(Courtesy of amazon.com)Title: The Hobbit
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Lexile: 1000L
Genre: Fantasy, reading above level
Summary:
Bilbo Baggins may have been happy to eat, smoke, and relax his days away in hobbiton, but the wizard Gandalf had different plans. When Bilbo is besieged by dwarves eager to steal the treasure away from a dragon, the hobbit Bilbo is swept into the most famous fantasy adventure ever told!
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Activity:
As a linguist, J.R.R. Tolkien was fascinated by language, so much so he invented one for this book, elvish. Students will create an alphabet and a brief informative passage about how to use the language correctly.
Learning Standard:
CCLS.W.G5.2:Write informative/explanatory texts to examine atopic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Learning Goal:
Students will use explanatory writing to clearly convey an idea.
Learning Objective:
Students will write an informative passage that describes an imaginary language.
Learning Outcome:
Students will understand how informative language is used to convey information.
