E2: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Briefly identify where, what, or who each thing is and explain in a sentence or two.

• The Woods
• Outskirts
• Lost
• The Center of the Woods
• Out or Further In
• The Rule of Threes
• The Quest
• Trial #1
• Trial #2
• Trial #3
• Helper (could cause harm) #1
• Helper (could cause harm) #2
• Helper (could cause harm) #3
• The Otherself
• What is a shadow? Support and explain.
• Who is Trisha’s shadow in the beginning of the story? Support and explain.
• Who is Trisha’s shadow when she is fully lost? Support and explain.
• Who is Trisha’s shadow just before she is rescued? Support and explain.
• The Plot
• Which type of a fairy tale is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon? Support and explain.
• Restoration Tales: the dispossessed noble has trials, adventures, and with help gets a better situation
• Rise Tales: the poor rises to greatness through trials, adventures, and rescue/ing
• Actual Fae (Tuatha): beings from a dimension next to ours where time and reality run differently

The Essay requires an outline (fill in the blanks)

• Introduction
• 2-sentence summary of the book (don’t forget to name that book/story/article)
• Claim/Thesis (short answer to the question/prompt)––Answer + Basic Reasons
• The Body
• Specific moment or quote from the piece (with line/page number/chapter)
• Why does it matter?
• How does it support your answer?
• Specific moment or quote from the piece (with line/page number/chapter)
• Why does it matter?
• How does it support your answer?
• Specific moment or quote from the piece (with line/page number/chapter)
• Why does it matter?
• How does it support your answer?
• Specific moment or quote from the piece (with line/page number/chapter)
• Why does it matter?
• How does it support your answer?
• Specific moment or quote from the piece (with line/page number/chapter)
• Why does it matter?
• How does it support your answer?
• Conclusion
• What did we learn?
• What do we do with that information?
• Final Thought