Amy+&+Roger+2

__Amy And Roger’s Epic Detour__

Discussion Time: Friday, January 20,11:10-12:40 (4Blue)

Group Members: Nick Madrid Gage Thurston Lindsay Tyler Anna Bernard Ally Knoll Janet Lyons

Pre-Discussion

Characters (Please add more, these were the first I thought of! You can also add to the ones I already did!) :

Amy- The first of the two main characters and the narrator of the story. She is a 16 year old who lost her father to a car accident and is emotionally affected in almost every way. She could be described as reserved, cautious, quiet/shy, and later, outgoing and funny.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Roger- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A 19 year old friend of the family who Amy knew as a child. He is asked to drive Amy cross country when she needs to bring the car to her mother in Connecticut. He could be described as funny, caring, outgoing, and artistic.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hadley- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Roger’s ex-girlfriend. She is not described a lot, but appears to be snobby, rich, and mean, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">and hot ;) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Charlie- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Amy’s brother, who is in rehab for most of the novel. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Addicted to drugs and made very bad decisions as a highschooler, ends up regretting it. Amy blames him for not making things any better and leaving her alone in california.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bronwyn- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A friend of Roger’s that Amy meets and rooms with briefly. She is very sweet and outgoing, and a good friend to Amy. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gives her some new clothes and outfits, and makes Amy feel like a girl again.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lucien- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hadley’s brother who is in Kentucky while Hadley and their parents are away. He seems much more down-to-earth than Hadley, and opens their home to Amy and Roger. He also seems to have a liking for Amy

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Amy’s Mother- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">After Amy’s dad’s accident, she uproots her family from California to Connecticut to teach at Stanwich College. She could be described as slightly selfish in the beginning of the novel based on the fact that she makes her children move across the country, however, she is most likely doing what she feels right.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Drew (Cheeks)- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Roger’s friend from school that lives in Kansas. He could be described as friendly and overall a very interesting character.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Walcott- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Worked at the golf course Drew took them to eat at. He was the first person Amy was able to tell what about her father. He was into very loud music and gave ally a CD of his. It relaxed her.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Setting(s):

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Raven Rock, CA <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Yosemite, CA <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Highway 50 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Kansas <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Car <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Utah <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Colorado <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Missouri <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Illinois <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Connecticut <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* North Carolina <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Nevada <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Kentucky <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(the meadow) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Memphis, Graceland - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tennessee <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Pennsylvania <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* I CANT REMEMBER! Can you guys add more?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Important plot events:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* When Roger and Amy first meet and depart Raven Rock <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Yosemite <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Amy overhearing Roger leaving Hadley a message <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* The endless highway! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Meeting Roger’s friends <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* When Amy first tells Roger what happened with her dad <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Sneaking into the rehab center to see Charlie <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Roger and Amy’s first kiss! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">;) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* The break up with Hadley <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Amy driving for the first time

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Conflicts:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Amy’s Father’s death, and the car accident as a whole <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Amy inner struggle with the guilt about all her mistakes <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* The relationship with Michael <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Amy and her brother Charlie <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Roger’s relationship with Hadley and how he needs to end it <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Amy and her mom, they are both really mad at each other <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">* Amy and Roger, how will they deal with their relationship after returning to Connecticut

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Narration (point of view): <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">First person, through the eyes of Amy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Qualities of the journey <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(everyone must make a statement!) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally- On the surface this book does not appear to be metaphorical or philosophical in any way, but with closer attention I came to realize the entire journey that Amy and Roger take, especially their “epic detour,” is a metaphor for life. Its about taking different paths, spinning out of control, losing people, and falling in love. This is shown through Amy’s change from someone who is afraid to change “roads” and meet new people, to someone who lets go of her mistakes and moves forward, letting life take her wherever it may without question, hence, a “detour.”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gage- What seemed to be just a casual trans-American road trip with a stranger for Amy, turned into one of the biggest few days of her life. *need more*

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anna- When I first saw this book I automatically thought it was going to be slow and boring. I judged it by the cover and figured it was just going to be another corny chick flick. But when I started reading I realized there might be more to the story. There are a lot of hidden messages in this book, the biggest one that stands out to me is overcoming fear. Amy’s been through a lot, from the beginning she had no confidence or faith in herself. Step by step she slowly overcame her fears. And by the end she found herself again.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nick- Before reading this book, I was just thinking that I made a bad decision. In the end the book was pretty good. It really delivered a nice message in the end. In order to fully live life, you need to make the best out of what life throws your way. Amy does just this towards the end of the book. Life threw her a cute boy and a chance for adventure, and she decided to make the best of it. This really changed her and made her the girl she once was again.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lindsay: When I first picked up this book I was expecting to read about a love story. However, after reading it I realize that the point of the book wasn’t for it to be a love story, but more of a way for amy to find herself and set herself free from her past. Even though she

