TES Global
Blendspace: The Hobbit
A sixty-two part learning module with links to informational sites, activities, exercises, videos, images, and more on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Thinking Hobbit
This is an introductory lesson designed to stimulate student interest in reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The lesson familiarizes students with the physical traits and social codes used to guide hobbit behavior, and then looks at...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: A Guide to the Hobbit There and Back Again [Pdf]
A convenient summary of the chapters, and some information about the literary elements of the novel make this 4 page .pdf document a useful resource.
Talk Origins Archive
Talk Origins: Homo Floresiensis: The Hobbit
Article discusses the find in 2003 of fossils that are thought to be a dwarf human species. Please note that there are creationist responses listed as well as rebuttals.
BBC
Bbc: The Mystery of the Human Hobbit
Imagine finding a new type of human species! Scientists must explore this new finding: A new human, Homo floresiensis or not? Archived.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: J. R. R. Tolkien
Have you ever read any of J. R. R. Tolkien's work? Check out this site to learn more about Tolkien and his writings. This resource features lesson plans for "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings."
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Riddles in the Dark
Riddles can be challenging to solve and even more challenging to write. After reading the riddles used by Gollum to try to ensnare Bilbo in chapter five of Tolkien's The Hobbit and those used by Bilbo to outwit Gollum, students use their...
Curated OER
Actor Made Up to Look Like a Hobbit
Imagine finding a new type of human species! Scientists must explore this new finding: A new human, Homo floresiensis or not?
Curated OER
Smithsonian Nmnh: What Does It Mean to Be Human, Hobbits on Flores, Indonesia
Real hobbits? Another human species? Read about the discovery on the island of Flores that has the whole paleoanthropolgy world shaken. Site delves into the exciting unearthing of the skeletal remains and the continuing research on the...
Curated OER
Smithsonian Nmnh: What Does It Mean to Be Human, Hobbits on Flores, Indonesia
Real hobbits? Another human species? Read about the discovery on the island of Flores that has the whole paleoanthropolgy world shaken. Site delves into the exciting unearthing of the skeletal remains and the continuing research on the...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Literature 1900 1950
Explore key literary works of the early 20th- century with these articles.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Fantasy and Fairy Tale
Find out how 20th-century writers used fantasy and traditional tales to analyze and question the real world around them.
Other
"Welcome to the Hypertextualized Tolkien Faq"
Lots of information here. Framed in the form of frequently asked questions, hyperlinks take you to answers to everything from Tolkien's life to the history of Kiddle-earth.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
A brief biography of Tolkien, followed by an explanation of his major works. Theme and literary influence are discussed.
Other
The Encyclopedia of Arda
All things Tolkein are covered here. Includes a movie-goer's guide and entries for all characters and locations in Tolkein's works.
Other
Harper Collins: J. R. R. Tolkien Books & Biography
This brief biography takes Tolkien through his early years to his marriage and professorship at Leeds and Oxford and his telling stories to his children that would later become the novels so loved by the rest of the world. Also has a...