Monday, September 15

Due: Journal 1. Please copy and past your text into the focus assignment by the same name (West only)

PREFIXES:
* mono - one, single
* mortis - death
* nomen - name

GRAMMAR
  • Write a corrected version of the sentence below into your notes:
  • "In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit not a nastee dirty wet hole filled with the ends of worms and an ozy smell nor yet a dray bare sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat it was a hobbit-hole and that means comfort" (Tolkien 3). 
JOURNAL

Please create a Notability Doc. to hold your journal responses for Q1.
  Journal 2 - The Cave                                                                                                       
"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." Joseph Campbell
When considering this quote and what we learned from the clip (A Hero's Journey),what is your cave and what potential treasure awaits you?

Discuss
  • Journal 1: How does the setting reflect Bilbo's personality?
  • What do you learn about the dwarves' vendetta in their Treasure Song? Pgs. 14-16
  • Does Bilbo really want to go on the adventure?
Context: What factors influenced J.R.R. Tolkien in writing The Hobbit?
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Journal 3: What events in Tolkien's life as well as historical events might have influenced his creation of The Hobbit?

HW: Read Ch. 2 and complete Journal 3.