Club de lectura clásica para mentes inteligentes: lecciones de alfabetización para niños de 9 a 12 años

Learners will spend 50 minutes every-other week discussing the various literacy aspects of books, most of which were written before 1990.  The schedule is adjusted to a bi-monthly schedule to allow students time to critically read and digest each book to the fullest extent.
During each class, learners will be encouraged to read with a purpose, share points of view and discuss literary elements.  
Each lesson will begin with each learner having the opportunity to share "good things" with the rest of the class.  This helps the club members bond which then enhances class discussions later in the lesson.
Next, each lesson will discuss characterization, plot structure and setting elements.  In addition, each week will have a different literary emphasis and discussion focus.  Learners will know the topic in advance in order to help develop their critical reading skills. 
Although these book club classes will be fun and social, learners will also build real-world skills such as critical thinking, creativity and communication during each lesson.
There are so many amazing books to be read!  I am excited to be hosting a class which focuses on rich, lively literature that may not be as familiar to students as the more recent books.  In that vein, if you have a book to suggest, I am all ears! 
 
The scope and sequence is as follows:

Week of May 18
The Trumpet of the Swan - Fred Marcellino
Characters, Setting, Plot
Allusion

Week of June 1:
The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart
Characters, Setting, Plot
Plot Development

Week of June 15:
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street - Karina Yan Glaser
Characters, Setting, Plot
Character Development

Week of June 29
Watership Down - Richard Adams
Characters, Setting, Plot
Setting Development

Week of July 13:
Redwall - Brian Jacques
Characters, Setting, Plot
Imagery

Week of July 27:
How to Train Your Dragon - Cressida Cowell
Characters, Setting, Plot
Conflict

Week of August 10
The Magician's Nephew - CS Lewis
Characters, Setting, Plot
Symbolism

Week of Aug 24
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - JK Rowling
Characters, Setting, Plot
Perspectives
Inference
Onomatopoeia

Week of Sept 7
A Series of Unfortunate Events, A Bad Beginning - Daniel Handler
Main Idea
Details

Week of Sept 21
The Wizard of Oz - Lyman Frank Baum
Characters, Setting, Plot
Point of view

Week of Oct 5
The Ranger's Apprentice, The Ruins of Gorlan - John Flanagan
Characters, Setting, Plot
Simile, Metaphor

Week of Oct 19
The Green Ember - SD Smith
Climax

Week of Nov 2
The Moffat Museum - Eleanor Estes
Imagery

Week of Nov 16
King of the Wind - Marguerite Henry
Theme

Week of Nov 30
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Barbara Robinson
Humor

Week of January 11
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Hook, Exposition

Week of January 25
Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lindgren
Setting details supporting plot and characters

Week of February 8
The Time Garden - Edward Eager
Characters, Setting, Plot
Tone, Mood

Week of February 22
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles - Julie Andrews Edwards
Resolution

Week of March 8
Pinky Pye - Eleanor Estes
Problem/Solution

Week of March 22
Peter Pan - JM Barrie
Cause/Effect

Week of April 5
Frindle - Andrew Clements
Personification

Week of April 19
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - CS Lewis
Characters, Setting, Plot
Culture