Figurative Language With Tolkien: Writing in Middle-Earth - Ages 15-18

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Rebecca Baumgarten, MA
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(28)
In this ongoing class, students will develop their writing voice by learning some of J.R.R. Tolkien’s favorite devices.

Class experience

US Grade 10 - 12
Throughout this class, students will learn to:
•	Define rhetorical devices and types of figurative language
•	Analyze writing that uses both classic and innovating devices
•	Explain the effects of these devices
•	Develop their voice by creating sentences and paragraphs using these devices
I have a bachelors and masters in English and certificate in Digital Humanities from Texas A&M University in May 2021. I wrote my thesis on Christianized Germanic heroism in Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium. I am also a member of the international Tolkien Society.

I worked for three semesters as a graduate assistant teacher for undergraduate courses in literature and technical writing. I also have many years of experience working with children from freelance tutoring elementary through high school and volunteering with Girl Scouts and church.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Assessment is informal, through in-class discussion and writing exercises.
Grades Offered
Quotes used in class may contain spoilers for The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. Quotes may also include poetic descriptions of battles (never in graphic detail—Tolkien doesn’t write that way) or hints at the sense of loss that pervades his Middle-earth writings.
Examples will come from the following books by J.R.R. Tolkien:
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
1. The Fellowship of the Ring
2. The Two Towers
3. The Return of the King
The Silmarillion (edited by Christopher Tolkien)
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(28)
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My name is Rebecca Baumgarten. I have a bachelor’s and master’s in English from Texas A&M University, focusing on the fiction and scholarship of J.R.R. Tolkien (hence my headline).

I am an adjunct professor of English at Collin College in... 
Group Class

$15

weekly
1x per week
45 min

Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 15-18
1-6 learners per class

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