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Old Hobbits Are Hard to Break

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Explore film adaptation of literature with this lesson, which focuses on the world of film advertisements. Middle schoolers discuss various films (including The Lord of the Rings) and create advertisements for a pretend film based on a fairy tale. An outstanding resource that covers many areas of the curriculum and includes some excellent supplemental educational resources. Use it to study the difference between a film adaptation and its source material.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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the lord of the rings, j.r.r. tolkien, primary source analysis, primary sources

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Films, lord of the rings, film adaptations, analyze source material, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Common Core

RL.6.7 RL.7.7 RL.8.7 RL.9-10.7 RL.11-12.7 W.6.4 W.7.4 W.8.4 W.9-10.4 W.11-12.4

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