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Jeanne
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Posted: April 28 2014 at 11:09pm | IP Logged Quote Jeanne
My 10 and 12 year old want to do a study of the 2 above books--Does anyone have any good ideas or resources available to do this. I'm looking for something to really explain the book-and/or some sort of hands on project to go along with it.

Thanks for any advice.

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Posted: April 30 2014 at 12:49am | IP Logged Quote MaryM
Ignatius Press has this blog - Tolkien and Lewis which has links to resources that might be helpful - books, videos, articles, etc.

I know there is a unit study book for Lewis's works but can't think of one for Tolkien. Hmmmm.....

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St. Benedict Press offers Catholic Courses - and there is a course on The Hobbit done by Joseph Pearce and another is The Hidden Meaning in The Lord of the Rings: Theological Vision in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings also by Joseph Pearce.

Both courses are excellent, though they're above a 10 yo (maybe not the 12 yo depending on the child and his aptitude)....but I mention them in case they'd be good background for you and might springboard some other ideas. They're excellent for high school age students.

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From what I hear using annotated editions of these books can really lead to a lot of depth. I'm looking forward to using annotated books when my kids are a bit older.

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