The Cay vs. Apples

Tomorrow I begin a new book club for my reading class and we are delving into the book, The Cay by Theodore Taylor. It is such as an awesome book about overcoming prejudice, survival, and the power of friendship. I have been looking over the end of the book project and I can't help but reflect whether or not this is a meaningful assessment. This caused me to look through the book we are reading, Understanding by Design. I turned to this book for help and clarification as to where I should begin my book club. I want to engage them and get them excited about our upcoming book. I don't want to be misguided by what I want them to "produce" at the end of our book. I also don't want to plan meaningless activities like the unit mentioned in the book about, Apples.