The Hobbit Study Guide

by Michael Poteet

#25 on the Big Read List (UK's top 200). The classic prequel to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. Through J.R.R. Tolkien's tale of fantasy, hobbits, adventure, loyalty, and courage, students will Author Learn about J.R.R. Tolkien and the fascinating history behind the author and novel. Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth. Literary Characterization, compare and contrast, call to adventure, riddles, epithet, metaphor, simile, proverbs, anthropomorphism, hero's descent into darkness, true experience, imagery, setting, heroic quest, antonyms, synonyms, parallelism, historical present (tense verbs), paraphrase, irony. Moral Lessons and Character Unlikely people doing God's will, good works to do, resisting God's call, people in exile, Psalms, greed, separation, armor of God, mercy and pity, Christ's help, never alone, path of wisdom, responsibility, luck, scapegoats, warfare, popularity, generosity, pity, love others, selfishness. Activities and Writing Mapwork, nature of Middle-Earth, instruments and music, character sketches, character creation, setting description, author's verbal rhythm, quest analysis, humility and self-confidence, Bilbo, choice and morality, desire and greed, Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, art illustration, diorama, drama/acting, write a sequel. Suggestions for Further We include an in-depth reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books and movies that tie in with, or are similar to, The Hobbit. All of the unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview!

70 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published August 1, 2000