Big+Ideas+and+Core+Concepts


 * 1) Students will be able to analyze the progression and maturation of characters
 * 2) Students will be able to determine actions and motivations of characters
 * 3) Students will be able to discuss the construction and rules of various worlds (//The Hobbit,// their home, their social groups, etc)
 * 4) Students will be able to examine //The Hobbit// through the framework of the hero’s journey and apply that framework in multiple ways and across multiple texts.
 * 5) Students will be able to examine events and issues from alternate perspectives
 * 6) Students will be able to make connections between their personal lives and the story they are reading.
 * 7) Students will be able to use tools such as art as an entryway into a specific focus on and understanding of the text.