Friday, October 30, 2015

English 2: Briar Rose and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen (1992): 2-sentence summary + analytical paragraph for each section

  • Becca's Quest: Gemma's Death ch 2, 4, 6
  • Becca Gets Help & Learns Some Things ch 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
  • Becca's Trip: Poland and Beyond ch 18, 20, 22, 24
  • Gemma's Briar Rose: ch 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23
  • Gemma's Castle + Becca's Quest ch 25-30
  • Happy Ending for Becc? ch 31-33 + Author's Note

Reading October 22-November 16

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King (1999) (There will be questions and discussions.)

  • The Woods: outskirts, lost, center, escape or trapped
  • Threes: quest, trials, helpers
  • The Shadow
  • Plotiness—Actual Fae (Tuatha): beings from a dimension next to ours where time and reality run differently


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