questions into the beginning of the course‚ so students should bring their book and responses to class when they begin in August. Furthermore‚ students should expect some form of assessment on the book—test or essay—during the first week of class. The Hobbit There is a word doc. and printed copy of the study guide on the 7th grade website** under Language Arts tab‚ in the front office or in Mrs. Jorgenson’s room 402. The study guide will be due on the first day of school. We will briefly go over
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characteristics of a hero. A. Definition of a hero. B. His powers. III. Bilbo wasn’t the only hero of the adventure. C. The others heroes D. Characteristics that made them heroes E. Actions that made them heroes IV. Heroic actions that Bilbo made F. Their purpose G. Their consequences V. Conclusion Complete and Real Heroes The Hobbit‚ written by John Ronald
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolken Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit‚ one of a race of short‚ timid creatures who live in cozy tunnels and who prefer to keep their lives ordered and predictable. One day‚ he unexpectedly finds himself playing host to Gandalf the wizard and thirteen dwarves. The dwarves‚ with Gandalf’s help‚ plan to travel to the Lonely Mountain to recover the treasure that a dragon named Smaug stole from their people long ago. Gandalf has selected Bilbo to be their burglar. The dwarves are not
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The Hobbit was originally published in September of 1937. When the book was first published‚ as a children’s novel‚ hopes for the book were not very high. The first print was only 1500 copies however‚ the novel has sold 100 million since. It brings up a very important question‚ what is the underlying reason the story has endured over generations of readers? Some people would argue it is the quest‚ or the journey. Other people argue that the idea of overcoming obstacles‚ loyalty‚ friendship‚ and courage
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to get to know the Hero and identify with him before the Journey begins. This step refers to the hero ’s normal life at the start of the story. Next‚ is the ‘Call to Adventure’ and the hero is faced with something that makes him start his adventure. This might be a problem or a challenge he needs to overcome. Following that step is ‘Refusal of the Call‘; when the hero attempts to refuse the adventure because he is afraid. After that is ‘Meeting the Mentor’ which is where the hero encounters someone
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Creatures and Monsters Hobbits‚ dragons‚ orcs‚ goblins… that is what most people think of when they think J.R.R Tolkien. What they do not think about is Tolkien as who he is: a human. J.R.R Tolkien was obsessed with learning. It was instilled in him from early on. The different ways that learned in his life‚ including his travel‚ the death in his life‚ family religion‚ linguistics‚ and‚ of course‚ academia‚ have influenced his work such as The Hobbit. From an early age‚ Tolkien had major events going
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It seems that greed never allows you to think you have enough‚ and in the case of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien it demonstrates how corruptive it can truly be. From the surface one may not think of a half sized person as the usual hero. However‚ by looking into the personalities of the characters from The Hobbit it is obvious that heroes come in many different shapes and sizes. By comparing the various cases of greed and selflessness exhibited by Smaug‚ Thorin‚ and Bilbo‚ it becomes apparent that
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Lamar Booker Hobbit 1. The difference and similarities among leadership‚ leader‚ and leading are that leadership is a function‚ which can be fulfilled by a person but also shared by a group. In the movie‚ The Hobbit‚ Thorin showed examples of leadership. Thorin exerted his leadership by fighting the pale orc that beheaded his father in battle. As the dwarf army retreated after seeing the king die‚ Thorin stayed and fought cutting off the hand of the orc. This showed leadership by stepping up in
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A New Kind of Dreaming Abuses of power and authority Sgt Butcher Grabs Jamie around the throat and threatens him. Breaks windows and later sets the school on fire Blames Jamie and tries to turn the town against him Locks Jamie in the police Wagon – Jamie nearly dies Behaves as if he is above the law – he is judge and jury Kidnaps Jamie and leaves him bound to a pole in a remote shack to die Covers up the the death of the refugee man on the boat Kidnaps the refugee girl and kills her to cover
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Outline I. Christian symbolism has always been a way for a writer to express his religious belief in his writings. A. Catholicism was very influential in Tolkien’s time period and in writing the Hobbit brought many of his biblical perspectives to light. B. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ through Bilbo’s adventure‚ symbolically shows the life of Jesus Christ. 1. Thorin travels with 12 dwarves just as Jesus travels with 12 disciples. 2. Gandalf can be seen as an angel or
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