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Touch-Me-Not, Morocco, Mesopotamia, Afghan Hound Week 33 ela online 7 Words for the week touch-me-not, Morocco, Mesopotamia, Afghan Hound, ornithology, infinite, Jerusalem, Genghis Kahn, commission, overdubbing, cartilaginous, simultaneously, intermittent, deteriorate, evaluation, complement, respectfully, personality, dictated, nieces, secede, opportune, hospitable, vanquish, obnoxious, shirk, skriking, Monday Hw Work on Spelling List - look up definitions of each word Make a list of words and phrases used to build this atmosphere of emptiness, desolation and danger by Lonely Mountain Read aloud "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien - 30 min Construct a map of the area around the Lonely Mountain. Make sure that the Front Gate, the Doorstep, the trail, Ravenhill, Dale and the path to the Doorstep are all included. - 20 min Tuesday create a "Concept Map" Graphic Organizer about how Bilbo has changed throughout the novel - 20 min Read aloud "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien - 30 min What are some other places in the novel where Bilbo has had a significant experience on a doorstep? Hw Work on Spelling List - Write each word 6 times each Wednesday Bilbo oes something that is described as the bravest thing he ever does. What is this? Why is this braver than all the other actions he has taken up until now? Why is his first descent into the treasure chamber braver than his second one where he actually talks with the dragon? What are some other brave actions Bilbo has taken? - 20 min Discuss how Bilbo's attitude is different from that of the dwarves in Chapter 11. Hw Work on Spelling List - write a sentence with each word Thursday Using the same ranking scale as before (0-10, good to bad) rate the following characters as to how badly they want the gold (0 = none, 10 = extremely): Elrond, Beorn, Bilbo, Thorin, Smaug, Gandalf, the Elvenking, Bard the Bowman, the Master of Laketown, and the goblins - 20 min Read aloud "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien - 30 min Discuss the bravery of Bilbo and the bravery of Smaug. How are they the same? How are they different? Hw Work on project Friday Using the descriptive words in the novel, illustrate and color a picture of Smaug on his hoard of gold; write a caption describing how Smaug amassed the hoard of gold - 40 min Read aloud "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien - 30 min Hw Work on project .
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