The Hobbit Study Guide by Michael Poteet

#25 on the Big Read List (UK's top 200). The classic prequel to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series.Through J.R.R. Tolkien's tale of fantasy, hobbits, adventure, loyalty, and courage, students will learn:Author Biography: Learn about J.R.R. Tolkien and the fascinating history behind the author and novel.Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth.Literary Techniques: Characterization, compare and contrast, call to adventure, riddles, epithet, metaphor, simile, proverbs, anthropomorphism, hero's descent into darkness, true experience, imagery, setting, heroic quest, antonyms, synonyms, parallelism, historical present (tense verbs), paraphrase, irony.Moral Lessons and Character Values: Unlikely people doing God's will, good works to do, resisting God's call, people in exile, Psalms, greed, separation, armor of God, mercy and pity, Christ's help, never alone, path of wisdom, responsibility, luck, scapegoats, warfare, popul