Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Lord Of The Rings



  1. The Fellowship is ambushed my an army of orcs and a cave troll.

  2. Gandalf sacrifices himself for the Fellowship after being attacked by Balrog.

  3. The Fellowship arrive at Lórien and rest their.

  4. While alone Boromir tries to attack Frodo for the ring and once he realizes what he has don falls to his knees and weeps.

  5. Frodo decides to continue the adventure by himself because of all the chaos among the Fellowship that is being brought.Sam chases after Frodo and after nearly drowning the two of them venture of to their destination. The rest of the fellowship is scattered looking for Frodo and the ring.



  1. Why does Boromir attack Frodo?

  2. Where is Pippin and merry?

  3. Why did Aragorn tell them to split up?

  4. What will happen to Frodo and the ring?



  1. Climax- Boromir tries to take the ring from Frodo.
  2. Rising action- Gandalf sacrifices himself for the rest of the fellowship.
  3. rising or falling action- Frodo and Sam take off alone and leaves the rest of the Fellowship.

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  1. The Fellowship start to break up and Frodo along with Sam leave the Fellowship to destroy the ring themselves.

The Lord of The Rings

  1. Gandalf brings Frodo and Bilbo to meet with the council.
  2. Gollum escaped from the elf prison with the help of an army of orcs.
  3. The Council decides to let Frodo take the ring, to destroy it.
  4. The people that join Frodo and named The Fellowship of the Ring are Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, Boromir, Merry, and Pippin.
  5. The Group tries to pass through Caradhras but some evil force is causing avalanches and forces them to turn the other way.

  1. Why doesn't the Council let Tom go since the ring has no effect on him.
  2. Why don't the council send more men with frodo.
  3. Why don't they just take that giant eagle Gandalf used to escape and ride it to the mt. to destroy the ring?
  4. Why didn't the council send some more powerful wizards or elves to help them.

  1. The story is written in Past tense.
  2. major conflict- Frodo struggles with the opposing forces of the Ring's corrupting influence and the responsibility of destroying it
  3. Rising action- the formation of The Fellowship of the ring.

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  1. The Fellowship of the ring sets off to destroy it.

The Lord of The Rings

  1. Strider saves the hobbits by waking them up early because when they return they find their sheets and pillows slashed and thrown everywhere.
  2. The group is attacked by the ghosts in black robes and Frodo is stabbed in the shoulder.
  3. During their continued journey the frodo is dieing and they see trolls that Gandalf had turned to stone years ago.
  4. Frodo is carried by an elf's horse across a river bank and is chased by the dark riders in black robes.
  5. The Ringwraiths were once mortal kings to who Sauron gave Rings of Power which he used to bring the kings under his control.

  1. Why can't the Ringwraiths be killed?
  2. Why doesn't anyone see Bilbo about to attack Frodo?
  3. Why couldn't the Ringwraiths cross the water to go get Frodo?
  4. Why has the council chosen Frodo to be the bearer of the ring?

  1. Protagonist-Frodo
  2. Tone- mysterious
  3. setting (time) -The end of the Third Age of Middle earth

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  1. In these chapters Frodo and the group finally make it to Revendel and are greeted by Gandalf and the Council.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The Lord of the Ringz

  1. The Bree is a meeting place for the two very different worlds of the Shire and the rest of Middle-earth.
  2. Both Hobbits and Big People (humans) live there in relative peace, and there is always a steady stream of travelers of all kinds.
  3. Frodo tells the other hobbits to not call him by his last name because of the danger.
  4. Frodo is seen in public with the ring on his finger and he disappears.
  5. The hobbits meet a Ranger named Strider whos knows about the rings and wants to meet with them later on.

  1. Why didn't Tom go with the Hobbits?
  2. Why is the Bree such a common place?
  3. How does Strider know about the ring?
  4. Who is Strider?

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  1. The section of the book we learn about Strider and who he is.

The Lord of the Ringz


  1. Frodo is suspicious of Tom after he gives him the ring.

  2. Frodo runs off alone after the group leaves Tom's house and heads into the woods.

  3. Frodo and the other three hobbits have been captured by a Barrow wight(what ever that is).

  4. Frodo cuts off the Barrow wights hand and then sings a song Tom taught him.
  5. Tom comes to the rescue of Frodo and the other hobbits and sends them to a inn.

