Lord of the Rings Curriculum
Some of you may have seen (or salivated over), but cannot afford, Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings. Understandable … since the curriculum will put a $110 dent in your wallet.
Alas, all is not lost. You can download a comparable set of lesson plans right from the publisher, Houghton Mifflin. While Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings probably does has more bells and whistles, it is very nearly the same as what the publisher freely offers.
Home Scholar Version
UNIT STUDY ONE- Exploring the Author: Tolkien as Creator of Middle-earth
UNIT STUDY TWO Exploring Linguistics: Etymology and Philology
HM Version
Unit One: Introducing Tolkien and His Worlds
Content Focus: The Oral Tradition
Thematic Focus: Creating Meaning Through Myth
Unit Two: Riddles, Runes, and a Ring of Power
Content Focus: The Hobbit, Chapters I–VII
Thematic Focus: The Magic of Language