Standards
Indiana Reading List-Grades 6-8 - The Hobbit is listed under the Science Fiction/Fantasy category.
Standard 3: READING: Literary Response and Analysis-Literary response enhances students’ understanding of history, culture, and the social sciences.
Indiana's Academic Standard 7.3.4 Identify and analyze themes — such as bravery, loyalty, friendship, and loneliness — which appear in many different works. In The Hobbit, we will be exploring bravery and heroism.