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Describing Hobbits
Students explore Fellowship of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. For this literature lesson, 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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Persuasive Writing - The Fellowship of the Ring
Students explore persuasive writing. In this writing lesson, students read The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien and take notes on Gandalf and Bilbo. Students write a persuasive scene between Gandalf and Bilbo and present them to...
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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 plan, students identify the themes in each novel and find supporting evidence that develops them. Students...
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Fantasy Stories
Students 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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Writing Summaries
Young scholars read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and write summaries for the text. For this summary and novel analysis lesson, students read the text and write summaries for four chapters at a time.
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The Hobbit - Essay Questions
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions about Tolkien's The Hobbit. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Introducing Tolkien and His Words
Students identify and describe the types of narratives that made Tolkien the writer he was. In groups, they examine different myths and folktale motifs. They discuss what Tolkien meant by "faerie" and "eucatastrophe." As a class, they...
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Lord of the Rings: The Quest is Achieved
Students analyze what makes a hero in The Lord of the Rings, Book Six. They discuss the characters and the aspects of their behaviors that make them heroes and write essays regarding the climax and heroic gestures of a character. After...
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True or False - The Hobbit
Young scholars explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. For this literature lesson, students recall events and literary elements in the text of the novel as they complete a worksheet.
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First Set of Essay Questions on The Hobbit
Students read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and choose two essays to write about the first six chapters. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read the first six chapters of the novel and use a worksheet to take notes as they...
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Comparing The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring
Students write an essay comparing The Hobbit to The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring lesson, students compare the plot, theme, writing styles, and other elements in the two books.
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The Hobbit
In this The Hobbit worksheet, students review and discuss the forty-eight characters and key terms from The Hobbit and circle each one in a word search puzzle.
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Persuasive Writing - The Hobbit
Students explore persuasive writing. In this writing lesson, students review the concepts of persuasive writing. Students read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Students write a persuasive scene in which one characters attempt to persuade...
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The Hobbit: Concept/Vocabulary Analysis
Considering using Tolkien's The Hobbit for book circles or whole-class reading? Check out this packet that provides an overview of the novel, some interesting background materials, and links to additional resources.
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Lord of the Rings Word Search
In this Lord of the Rings word search, students locate vocabulary words from this book. They identify approximately 70 words from a given list. An answer sheet is provided.
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Connecting Rembrandt and J.R. Tolkien
Students trace continuous thread of art from the 17th to the 20th century. They compare and contrast the painter Rembrandt with the writer Tolkien. They prepare and deliver an individual presentation.
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Writing A Book Review of The Hobbit
Young scholars explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. For 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...
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Acronyms--Characters in The Hobbit
Have your class create acrostic poems for characters in The Hobbit. First, define acronyms and work together to complete sample acronyms for their own first names. Students then research specific characters in the novel and create...
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Descriptive Writing-The Hobbit
Young readers write a descriptive paper on the fantasy characters in The Hobbit. They take notes as they read the novel in order to provide descriptions of the character traits of hobbits, dwarfs, trolls, wizards, and goblins. They pay...
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A New Word Everyday: The Hobbit
Students record unknown vocabulary they encounter while reading The Hobbit. In this "A New Word Everyday" lesson plan, after students record unknown words, they must use a dictionary to find the correct definition and write it down.
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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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Bookworm's Delight Vocabulary
For this book title vocabulary worksheet, students match a set of 12 authors and famous book titles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Bookworm's Delight Alphabet Activity
In this famous authors activity learning exercise, students examine 25 author names and then put those names into alphabetical order.
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Firebird
Elementary schoolers read the Firebird reading list of fantasy and complete discussion questions about fantasy. In this fantasy books lesson plan, students read a list of books and pick one to read.