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SUMMARY:Session #8 Book Club (Ch. 29-32)
DESCRIPTION:ESL360 Book Club · Session 8 \nP.S. I Still Love You · Chapters 29–32\nThursday\, October 22\, 2026 · 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Texas time \nToday: use the book to practice present-time grammar\, retrieve useful Book Club language\, and talk about memory\, perspective\, and advice across time. \n\n\n\n\nMeeting DetailsLocation: Meeting Room 2 Door codes:9:15–10:45: [ADD CODE]10:45–12:45: [ADD CODE] \nSession MaterialsKeep your Session 8 Reading Guide and grammar handout available throughout the meeting. Grammar Handout (PDF)Session 8 Reading Guide · your copy\n\nJoining on ZoomIf you are joining from home\, use the standing Book Club Zoom link. During pair and small-group work\, follow the same prompts on this page in your breakout room. Join Book Club on Zoom\n\n\nBook Club Meeting Sections \nHomework Review60-Second SummaryPresent-Time GrammarPast You vs. Present YouBreakStative VerbsAdvice Across TimeBook SummaryExit + Homework\n\n\nPart A · RetrievalHomework Review10 minutes＋ Open\n\nPurpose: Re-enter the book through the observation you made while reading Chapters 29–32.\nRight now: Tell your group about one moment when a character assumes something instead of checking it—or asks for information directly.\nInstructionsBriefly explain what happened.Say whether the character assumed or checked.Listen for a classmate whose example is different from yours. Ask one follow-up question.\nLanguage BankShe seems to assume that…He asks directly whether…I’m not sure\, but I think…What makes you say that?Did the other person get a say in it?\n\n\n\nPart B · Chapter Retrieval60-Second Summaries + Feedback15 minutes＋ Open\n\nPurpose: Retrieve the essential events of Chapters 29–32 and practice giving useful\, softened feedback.\nRight now: Prepare a 60-second summary with your group. Choose what matters most; do not retell every detail.\nPrepare a 3–5 sentence summary.One group gives its summary.Listeners identify one important event included\, one important event missing\, or one point that could be clearer.Give feedback using the Language Bank.\nLanguage BankI think you might want to mention…Maybe you could add…You might want to explain…I’m not sure\, but I think…It might be helpful to mention…\nModel: I think you might want to mention the letters with John\, because they become important when Lara Jean starts thinking about her younger self.\nNeed a quick chapter anchor?Lara Jean and Peter return to the old tree house\, and Lara Jean brings up the time capsule.John Ambrose returns Lara Jean’s old love letter; reading it leaves her unsettled and uncertain about how she remembers her younger self.Lara Jean asks Lucas whether writing letters to another boy counts as cheating.Daddy says the Pearces sold the house; Kitty suggests a party to open the time capsule before the tree house disappears.\n\n\n\nPart C · Grammar in ConversationSimple Present vs. Present Progressive15 minutes＋ Open\n\nPurpose: Choose the tense from the meaning: general/habitual or happening now/around now.\nRight now: Open the Grammar Handout. We’ll use Exercises 1–6 selectively; follow the exercise number shown here.\nMeaning first · Chart 1-1Simple presentUse it for facts\, states\, habits\, and repeated activities. Lara Jean writes letters when she has something important to say. Present progressiveUse it for activity in progress now or during the current period. Lara Jean and John Ambrose are writing letters back and forth these days. Time expressions can help\, but the meaning of the situation decides the tense. \nExercise 4 · Picture TalkRight now: Partner A and Partner B take turns. Describe what is happening in your pictures using the present progressive.Partner APartner BExample A7: Two people are sitting at a café. They are looking at some letters. Maybe they are talking back and forth about what the letters say.\nExercise 6 · ListeningRight now: Listen for the situation. Decide whether the simple present or present progressive fits best.Time-expression reminderusually / every day → often general or repeatedright now / at the moment → happening nowthese days → activity during the current periodExercise 6 audioYour browser does not support audio playback.Record your choices in Exercise 6 of the handout. Check the answer key later with the QR code in your handout. \n\n\n\nPart D · Book → Life → PracticePast You vs. Present You20 minutes＋ Open\n\nPurpose: Use Lara Jean’s old letter as evidence\, then discuss why people may understand their younger selves differently over time.\n1 · What the letter shows Lara JeanIn the bookLara Jean rereads the old letter she wrote to John and is surprised by her own words.DiscussWhat does the letter help Lara Jean realize about her younger self?Think about her feelings\, her certainty\, or what seemed important to her then. Put it into practiceSupport your interpretation with one detail from the chapter. Then respond to a classmate: Do you read it the same way?\n2 · Why memories changeIn the bookLara Jean remembers liking John\, but reading the letter makes that period feel different from the way she remembers it now.DiscussWhy can our memories of our younger selves change over time?You might consider later experiences\, what we forget\, what we choose to remember\, or changing priorities. Put it into practiceBuild on someone else’s idea before adding your own: “I agree that…\, and I’d add…” or “I see it a little differently because…”\n3 · Looking backIn the bookLara Jean is reading words written by a younger version of herself—someone who was completely certain about feelings that seem different to her now.DiscussWhen you look back on your younger self\, what kinds of things might you understand differently now?You might think about things that seemed important\, worries\, people you trusted\, decisions\, or things you believed about yourself. If you prefer not to answer personally\, speak generally about how people often understand their younger selves differently as they get older. Put it into practiceTry to use look back on\, deep down\, or turn out naturally if it fits your idea.