Discussion Director-The Hobbit

For this times discussion, I was the discussion director. We read the whole book.
Questions:

1. Who are the hobbits and what do they like to do?
The hobbits are the small people with furry toes, and big bellies, they like beer and generally like to be merry. They believe in hanging out and not making too much trouble. Bilbo is one of the hobbits and likes to be with them, and he misses his home which is with the hobbits.

2. What happens when Gandalf, Bilbo and the dwarves need cross the misty mountains?
When Gandalf, Bilbo and the dwarves cross the misty mountains, they are taken captive by goblins. Gandalf also kills the the Great Goblin and rescues the dwarves but Bilbo gets separated.

3. When Gandalf is separated from Gandalf and the dwarves, what does Bilbo find and where does he go?
Bilbo walks quietly across the goblin halls to get away from the goblins, and walks right in an underground lake where he finds a ring that that can turn you invisible and is important.

4. Who doe Bilbo encounter in the underground lake?
Biblo encounters a slimy creature named Gollum. Gollum doesn't let Bilbo go and challenges him to a game of riddles. Gollum says that if Bilbo doesn't win he will eat him.

5. Once Bilbo escapes from the underground lake, where does he go through next?
Bilbo meets Gandalf and the dwarves and they go through a forest but Gandalf dosen't go with them. 

Illustrator-The Hobbit

This week I was the illustrator. In the image above (you can't really see it but they are in a cave) it shows Bilbo Baggins in a cave with Gollum. He has been separated from the rest of his group and is stuck in the cave. It is very dark and he is trying to grope his way around when he feels something smooth beneath him. He finds that it is a ring. He puts it on and it makes him invisible, but he doesn't know until later. He eventually makes it out of the cave and on a long journey with the wizard Gandalf and some dwarfs.

This is an important part of the story because it develops it. The whole story is centered around Bilbo and the ring that makes him invisible. The ring brings the story together and many of the characters to. Biblo wouldn't have been able to do a number of things if he had not had the ring. The ring is almost like a second protagonist because of how important it is.

ENGLISH LIT CIRCLES-WORDS

Words	Meaning	Phrases	WHAT MY GROUP MEMBERS THROUGHT
Fluster	Behave in a confused manner	It was not the correct thing to say, but "they have begun to arrive" had flustered him badly.	Rin: Same as Emma. Emma: Embarrassed. Boris: Hyper. Sonja: Same as them. Aleksa: I think it means, frustrated, disappointed.
Throng	A large gathering of people	"Dwalin and Balin here already, I see," said Kili. "Let us join the throng!"	Rin: Gang Emma: Group of people Boris: Attack. Sonja: A big group of people. Aleksa: Some type of clothing.
Depredation	An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding	the four dwarves sat around the table, and talked about mines and gold and troubles with the goblins, and the depredations of dragons, and lots of other things which he did not understand, and did not want to, for they sounded much too adventurous	Rin: Problem Emma: The shortage, small number. Boris: Extinction Sonja: Disappearance. Aleksa: Some type of pride, group of people beveling in the same thing.
4.Bewildered	Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements	Bilbo rushed along the passage, very angry, and altogether bewildered and bewuthered--this was the most awkward Wednesday he ever remembered.	Rin: Surprised Emma:baffled Boris: Surprised Sonja: Same as Boris and Rin. Aleksa: Wild.
5.Haughty	Having or showing arrogant superiority to	Thorin indeed was very haughty, and said nothing about service; but poor Mr. Baggins said he was sorry so many times, that at last he grunted "pray don't mention it," and stopped frowning.	Rin: Mean or upset Emma: Selfless, no don’t write that, selfish. Boris: Angry-ish Sonja: Angry Aleksa: Angry and refusing to answer.
6.Flummox	Be a mystery or bewildering to	"Seems to know as much about the inside of my larders as I do myself!" thought Mr. Baggins, who was feeling positively flummoxed, and was beginning to wonder whether a most wretched adventure had not come right into his house.	Rin: Has a nice feeling. Emma:Mediocre Boris: Happy? Sonja: Happy no, POSITIVE POSITIVE!! Aleksa: Positively surprised.
7.Ire	Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong	The dragon's ire more fierce than fire Laid low their towers and houses frail.	Rin:like, like anger? Emma:anger Boris: anger Sonja: Anger Aleksa: Some type of iron.
8.Audacious	Disposed to venture or take risks	He paused for breath and for a polite remark from the hobbit, but the compliments were quite lost on poor Bilbo Baggins, who was wagging his mouth in protest at being called audacious and worst of all fellow conspirator, though no noise came out, he was so flummoxed.	Rin: I don’t know. Emma: Annoyed, I don't know. Boris: More, extra Sonja: I don’t know, wait what's the sentence. Like, called mean names. Aleksa: A person that is a risk-taker.
9.Prudent	Marked by sound judgment	"All the same, I should like it all plain and clear," said he obstinately, putting on his business manner (usually reserved for people who tried to borrow money off him), and doing his best to appear wise and prudent and professional and live up to Gandalf's recommendation.	Rin:Being, aaaa, what's another word for professional, sleek? Emma: Self Centered Boris: Selfish Sonja: Confident. Aleksa: Proud.
10. Solemn	Dignified and somber in manner or character	"Is that The Mountain?" asked Bilbo in a solemn voice, looking at it with round eyes. He had never seen a thing that looked so big before.	Rin: Curious, curious. Emma: Serious, serious. Boris: Leader. Sonja: Hyper. Aleksa:Food or animal.