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=THE HOBBIT - Novel Study=
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Hobbit_cover.JPG width="249" height="348" align="right" caption="J.R.R. Tolkien"]]

The Hobbit’s plot and characters combined the ancient heroic Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian epics Tolkien studied with the middle-class rural England in which he lived. In many ways, the novel’s charm and humor lie in transplanting a simple, pastoral Englishman of the 1930s into a heroic medieval setting. Tolkien acknowledged that his hero, Bilbo Baggins, was patterned on the rural Englishmen of his own time. By the time Tolkien began to work on the sequel to //The Hobbit,// he had developed a friendship with another well-known Oxford professor and writer, C.S. Lewis, author of //The Chronicles of Narnia.// Their friendship lasted for many years. Tolkien helped convert Lewis to Christianity (although Tolkien, a Roman Catholic, was disappointed that Lewis became a Protestant), and the two critiqued each other’s work as part of an informal group of writers known as the Inklings.

Students will dive head first into Tolkien's world of Middle Earth, the Shire and the adventures of Bilbo. Over the next few weeks, students will read, reflect, and write on various topics found in the pages of one of the 20 Centuries most loved piece of literature. Students should referer to their Work Books for their assignments.

Novel Assignment Due Dates and Study Class Schedule

Lesson 1 - Chapter 1-4 Lesson 2 - Chapter 5-6 Lesson 3 - Chapter 7-8 Lesson 4 - Chapter 9-10 Lesson 5 - Chapter 11-13 Lesson 6 - Chapter 14-15 Lesson 7 - Chapter 16-17 Lesson 8 - Chapter 18-19