Interpreting Literature

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Interpreting Literature and Essay Writing
The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring
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Objectives

• To provide practice in interpreting literature
• To use analysis to determine plot, setting, and
  conflict within a work of literature
• To use analysis and synthesis to determine the
  relationships and motivations of characters in a
  work of literature

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Objectives

• To provide practice in writing an essay for the
  GED.
• Develop an opinion based on any one of five
  prompts.
• Express that opinion in writing

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Literature Terms
Plot Setting Conflict Characterization
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Settings The Shire Bree Rivendell Isengard Moria M
ordor
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Characters

• Bilbo
• Frodo
• Sam
• Merry
• Pippin
• Gandalf
• Strider
• Aragorn

• Legolas
• Gimli
• Boromir
• Elrond
• Arwen
• Saruman
• Sauron
• Gollum

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Characters

• Isildur
• Orcs
• Uruk-Hai
• Nazgul Or Ringwraiths

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Before the Show
Watch for
The six settings The Main Plot The Secondary Plot
with Aragorn Who is Frodo? How do the Hobbits
change their attitude about Strider as they
journey to Rivendell? What is Frodos reaction
when he learns that Aragorn is the Heir of
Isildur?
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Before the Show
Watch for
What does Gandalf fear in Moria and Why? Why does
Frodo try to leave the Fellowship and enter
Mordor by himself? Why does Sam walk out into the
water knowing that he can not swim? Why does
Aragorn decide not to follow Frodo into Mordor?
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And Now
The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Essay

• Choose One Prompt
• Choose your favorite character, describe your
  characters response/relation to the Ring of
  Power.
• Why does Frodo choose to take the Ring of Power
  to Mt. Doom?
• Choose one of the Nine Companions. Why is that
  person part of the Fellowship of the Ring?
• Should the One Ring be destroyed or used in
  Gondor? Explain Why?
• If you could add a tenth companion to the
  fellowship, what creature would it be? Describe
  your new creature in detail.