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CLASS SYNOPSIS
Middle School and early High School students will read and analyze The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien in order to better understand the exciting world behind the fantasy book The Lord of the Rings through comprehension questions

OVERVIEW
    - This is a read-and-discuss course
    - 9 weeks, one 45-minute class per week
    - Students will be asked to read 3 chapters per week in preparation for class meetings
    - Analysis questions will be provided with the reading each week to support in-depth comprehension.  
    - Class-time will include discussion revolving around the (provided) analysis questions. While perspectives of the instructor might be added, this section of class is mainly about facilitating conversation, protecting think-time, and posing questions that provoke deeper thought based on the central text and questions provided.  That said, this is about student-to-student interaction. 
    -  Since The Lord of the Rings revolves around an expansive (and beautifully complicated) fictional universe, a presentation of original resources that enrich the reading of the novel (maps / diagrams / explanations of the lore) may be presented

TEACHING STYLE 
    - I want my students to LOVE to read and learn.  If this is accomplished, I feel like I have prepared them for their future more than any singular book or ELA lesson could! 
    - I want my students to participate.  This means that there is time built into every class where they can ask questions and converse with each other and I am merely there to pose the conversation-starter (if needed) and facilitate.
    - While students will be challenged to think deeply, their perspective will always be encouraged and celebrated.  I hope that students feel as welcomed to think as they are challenged in their thinking. 
    - I welcome and encourage questions during class but also throughout the week!  Message me in the "Conversation" tab of Outschool and I will do my very best to reply within 24-hours... but keep in mind, I am living a traveling-life so (because of travel-days and/or bad connection) sometimes that can stretch to 48

SCHEDULE
Class 1: Introductions, goals, instructions (NOTE: this class may end earlier than the allotted time)
Class 2: Ch 1-4
Class 3: Ch 5-11
Class 4: Ch 12-14
Class 5: Ch 15-18
Class 6: Ch 19-21 
Class 7: Ch 22-23
Class 8: Ch 24
Class 9: Ch 26-28
Class 10: Ch 29-First half of 30

✨IF YOU WANT TO DIVE EVEN DEEPER INTO THE LORD OF THE RINGS FUN:✨
⬇️‼️I offer a full NDE-Standards-based ELA Semester revolving around The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring‼️⬇️
Check it out here:
https://outschool.com/classes/full-semester-course-middle-school-english-language-arts-or-the-lord-of-the-rings-pwa4K4J8?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

Check out my fellow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outschool teachers who offer fun and immersive Lord of the Rings classes below:

⚔️ Lord of the Rings RPG with Keith (M.A. Military History):
Delve deep into Tolkien's Middle Earth with fellow adventurers as you make your way over the Misty Mountains, through the treacherous Mirkwood forest to the Dwarven hold of Moria and beyond; endless opportunities await!
https://outschool.com/classes/lord-of-the-rings-adventure-middle-earth-rpg-4H4rzpwY?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

🪡 Elven Cloaks for Young Hobbits - A Lord of the Rings Costume Sewing Workshop with Heather Link
Students will learn to hand sew an Elven cloak suitable for a young Hobbit (or other members of the Fellowship of the Ring) inspired by the classic fantasy epics by J.R.R. Tolkien!
https://outschool.com/classes/elven-cloaks-for-young-hobbits-a-lord-of-the-rings-costume-sewing-workshop-R2Fs1sHb?usid=HjYuHv99&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link