COURSE NAME: Lord of the Rings

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Johnsburg

INSTRUCTOR:

HALF YEAR

COURSE PREREQUISITES:

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: This is a reading and exploration of Tolkien's masterpiece, including
a sequential viewing of the three part Academy Award winning film.

Tolkien's trilogy is rich in literary design and historical metaphor. There are notable parallels between the
forces, ideas and inhabitants of Tolkien's Middle Earth and those which defined much of the 20th century.

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