This ongoing book club will rotate through all of the Guardians of Ga'hoole books in order, so if your child needs more than one week to read a book, that's fine!  You can jump into the lessons when it is a good time for your family. Each lesson will focus on a different literary skill that is necessary for students to become proficient, critical readers; therefore, each essential class is a stand-alone lesson.
We will begin by reading the prequel first and then begin reading the books in order.

Lessons will roughly follow the same format:
First, the class will spend a few minutes sharing important feelings and/or events in their life since the last time the class met.  This is an essential time for bonding and building trust between class members.
Second, I will lead a discussion about each book's characters, setting and plot.
Next, the specific literary focus will be presented.
Last, each student will have a chance to speak about their own opinions regarding the book of the week.

The lesson schedule and literary skill focus will be as follows:

Weeks of September 8, January 26
The Rise of a Legend
Character Development

Weeks of September 15, February 2
The Capture
Setting Development

Weeks of September 22, February 9
The Journey
Exposition

Weeks of September 29, February 16
The Rescue
Conflict

Weeks of October 6, February 23
The Siege
Rising Action

Weeks of October 13, March 2
The Shattering
Climax

Weeks of October 20,  March 9
The Burning
Falling Action

Weeks of October 27, March 16
The Hatchling
Resolution

Weeks of November 3, March 23
The Outcast
Theme/Main Idea

Weeks of November 10, March 30
The First Collier
Genre

Weeks of November 17, April 6
The Coming of Hoole
Motif

Weeks of November 24, April 13
To Be a King
Symbolism

Weeks of December 1, April 20
The Golden Tree
Connections

Weeks of December 8, April 27
The River of Wind
Similes/Metaphors

Weeks of January 12, May 4
Cause and Effect

Weeks of January 19, May 11
The War of the Ember
Verisimilitude