Tolkiens Mythology:

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Tolkiens Mythology

• Adaptation for the Contemporary World

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Overview
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Week One and Two

• Poetry

• Poetry devices

• Types of poetry

• Sestina writing exercise

• Poetry booklet

• Interpreting music

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Week Three

• Multicultural Fairy Tales

• Read four versions of Cinderella

• Discuss how it is perceived differently

• The Middle Ages

• Notes history and culture

• Video The Mother Tongue

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Week Four

• Arthurian Legend

• Discuss basic legend and why Tolkien felt it
  unworthy.

• Tolkien Biography

• Timeline

• Influence of war on writing

• The Annotated Hobbit

• The Hobbit in other countries

• Change in Gollum

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Week Five-Nine

• The Silmarillion

• A brief history of Middle Earth, genealogy

• Read The Fellowship of the Ring

• Listen and discuss selections read by Tolkien

• Discuss themes of time, death, hero, war, fairy
  tale and mythological elements.

• Watch WETA Workshop

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Week Ten

• Film as Literature

• Film terminology

• Elements of film

• Read various criticisms of the film

• Write paper on adaptation from book to film