  1. Why did Frodo run off by himself?
  2. Why didn't the Dark riders come when he put on the ring?
  3. Why didn't Tom disappear when he put on the ring?
  4. How did Tom hear the song Frodo was singing?
  5. What is Tom?

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  1. In this part of the book we get to know alittle more about Tom and what he is.

The Lord of the Ringz

  1. The Hobbits arrive at Tom Bombadil's house.
  2. The book is more detailed about Frodo and his adventures.
  3. Frodo is having werid dreams about a beautiful place.
  4. THe hobbits stay another day with Tom Bombadil.
  5. Tom tells the hobbits who he is and that he is the oldest thing in all of middle earth.

  1. Why do the hobbits stay another day?
  2. What do Frodo's dreams mean?
  3. How old is Tom and how is he the oldest thing in Middle-earth?
  4. What is Tom's race?

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  1. Shire(almost all the pages)-A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire.
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  1. In this section of the book we learn about Frodos dreams and the history of Middle-earth.

The Lord of The Ringz

  1. The hobbits still haven't left the shire.
  2. This is because Frodo bought a new house and in secret so that no one knows of his departure.
  3. The novel is nothing like the movie.
  4. The hobbits are in the woods of the shire.
  5. The book is less interesting then i thought.

  1. Why haven't they left yet ?
  2. Where is Gandalf when all of this is happenning?
  3. Why aren't all the hobbits toghter?
  4. why are they talking about Frodo's house?

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  1. In this chapter we learn about frodo and his companions.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Lord of The Ringz

  1. Frodo prepares to leave but doesn't leave as quickly as Gandalf told him to.
  2. Frodo heads to Rivendell, the home of the wise Elrond Halfelven.
  3. With the help of Sam and his other friends Peregrin Took whose called Pippin and Meriadoc Brandybuck whose called Merry, Frodo packs up and moves out that autumn.
  4. Frodo and friends meet elves that help them along their journey to their next destination.
  5. Frodo hears from the local farmer that a dark man in a robe is looking for him and this makes frodo afraid.

  1. Why didn't Frodo jus head straight to his destination?
  2. Why didn't Gandalf come along with him?
  3. Why didn't the elves stay to help the defenseless hobbits?
  4. Why didn't the Dark rider kill Mr.Maggot the farmer?

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  1. In this chapter Frodo and friends begin on their journy to Revendell.

The Lord of the Ringz



  1. The Ring was forged to give to the elves, hobbits, humans, and dwarfs.


  2. During the war on middle earth the ring was cursed and lost for centuries.

  3. A goblin/human named Gollum who killed his brother over the ring.

  4. The ring holds power that could be used to take over all of middle earth and the dark lord Sauron is searching for it.
  5. Gollum keeps the ring with him for more then 5 years until he loses it and the hero hobbit Bilbo Baggins finds it.

  1. Why does Gollum turn into a decrypted goblin human thing after he obtains the ring?
  2. Why is the Dark lord Sauron a giant eye?
  3. Why did Gandalf let Gollum go after he questioned him?
  4. Why doesn't Gandalf take the ring and destroy it himself.

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  1. In this part of the story we learn the origin of the ring and how gandalf came to obtain it.

Lord Of The Ringz


  1. Frodo Baggins is a Hobbit who lives in the Shire.

  2. His best friend name is Sam.

  3. After the hometown hero who is a hobbit who travels the world.

  4. During his adventures the hero hobbit finds a mystical ring that is cursed.

  5. The Ring forces anyone who wears it become obsessed with it and sends evil spirts on horeses to retrieve.

  1. Why did Gandalf give the ring to Frodo?
  2. Why did Gandalf burn the ring?
  3. Was did Gandalf yell at Frodo when he tried to give the ring back?
  4. Wat are those spirts on horses?

  1. Rising action- when Bilbo gives the ring to Frodo
  2. POV- Third person
  3. Author- J.R.R. Tolkien

  1. Setting: The shire
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  1. In this part of the book Frodo is given the ring and leaves with Sam and two other Hobbits to destroy the ring.