This document provides an agenda and background information for an EWRT 1C class discussing the novel Room by Emma Donoghue. It includes an author biography of Donoghue, context about the inspiration for Room, and a discussion of the narrative style and point of view of the 5-year-old protagonist Jack. The document also presents several discussion questions in a QHQ format focusing on themes of confinement, trauma, and the perspectives of Jack and his mother. It concludes by introducing the writing assignment for the class, a thesis-driven essay analyzing one aspect of Room using a theoretical lens such as feminist, psychoanalytic, or trauma theory.