Interpreting Literature
and
Essay Writing
The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring
ObjectivesObjectives
To provide practice in interpreting literature
1. To use analysis to determine plot, setting, and conflict within a work of literature
2. To use analysis and synthesis to determine the relationships and motivations of characters in a work of literature
ObjectivesObjectives
To provide practice in writing an essay.
1. Develop an opinion based on any one of five prompts.
2. Express that opinion in writing
Literature Terms
Plot
Setting
Conflict
Characterization
SettingsThe Shire
Bree
Rivendell
Isengard
Moria
Mordor
Characters
• Bilbo• Frodo• Sam• Merry• Pippin• Gandalf• Strider• Aragorn
• Legolas• Gimli• Boromir• Elrond• Arwen• Saruman• Sauron• Gollum
Characters• Isildur• Orcs
• Uruk-Hai• Nazgul Or Ringwraiths
Before the ShowBefore the ShowWatch for:
The six settings
The Main Plot
The Secondary Plot with Aragorn
Who is Frodo?
How do the Hobbits change their attitude about Strider as they journey to Rivendell?
What is Frodo’s reaction when he learns that Aragorn is the Heir of Isildur?
Before the ShowBefore the ShowWatch for:
What does Gandalf fear in Moria and Why?
Why does Frodo try to leave the Fellowship and enter Mordor by himself?
Why does Sam walk out into the water knowing that he can not swim?
Why does Aragorn decide not to follow Frodo into Mordor?
And
Now
The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Essay
Choose One Prompt
I. Choose your favorite character, describe your character’s response/relation to the Ring of Power.
II. Why does Frodo choose to take the Ring of Power to Mt. Doom?
III. Choose one of the Nine Companions. Why is that person part of the Fellowship of the Ring?
IV. Should the One Ring be destroyed or used in Gondor? Explain Why?
V. If you could add a tenth companion to the fellowship, what creature would it be? Describe your new creature in detail.