The Setting

It is important to know a little about the author of a book to understand their motives and what messages that could be included in their writings.  We started

To understand why the Pevensies were sent away from their family in London, we talked a little about WWII and watched this:

To get an idea of what the Blitz was like and why children were evacuated, we watched this: 

We talked a little about propaganda, and the message Great Britain was sending with this documentary.

Finally, I introduced (or reviewed) Joseph Campbell's Hero Journey and asked them to think about it as they read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for next week's discussion. 

Hopefully, next week everyone will have the book read and ready for discussion.