The Hobbit: Introduction Lesson
The Hobbit: Introduction Lesson
Grade Level: 8-9
Subject: English
Duration: 45 minute lesson
DOK Level: 2
Indiana Standard:
8.RL.1 Read a variety of literature within a range of complexity appropriate for grades 6-8. By the end of grade 8, students interact with texts proficiently and independently.
8.RL.2.2 Analyze the development of a theme or central idea over the course of a work of literature, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide a detailed summary that supports the analysis.
8.RV.1 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and content-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression
Common Core Standard:
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Description: Students will gain background knowledge of The Hobbit before beginning the novel.
Objective:
- Students will use close reading skills to locate information within a text
- Students will apply background knowledge of the Hobbit to their comprehension of the text
- Students will apply vocabulary terms towards their understanding of the text
Essential Question:
- What makes a hero?
- What is heroism?
- What are the stages of a hero’s journey?
- What is fate?
Procedure:
- The teacher will present this Prezi over the historical background of The Hobbit while students take notes in a Google Doc.
- Next, the teacher will go over the Essential Questions of the unit and discuss possible responses.
- What makes a hero?
- What is heroism?
- What are the stages of a hero’s journey?
- What is fate?
- The class will read the first chapter of The Hobbit together, stopping frequently to discuss.
- The students will be assigned a vocabulary activity for homework.
Product or Assessment: Students will turn in their completed vocab sentences to the teacher via Google Classroom.
Accommodations: The vocab terms could be altered to accommodate a student.
Enrichment: Have the students research JRR Tolkien instead of showing them the Prezi