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1Catherine2402
I have recently graduated college to become a teacher and as one of my assignments I was to create an individual classroom behavior tracker, kind of like a sticker chart or color change ruler. However, I chose to create something different. I have always wanted to include my love of LOTR in my classroom, so I created this:
http://s755.photobucket.com/user/jonbon25/slideshow/LOTR%20GAME
Each student chooses/is assigned a character and moves across Middle Earth on the path that their specific character does in the books/movies. For example, Frodo and Sam will start in the Shire at Bilbo's party, while Aragorn starts in the Prancing Pony in Bree (No, these timeline of events are not true to the books, as its meant to be used by 8-12 year olds and it was necessary to the intent of the project). It took me a great long while to make this, most of the time spent on writing up the 20 timeline events each for the 9 characters. Boromir is not included because he is not present in all 3 movies and we can't have a student who's character/player dies after 4 events...
These events are dated and very detailed in order to tell the student/player where to move next on the map of Middle Earth. For example, here are the first 3 of Aragorn's events:
(1) 29 September 3018: Aragorn is sitting at the Prancing Pony in Bree when Frodo and the hobbits arrive. They are told Gandalf is not there and hasn’t been for six months. Aragorn introduces himself and then informs the hobbits that the wraiths or Nazgul are still hunting them. He saves the hobbits from an attack while in Bree. Frodo, Aragorn and the hobbits set out for Rivendell on the 30th of September.
(2) 6 October 3018: Aragorn leads the hobbits through the wild. They stop to camp at Weathertop for the night. While Aragorn is out scouting the area, the Nazgul attack the hobbits. Aragorn fights them off, but Frodo is stabbed by a wraith with a Morgul blade. The blade will turn the victim into a wraith if not treated. Arwen, an elven princess and friend of Aragorn, arrives and heads to Rivendell alone with Frodo where her father, Lord Elrond can heal him. Aragorn continues to Rivendell with the remaining 3 hobbits on foot. They arrive a few days after Frodo.
(3)24 October 3018: While Frodo rests and heals in Rivendell, Aragorn is joined by Legolas, Gimli and Boromir to form The Council Of Elrond. It is held on the 25th, where it is decided that the ring must be destroyed. The fellowship is formed and it is decided that the ring is to be taken to Mordor with Frodo as its carrier.
As you can see, for you LOTR super fans, it is not truly accurate to the books. It follows along with the movies more than anything, as it is a simpler story line and easier for younger students to understand. Each character has a picture and a description:
Played by Ian McKellen
A grandfatherly wizard. Gandalf is the first to understand the dangers that Bilbo’s ring poses. His knowledge sets the whole trilogy in motion. Gandalf selects Frodo to carry the ring and the bumbling Sam to be Frodo’s protector. These hobbits seem unlikely choices for such a dangerous mission. Here and elsewhere, Gandalf exhibits a remarkable wisdom and insight into hobbits and men alike, and he seems to see potential and ability where others don’t. Gandalf is affable, slow, and deliberate, but he is also a skilled fighter. His battles with Saruman and in the mines of Moria are heroic, and the Moria fight in particular provides the others in the fellowship with a model for the sacrifice their quest may require of them. The others assume Gandalf has died in this battle, but he returns, transformed from a gray wizard into a white one. Gandalf is often playful, but he is also deeply concerned about the fate of Middle-earth and always prepared to fight for its safety. At the end of the trilogy, he leaves with Bilbo, Frodo, and the elves for immortal life. Though this wizard seems human, he has always been a little different and a little better than any man could possibly be.
This was originally intended for behavior, so for each day that the students don't get in trouble they get to add a pin to their character's path by following the timeline of events. No, they won't move from one event to the next in one day because it requires many pins to get from one point on the map to the other. This tool/tracker/game is intended to be used over the course of a semester/year and prizes are to be given after an event is completed.
