1. THE TROY STONE AUTHOR: TOM JOHNSON
Troy Stone / author: Tom Johnson / true story / real city / real events
AUTHOR: TOM JOHNSON

2. SETTING Present-day Troy in Turkey In Real Life
Troy 2,000 Years Ago In Mark’s Dream
Story set in modern day Turkey / Mark dreams about Troy 2,000 years ago

3. CHARACTERS MARK – 14 year old boy FAY – Mark’s sister – 12 years old
ANDROS – Greek soldier
Greek man
Ana – The Old woman
Helen of Troy
Mark / main character / Mark’s dream: Andros, Ana, Helen of Troy, Greeks, Trojans

4. MAIN EVENTS The Jackson family visit Troy in Turkey on their holiday.
Mark falls asleep under a tree.
Mark dreams about Troy 2,000 years ago.
The Greeks were fighting the Trojans.
Jackson family visit Troy / Mark finds yellow stone / falls asleep / dreams about Troy 2,000 years ago / Greeks can’t take Troy / Greeks building wooden horse to enter city / Andros wants eye for horse / Mark gives him stone / Mark goes inside Trojan horse with 40 Greek soldiers / Greek ships leave / Trojans think war finished / sing & dance / when asleep Greeks come out of horse / attack / burn city / Mark wakes up / sees old woman / buys small wooden horse from her

5. MAIN EVENTS Greeks build wooden horse
Greeks leave horse outside Troy and their ships leave.
Trojans pull horse inside city, think it’s a gift.
Greek ships leave; Trojans think war over.

6. PROBLEM / CONFLICT Greeks want to take Troy but can’t.
They build wooden horse.
Trojans pull horse into city.
Greeks inside horse attack city when Trojans sleep.

7. CONCLUSION

8. MY OPINION