We usually put Tolkien in the fantasy box. Wizards? Check. Swords? Check. Elves? Check. But ol' J.R.R. was more genre-bending than we give him credit for, and that's what this activity is all about. This short research and writing assignmen...
Objective: This one's all about getting in the Tolkien groove. Students will study the songs and their contexts in The Hobbit, locate a moment in the text when another song might be added and create a new one. Yep, they'r...