Monday, December 18, 2017

Gregor the Overlander written by Suzanne Collins & The Hobbit written by J.R.R. Tolkien





Gregor the Overlander & The Hobbit
Suzanne Collins & J.R.R. Tolkien
690L &  1000L

            Gregor and his baby sister Boots stumble into a portal from their home in New York into another world. He is greeted by talking insects, rats, and spiders. The humans that live in this world who come from above tend to not live that long. A prophecy about an Overlander ropes Gregor into an adventure he would rather not take part in, he just wants to go home with his sister.
            Bilbo Baggins is a solitary little hobbit in the shire, living his life quietly until Gandalf the wizard and a mess of dwarves come to visit unannounced. The quest the band of rowdy visitors is on becomes something Bilbo himself must join in. Dragons, orcs, and spiders await them on their journey and the little country hobbit just wants to go home.

Learning Activity:
Comparing the hierarchy structure in Gregor the Overlander with the that of The Hobbit, along with the depictions of their reluctant main characters, have the student outline a list of similarities and differences between the two works.

Standard:
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.5.3 - Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSS.ELA-L.RL.5.6 - Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
 CCSS.ELA-L.RL.5.9 - Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.


Goal:
The student will be able to identify character motivations and story structure elements between two works of the same genre.

Objective:
Cognitive -
            The student can identify motivations of main characters between two different works of the same genre and understand how the government/societies within those works function.

Outcome:
The student will write a list of similarities and differences of key details between Gregor the Overlander and The Hobbit.

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