The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings--the-rings-of-power

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the production commitment?A five-season production commitment valued at a minimum of US$1 billion
2. What is the music composer (original score)?Bear McCreary
3. What is "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" about?It is a TV series that shows how powerful rings were made in Middle-earth’s Second Age and who fought over them.
4. When does the story happen?The series takes place thousands of years before the events of the original Lord of the Rings books, during the Second Age.

Second Age: A historical epoch in Tolkien's legendarium, marked by the rise and fall of kingdoms and the forging of the Rings of Power.
Tolkien Estate: The legal entity responsible for managing the literary and artistic works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Canon: The collection of works considered authoritative within a fictional universe.
Legendarium: The body of myths, legends, and histories created by an author, particularly J.R.R. Tolkien.