Day 4

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

For this section, students should read Chapters 12-14 of The Return of the King (from "The Land of Shadow" through "The Field of Cormallen").

Common Core Objectives

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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

"The Land of Shadow"

Sam and Frodo make their way down into the valley around the Tower, narrowly escaping the alarums of the Tower’s guards in the process. They head north, hoping to evade further attention,...

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