Book Clubbing, Day 3: November 29, 2018

Focus: What is a threshold guardian, and how is this figure significant to the hero's journey?

1. Warming up with a mini lesson on threshold guardians (in your in-class brainstorming document)
(16:00-31:00)

• How does the grandmother navigates the threshold between the ordinary world and the special world?

• How does this threshold guardian (the grandmother) help the hero?

• What important information does she give the hero so that the hero can cross the threshold?

• In your book club book, have you met any threshold guardians yet? What makes them threshold guardians?

2. Enjoying Book Clubs, Day 3

Please make sure you take a moment to discuss my feedback on your previous syllabus.

3. Wrapping up with an exit ticket

HW:
1. For FRIDAY: Complete any two IXL lessons on verb TENSES (Level I or higher is recommended). BRING YOUR INDEPENDENT READING BOOK TO CLASS.

2. For next TUESDAY: Assigned book club reading.

3. For FRIDAY, DEC 14: All make-up / revised course work due. No work for English 10 will be accepted after this date.