Isaac's+book+report

Isaac Moorman 11/30/09 __ Book Report __ Directions: Answer all 8 of the questions/statements in complete sentences. Feel free to add a related picture to your report. 1.The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

2. Bilbo-a young hobbit  w  ho is chosen to go on an adventure with 13 dwarves **.** Gandalf- an old wizard who helps Bilbo and the dwarves on their adventure.

3.In the book __The Hobbit__ by J.R.R. Tolkien, a young hobbit gets chosen for an adventure to kill a dragon that hoards mounds of gold and other jewels with a group of homeless dwarves. On the adventure Bilbo and the dwarves have many dangerous encounters, all of which were life threatening. They got lost in the dark forests of Mirkwood where they met a gang of gigantic spiders. On the way one of the dwarves accendently left Bilbo behind. Bilbo was then carried to a cave by a creature named Gollum. Gollum once had possetion of an ancient ring but when Bilbo stumbles upon it in the cave he puts it on and becomes invisible. Because he is invisible Gollum can't see him so he escapes. Bilbo doesn't know this but that ring is the one ring that started the Lord of the Rings seiries. Getting back to the story, Bilbo finds the worried dwarves he tells them about the ring. Then the group set off back on their adventure. after a couple seasons ( and worst case scenarios ) they finally made it to the mountain to confront the mighty dragon Smaug. But to their surprise the dragon wasn't there. Soon the dragon appeared but before he could return to the mountain some elves shot him down. It was a joyus moment but the joy only lasted until a lot of the enemys they had encountered joined to start the war of five armies. Bilbo's side won the war but alot of people got killed. About a week later Bilbo returned home. The parts that made the book good were the action and suspense like when the war of five armies happened.
 * Big Question #1: What makes this book good?  **

**Big Question #2: What would make this book better?** As a critic, it’s important to be honest. And honestly, some parts of some books are pretty bad. The parts that the author could improve were the parts that had a lot names because it was confusing, but it is not a fair thing to say because these are books meant for older folk. A hobbit named Bilbo goes on an adventure and finds a magic ring.
 * Big Question #3: What’s the one most important thing the author wants you to know?** This is the main idea. It’s almost as though you could squeeze a whole book down to a __single sentence__ and say that’s what it was all about.

**Big Question #4: Why did the writer write this?** Why did the author bother to tell this story? What is it about this particular story that the author thought was so important? Was it just for fun or to teach something? He told it to start a seiries. The defeating of the dragon was a part that the author found important. He wrote this just for fun.

**Big Question #5: What does the audience need to know to understand and enjoy the book?** In other words, what background knowledge would be good to have prior to reading this book? Good prior knowlage is to have read some fantasy books.