1. Michael Crichton TIMELINE

2. IS SPINNING A TALE MORE IMPORTANT THAN HISTORICAL ACCURACY?

3. OUTLINE DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK PLOT CHARACTERS SETTING INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING

4. PLOT SUMMARY Fact one: time travel exists. Fact two: it’s dangerous.

5. PLOT THINGY

6. KATHERINE ERICKSON Known as Kate American Dark tan and freckles Short, blond hair and blue eyes Wears a wig to make her hair longer, as short hair in the medieval ages was a sign of heresy Not pretty, but attractive

7. CHRISTOPHER STEWART HUGHES Known as Chris English 24 Knowledgeable about medieval science and technology Orphan since his parents died in a car crash Fussy Stomach trouble

8. DR. ANDRÉ MAREK Dutch 29 Tall, muscular build Fanatical about the Middle Ages. Assistant professor of history at Yale Very slight Dutch accent Refuses to grow a beard as it wasn’t fashionable in the Middle Ages. This basically sums him up.

9. CHARACTERS CharacterPositionDetails André Marek‘Peasant’ Kate Erickson‘Peasant’ Chris Hughes‘Peasant’ Professor Johnston‘Nobility’A professor in history who get lost in time Sir GuyNobility Lord OliverNobilityA paranoid lord ArnautNobilityA warlord, fighting against Lord Oliver

10. SETTING Part One: Corazon, America – 1998 Part Two: Dordogne, France – 1998 Part Three: Black Rock, America – 1998 Part Four: Castelgard, Dordogne, France – 1357 Part Five: Castelgard, Dordogne, France – 1348 Part Six: Eltham Castle, England – 1998

11. INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING Architecture and Medieval technologies

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13. INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING Sieges Tactics for both offense and defense

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16. INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING Quantum physics Time travel Scientific without being accurate/real

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18. EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING Frantic to find the Professor before the 37 hours are up Worried about anachronisms Fearful for their lives Confused about directives Sad about deaths and the final conclusion (suspense…heh heh heh…)

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20. EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING Interested in Medieval society Fascinated by the events Relieved to get back home Proud for finding the Professor Happy for Kate and Chris (they get married in the end)

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22. EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING I felt suspended, like there was always something that I didn’t know Curious to see where the story would be going Drawn into Crichton’s descriptions and scenes His physical, emotional and mental descriptions were fascinating

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24. CONCLUSION The plot changed between 1357 and 1998 Interesting read Unpredictable in a good way Characters were realistic and believable