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Agenda

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discussion Questions:
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are the issues and ideas within this novel you’d like your group to discuss? Be sure to consider various parts of the text (beginning, middle and end). Collaboratively create 15-25 open-ended questions that promote discussion and organize them logically.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. What did you think of this novel, its characters, and the plot overall? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. What does the word “detour” mean to you? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Can you relate to Amy or any of the characters in a specific way? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. What is the symbolism of Amy and Rogers trip, and is there specific symbolism to everything that they experience? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. How did the journey affect Amy positively? Negatively? Was roger affected in the same/different way(s)? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. How do you feel about the ending? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Do you have a favorite passage from the book? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">8. If you were to pick one specific location or state, what would be the place you liked the most during the “detour”? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">9. What is your favorite scene? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10. What would you have done differently as Amy? Would you have listened to your mother or <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> have an adventure if you were her? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">11. Who would you want Amy to be with, Roger or Lucien? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">12. What do you think will happen next with Amy and Roger’s relationship? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">13. If you could write another chapter, what would you want to include? What issues would be further resolved?

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We have to have 15-20 overall, so you should all add more!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Protocols:
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Use of at least two protocols and customize them to fit a discussion of your novel
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Choose protocols to include all members and specify what will be addressed using that protocol.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Make use of the <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Discussion Resources__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> linked here or create your own.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I wasn’t sure which ones you guys wanted to do, so feel free to add more/change mine! ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Channel the Author- <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I thought this might be good, since the author actually did go on a road trip like in the book. == <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This works well to discuss the craft of the book.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Divide the group into two.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Each mini group composes a question directed to the author.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Examples: What do you want a reader to learn from your book?, Why did you write this?, Why did you divide the book into these chapters?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">One mini group goes first and asks the other group their question. The other group gets a minute to confer and then a minute to respond to the question in the voice of author.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The whole group can openly discuss the response and ideas it generates.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Repeat the steps with the other mini group’s question.

==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Leveled Questions- <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We can use this protocol for some the questions listed above. == <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Works well when you find a particularly rich detail or plot event that participants seem eager to discuss. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyone composes a question that they really would like to discuss and can talk about in good detail. They can be any of the following:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Factual: A question that can be answered with the text; Ex: What time of day does this event happen?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Interpretive: A question with multiple answers,but answered with the text; Ex: Why does a character choose a certain course of action?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Evaluative: A question that includes something outside the text; Ex: Does the situation remind you of a world event?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Go through each question until everyone has spoken or everyone feels that each question was answered fully. Let conversation move freely from the responses. Be aware of the time. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Check the group’s desire to move onto to another episode or keep talking about this one.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Connections:
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn about your book and widen your discussion by researching outside resources. Each must include a specific part of the text the group should focus on, a statement about why the outside source is relevant, plus at least one comment or question for discussion. The outside resources can include:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">literary criticism
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">book reviews
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">other works of literature
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">literary theory
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">author information -- interviews, obituaries, statements
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">trailers/spin-offs/popular culture references

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Again, each of us needs one!

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #351c75; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ally- I found this really great video of the author, Morgan Matson, talking about the book. I think this could be really great to watch after we use the “Channel the Author” protocol, because she talks about her inspiration and what she wants the readers to take away from it. It seems really relevant to our discussion because some of our questions might be answered directly by the author, and we can discuss if that is what we interpreted ourselves or not. Here is the link: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #351c75; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Morgan-Matson/63461446__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #351c75; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The video is right on that page, titled “Author Morgan Matson on her novel.”

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #351c75; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Follow-up question: Does what Morgan Matson says change how you think of the book, and did you learn anything about yourself as she hoped?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gage- I found a “trailer” for the book skimming the surface of the novel. By incorporating interesting pictures and music, the maker of the video engages the reader of the story of Amy and Roger and their epic detour. Here’s the link: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yz2iyb6C1w__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Also, I have previously read a book about two teenagers, Jordan and Courtney, on a road trip from Florida to Massachusetts. However, they have just gone through a terrible break up. The novel is about the two figuring out how they can get through the days in the car and reliving their days together. Here’s a link for a summary Two Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt as well as an exert on her personal website: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://laurenbarnholdt.com/teenbooks/two-way-street/__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c78d8; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Follow-up question: Based on the summary and exert, how do Amy & Roger sound similar to Two Way Street?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">nick- Here is another short trailer similar to Gage’s, this one adds additional pictures and comments: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGDbEJNo2Po&feature=fvst__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. This short preview casts the big metaphors from the book about living life to the fullest, or making the best from what life gives you. It takes all the messages the author is trying to get to the reader and showing the viewer all at once. This makes them really think about this and make the little changed in life to make life much better.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Follow-up Question: Do you believe in taking detours, or do you prefer sticking to a plan? Which themes in the book to you best abide?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anna: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://redheadheroines.blogspot.com/2011/12/book-review-of-amy-and-rogers-epic.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a quick, random review of the book I found. This review is not all positive but I think it brings a good point. It made me think a little more about the characters themselves, and compared to other books I’ve read recently, I agree with this review; most of the characters are almost “forgettable”. Although Amy is quite unique in some ways, she never had anything that really stood out to me personally.