The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Students will discuss how Tolkien simultaneously pays homage to and moves forward the epic story.

2. 2

   Students will examine the role that language and song play throughout Tolkien's novel.

3. 3

   Students will compare and contrast the novel with its highly successful film adaptation.

4. 4

   Students will explore themes of the past and how we in the present day must reckon with what has happened.