Kit Learns a Lesson: American Girl Book Club

This is a fun book club especially for girls, age seven to twelve! Learners will read an assigned chapter of the book in their free time before class. We will then meet together once a week for four weeks to discuss it. Learners will answer questions, give their personal opinions, discuss events of the chapter read, talk about their favorite parts, and more!

Learners can feel free to bring their favorite American Girl doll to class with them, even if it's not Kit! Learners will have an opportunity to share their doll and their favorite thing about her!

In this multi-day book club, we will meet once per week to discuss a chapter of the American Girl book, Kit Learns a Lesson. Although this book takes place during Thanksgiving, we will not be discussing elements of the "First Thanksgiving." There is a scene in the story that involves a school pageant where the children are dressed up as "Indians." We will address that it is no longer considered appropriate to dress up in this way and how it may be offensive to some. We will discuss how Kit corrected Roger on his views of the Native Americans and showed empathy. We will also discuss how Kit felt having less than was typical for her family during the Great Depression. We will also discuss ways she found to be thankful and help others, and how the learners can do so as well!

Each week, we will dive into one chapter of the book and discuss the setting, plot, characters, and other literary elements. I will also ask learners what they like best about the story and their overall opinion of the story. This is a great opportunity for learners to share their opinions and practice their communication skills. They will also get to discuss something they enjoy with others that also do! 

We will discuss the historical background of each story as well. We will look into the time period of the Great Depression and discuss different historical facts from the story. This information will be displayed through a slideshow presentation. 

This is a great book club for those who love reading and love to share the love of reading with others. It's also a fun place to discuss anything and everything related to American Girl! Not only will we discuss important aspects of reading, literature, and history, but we will also have fun! 

I hope to see you in this fun class!

** Class Schedule **
Week 1: 
Chapter 1

Week 2: 
Chapter 2

Week 3: 
Chapter 3

Week 4: 
Chapter 4