I for Isobel Lesson Plan

What do you think about Isobel’s state of grace? How does she keep it?

Isobel says that grace descended on her during church one day. Have students ever experienced anything like that? It is a moment of clarity where Isobel understands a way to do better and be a better person. Consequences for "sinning" are something Isobel has shown fear of, and her state of grace protects her from that. She believes she keeps it by acting gracefully, but as will be discussed in the next thought question, this is not necessarily true. It seems more like the state of grace is something Isobel keeps when she believes she deserves it. When she goes too far and yells at her mother, giving...