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Second Set of Essay Questions on The Hobbit
Students explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this reading and writing lesson, students read chapters 7-12. Students write an essay on two essay questions related to these chapters.
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Writing Exercise for The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Students explore topic sentences and supporting sentences. In this writing lesson, students locate topic sentences and supporting sentences found in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Students write an essay based on a particular section of...
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Persuasive Drawing
Learners read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien to then complete a persuasive art project for the novel. In this literature and art lesson, students read the book and determine their preference for the story giving facts to support. Learners...
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Fantasy Stories
Students explore fantasy stories through the reading of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this literature lesson, students make a list of fantasy characters to include in a fantasy story. Students write a fantasy story.
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The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Compare and contrast popular works of fantasy literature with an in-depth reading comprehension unit. Language arts learners study the theme of good versus evil, fantastical characters and symbols, and the value of a visual...
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The Hobbit
Students list W.H Auden's six characteristics of a quest story. They say what is meant by a "metaphorical quest." Pupils discuss some differences between symbolism and allegory. Students indicate how Bilbo Baggins's adventures changed...
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Comparing Two Fantasies by J.R.R. Tolkien
Students explore fantasy through The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this literature lesson, students investigate character analysis through book comparisons. Students read The Hobbit and one other book by J.R.R. Tolkien and write a...
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Increasing Vocabulary Skills
Students explore new words through the reading of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this literature lesson, students write down the words that they do not know as they read the book. Students look up the words in the dictionary and write...
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Comparing Themes
Students explore themes through the novels The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien. In this literature lesson, students identify the themes in each novel and find supporting evidence that develops them. Students write...
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Writing A Book Review of The Hobbit
Learners explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this book review lesson, students examine the elements included in a book review, such as author, opinions of the book, summary, character information, main points and plot summary....
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Describing Hobbits
Students explore Fellowship of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this literature lesson plan, students read the book and paraphrase information about the different references to hobbits. Students write an essay about hobbits, including Bilbo.
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A New Word Everyday
Hobbits, dwarfs, wizards, trolls, and goblins. Readers track these fantastic creatures through J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit noting passages of character description and habitats. Using specific passages from the novel, class members craft...
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Fantasy Stories
High schoolers create fantasy stories. In this creative writing lesson, students write a fantasy where they can use characters that they have read about in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Bilbo Baggins, at your service!
Young scholars choose a character from The Hobbit to create an imaginative product such as poetry, music, sculpture, painting, or web page) that reflects the character. They must indicate a connection to the character (example: I am...
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Writing Summaries
Young scholars read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and write summaries for the text. In this summary and novel analysis lesson plan, students read the text and write summaries for four chapters at a time.
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A Reader's Guide: The Lord of the Rings
Delve into the delightful depths of J.R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings with a thought-provoking reader's guide. With literary questions for the novel as well as the subsequent The Two Towers and The Return of the King, the guide is a...
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Proofreading
Do your second graders like riddles? Give them a giggle and a lesson about proofreading at the same time. After reading two riddles, young writers fix punctuation and capitalization errors. They write the answer to each riddle at the...
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ESL: Journalism Article Comprehension
In this ESL comprehension worksheet, students read a passage, then complete a variety of warm-up and pre/post reading activities. Homework suggestions are included.
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Telling A Story
Students discover that every story has a start, middle and end. In this literature lesson, the teacher models using a picture to show the parts of the story. Students each take a picture and tell a story using start, middle and end.
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Lord of the Rings: Borrowed Mythology
Students complete a research project. In this mythology lesson, students identify the similarities between world mythology and The Lord of The Rings trilogy. Students complete character plot diagrams for each episode of the trilogy,...
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The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Literary Analysis - Young Goodman Brown
Why is literary analysis so important? Readers explore writing a literary analysis by reviewing literary elements such as character, metaphor, plot, setting, simile, personification, and style. They read "Young Goodman Brown" by...
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Writing a Fable
Middle schoolers are introduced to the definition of a fable in that it is a story that has a moral for people to apply in their lives. They then read a fable together so they have a better understanding. Next, students write their own...
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Writing a Biography - Mark Twain
Students write a biography. In this biography lesson, students discuss what a biography is and how to write one. They research Mark Twain, answer questions, and write a biography about his life.