Young scholars explore persuasive writing. In this writing lesson plan, students review the concepts of persuasive writing. Young scholars read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Students write a persuasive scene in which one characters...

Students read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and choose two essays to write about the first six chapters. For this reading comprehension lesson, students read the first six chapters of the novel and use a worksheet to take notes as they...

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.

Students explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this literature lesson plan, students recall events and literary elements in the text of the novel as they complete a worksheet.

Young scholars 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. Young scholars write an essay based on a particular...

Students explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this reading and writing lesson plan, students read chapters 7-12. Students write an essay on two essay questions related to these chapters.

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...

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.

Young scholars complete a research project. In this mythology lesson, students identify the similarities between world mythology and The Lord of The Rings trilogy. Young scholars complete character plot diagrams for each episode of the...

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.

Students explore The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.  In this book review lesson plan, students examine the elements included in a book review, such as author, opinions of the book, summary, character information, main points and plot...

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...

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...

Students explore new words through the reading of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this literature instructional activity, students write down the words that they do not know as they read the book. Students look up the words in the...

Young scholars 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 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.

Students identify capital and lowercase letters. In this writing lesson, students work independently to write lowercase letters and capital letters and practice writing the alphabet in order.

Students 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 fables.

Students explore Fellowship of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this literature lesson, students read the book and paraphrase information about the different references to hobbits. Students write an essay about hobbits, including Bilbo.

Students study the various aspects of tall tales. They read various tall tales and discuss the characteristics and literature aspects of tall tales. Students write their own unique tall tales.

Young scholars watch a portion of a familiar film and write responses to a series of questions. They apply their observations to short stories.

Students examine the diverse and unique journeys of men. After reading various pieces of literature, they identify any rites of passage or change in the characters. They write in their reflective journals sharing their thoughts on the...

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...

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.