My question for all of you is, does this tracker have the potential to be turned into a game? More so than it already is? I have already created the events (54 pages worth), character descriptions, etc. I think that maybe the board itself might have to be changed and maybe include some cards/surprises along the way? What does everyone think? I tried to get advice on a LOTR chat room, but all I got was criticism and put downs about how it's crappy and they wouldn't play it. They missed the point of my question and jumped into negative comments.
http://s755.photobucket.com/user/jonbon25/slideshow/LOTR%20GAME
Each student chooses/is assigned a character and moves across Middle Earth on the path that their specific character does in the books/movies. For example, Frodo and Sam will start in the Shire at Bilbo's party, while Aragorn starts in the Prancing Pony in Bree (No, these timeline of events are not true to the books, as its meant to be used by 8-12 year olds and it was necessary to the intent of the project). It took me a great long while to make this, most of the time spent on writing up the 20 timeline events each for the 9 characters. Boromir is not included because he is not present in all 3 movies and we can't have a student who's character/player dies after 4 events...
These events are dated and very detailed in order to tell the student/player where to move next on the map of Middle Earth. For example, here are the first 3 of Aragorn's events:
(1) 29 September 3018: Aragorn is sitting at the Prancing Pony in Bree when Frodo and the hobbits arrive. They are told Gandalf is not there and hasn’t been for six months. Aragorn introduces himself and then informs the hobbits that the wraiths or Nazgul are still hunting them. He saves the hobbits from an attack while in Bree. Frodo, Aragorn and the hobbits set out for Rivendell on the 30th of September.
(2) 6 October 3018: Aragorn leads the hobbits through the wild. They stop to camp at Weathertop for the night. While Aragorn is out scouting the area, the Nazgul attack the hobbits. Aragorn fights them off, but Frodo is stabbed by a wraith with a Morgul blade. The blade will turn the victim into a wraith if not treated. Arwen, an elven princess and friend of Aragorn, arrives and heads to Rivendell alone with Frodo where her father, Lord Elrond can heal him. Aragorn continues to Rivendell with the remaining 3 hobbits on foot. They arrive a few days after Frodo.
(3)24 October 3018: While Frodo rests and heals in Rivendell, Aragorn is joined by Legolas, Gimli and Boromir to form The Council Of Elrond. It is held on the 25th, where it is decided that the ring must be destroyed. The fellowship is formed and it is decided that the ring is to be taken to Mordor with Frodo as its carrier.
As you can see, for you LOTR super fans, it is not truly accurate to the books. It follows along with the movies more than anything, as it is a simpler story line and easier for younger students to understand. Each character has a picture and a description:
Played by Ian McKellen
A grandfatherly wizard. Gandalf is the first to understand the dangers that Bilbo’s ring poses. His knowledge sets the whole trilogy in motion. Gandalf selects Frodo to carry the ring and the bumbling Sam to be Frodo’s protector. These hobbits seem unlikely choices for such a dangerous mission. Here and elsewhere, Gandalf exhibits a remarkable wisdom and insight into hobbits and men alike, and he seems to see potential and ability where others don’t. Gandalf is affable, slow, and deliberate, but he is also a skilled fighter. His battles with Saruman and in the mines of Moria are heroic, and the Moria fight in particular provides the others in the fellowship with a model for the sacrifice their quest may require of them. The others assume Gandalf has died in this battle, but he returns, transformed from a gray wizard into a white one. Gandalf is often playful, but he is also deeply concerned about the fate of Middle-earth and always prepared to fight for its safety. At the end of the trilogy, he leaves with Bilbo, Frodo, and the elves for immortal life. Though this wizard seems human, he has always been a little different and a little better than any man could possibly be.
This was originally intended for behavior, so for each day that the students don't get in trouble they get to add a pin to their character's path by following the timeline of events. No, they won't move from one event to the next in one day because it requires many pins to get from one point on the map to the other. This tool/tracker/game is intended to be used over the course of a semester/year and prizes are to be given after an event is completed.
My question for all of you is, does this tracker have the potential to be turned into a game? More so than it already is? I have already created the events (54 pages worth), character descriptions, etc. I think that maybe the board itself might have to be changed and maybe include some cards/surprises along the way? What does everyone think? I tried to get advice on a LOTR chat room, but all I got was criticism and put downs about how it's crappy and they wouldn't play it. They missed the point of my question and jumped into negative comments.
2jez23._-9
I would definitely like to see this turned into a game, this has great potential, and as a Tolkienite (that's what I'm calling myself) I would love to play it.