\n\n\nBreak · 10 minutes\n\n\nPart E · Grammar in ConversationStative Verbs: State or Activity?20 minutes＋ Open\n\nPurpose: Notice when verbs describe a state and when the same verb can describe an active\, temporary process.\nRight now: Use the second half of the Grammar Handout. We’ll focus on meaning\, not simply memorize a list.\nChart 1-3 · Stative verbsSome verbs usually describe a state\, condition\, opinion\, feeling\, possession\, or perception rather than an action in progress. I know your cousin.   Not normally: I am knowing your cousin. But meaning can change.I think = I believeI’m thinking = I’m consideringIt looks good = it appearsShe’s looking = directing her eyesShe is direct = characteristicShe is being direct = behavior now\nExercise 14 · Explain the meaning differenceRight now: Choose two verb pairs from Exercise 14. Explain why the simple or progressive form is used.Model:I think this is a good idea. = think means believe/have an opinion.I’m thinking about what to do next. = thoughts are going through my mind; I’m considering something.Then make one new sentence for each meaning. \nExercise 16 · Picture ConversationsRight now: Choose Picture 1 or 2 in the handout. Complete the conversation\, practice it\, then perform it naturally.1 · CookiesUseful line: “For what it’s worth\, those are some of the best cookies I’ve ever had.”2 · Studying\nExercise 18 · Listening: A Letter from the PastRight now: Complete Exercise 18 with the verb forms you expect. Then listen and check.Exercise 18 audioYour browser does not support audio playback.After listening · What is the contrast?Which verbs describe states or stable meanings? Which describe an activity unfolding now? Notice especially: knows\, feels\, remembers\, doesn’t remember versus is sitting\, is holding\, is reading\, is thinking\, are making\, and is looking. \n\n\n\nPart F · Grammar in ConversationAdvice Across Time15 minutes＋ Open\n\nPurpose: Recycle advice and softening language to express thoughtful hindsight without sounding unnecessarily directive.\n4 · Advice for Lara JeanBook reminder: Lara Jean now knows things about herself\, John\, Peter\, and friendship that her younger self did not know.Right now: If twenty-six-year-old Lara Jean could give sixteen-year-old Lara Jean one piece of advice or reassurance\, what might she say?Language BankI think I’d probably tell her…Maybe she could…She might want to…It’s okay to…She doesn’t have to…For what it’s worth\,…\nSame advice\, different toneReframe one direct message so it leaves more room for the listener: Stop worrying about what everyone thinks.Don’t be afraid to change your mind.You should enjoy things instead of worrying about what comes next.Model:Direct: You need to stop trying to make everyone happy.More room: Looking back\, I think I’d probably tell myself that I didn’t need to make everyone happy.Discuss: What changed—the advice itself\, or the way the speaker presents it? \n5 · Advice for your younger selfBook reminder: Reading her old letter gives Lara Jean an unusual chance to meet an earlier version of herself through her own words.Right now: If you could talk to your younger self for ten minutes\, what is one thing you would want to tell her? Why?Choose something as personal or as light as you are comfortable sharing. Language BankIf I could talk to my younger self\, I’d…Looking back\, I think…One thing I wish I’d known is…It’s okay to…You don’t have to…For what it’s worth\,…Possible modelIf I could talk to my younger self\, I think I’d probably tell her that she doesn’t have to have everything figured out. For what it’s worth\, I’d also tell her that it’s okay to change her mind. \n\n\n\nPart G · TransferBook Summary: Put the Grammar to Work10 minutes＋ Open\n\nPurpose: Use the simple present naturally to summarize story action while integrating Book Club vocabulary that fits narration.\nRight now: Go to Exercise 19\, Part II. Write one paragraph summarizing Chapters 29–32.\nInclude the most important events; leave out small details.Use the simple present for story action.Use 2–3 Book Club expressions naturally.When you finish\, use the editing checklist in Part III.\nLanguage Bankback and forthbring something uplook back on somethingpop upturn out\nNeed a way to begin?In Chapters 29–32\, Lara Jean…These chapters focus on…Lara Jean begins to think differently about…When Lara Jean reads her old letter\, she…\n\n\n\nPart H · Exit RetrievalOne Thing to Keep + Homework5 minutes＋ Open\n\nExit RetrievalWithout looking back\, choose one: Use one Session 8 vocabulary expression in a new sentence.Explain one difference between simple present and present progressive.Give one example of a verb whose meaning changes in the progressive.Give one piece of softened advice or reassurance.\nHomeworkRead Chapters 33–36 for Session 9 on Thursday\, October 29. As you read\, notice what happens when the old friend group comes together again and the time capsule returns to the story. Be ready to identify one moment that surprised you or changed how you understood a character.
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