learners will be given the opportunity to make a prediction about the next book in the series before each class ends in order to inspire your young reader's desire to read.  Every class will be supportive of all learners at all times, regardless of reading, communication or social abilities. 
The scope and sequence for this multi-day book club is as follows:

Week of September 10: Chewy and Chica
Plot, Setting, Characters
Theme
Week of September 17 : Mocha
Plot, Setting, Characters
Point of view
Week of September 24: Angel
Plot, Setting, Characters
Character development
Week of October 1: Ziggy
Plot, Setting, Characters
Vocabulary
Week of October 8: Muttley
Plot, Setting, Characters
Protagonist
Week of October 15: Honey
Plot, Setting, Characters
Setting Relevance
Week of October 22: Kodiak
Plot, Setting, Characters
Antagonist
Week of October 29: Stella
Plot, Setting, Characters
Character map
Week of November 5: Sparky
Plot, Setting, Characters
Exposition
Week of November 12: Champ
Plot, Setting, Characters
Text to self, world, text
Week of November 19: Cody
Plot, Setting, Characters
Reader Response
Week of November 26: Cooper
Plot, Setting, Characters
Week of December 3: Princess
Week of December 10: Maggie and Max
Plot, Setting, Characters
Inferring
Week of December 17: Jack
Plot, Setting, Characters
Mood