Month: September 2014

  • Quiz 9-26

    Please answer 5 of 6. 1. Who in particular will diminish and go into the West, and why? 2. Sam sees two particular things going on in the Shire in a vision; describe one and please be specific. 3.  “May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.”…

  • Body Paragraph Guide

    Topic sentence should be in first two or three sentences. It should include the equivalent of a “because” or “therefore” clause and thus a mini-enthymeme. It should link a specific point from the passage from LotR on which the paragraph focuses to your overall enthymeme-thesis in the intro paragraph. Each body paragraph should be focused…

  • Writing Workshop

    Intro paragraph elements First sentence or two: Intro Word-Picture example to engage public readers Next: Enthymeme Declaration + because, therefore, thus, so, for + Declaration Next: Two Backup Sentences Next: Statement of Significance–offer a specific example of how your argument is relevant for your readers today, from an environmental standpoint

  • Quiz 4

    1. What is discovered that enables the Fellowship to enter Moria? 2. What very specifically was the cause of the downfall of Moria (include specific name)? 3. Whose tomb was discovered? 4. What is at the heart of the Elf “city” (describe as specifically as you can)? 5. Frodo looks across the River from high…

  • Quiz 3

    1. What is heard that had not been heard for a hundred years, since the white wolves came in the fell winter when the river was frozen, and what is the response of the Black Riders? 2. What happened to Merry’s ponies? 3. Sam starts singing of _____________. Later, Frodo starts to tell more of…

  • First Reflection Essay

    The First Reflection Essay will be due on Saturday 9/27 at 5 p.m. Focus in your writing on how biblical traditions of Nature are reflected in the first volume of The Lord of the Rings (Books 1 and 2) and on what kind of definition of sustainability these form in the story. To do this,…

  • Quiz 2

    1. Who helps get Frodo and friends to the Ferry? 2. Why do the Trees of the Old Forest seem to dislike Hobbits? 3.  What’s the point of the trip to Buckland for Frodo? 4. How was Frodo’s secret originally revealed to Merry? 5. In the Old Forest, they meet two notable characters who are…