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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity Worksheets on "Trolls"

This ESL EFL (English Second or Foreign Language) Teaching Resource on "Trolls" (3 PDF Slides; Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity) can be ideal to train Language skills in English. Suitable participants for this ESL EFL TESOL Reading + Writing Activity are Foreign Students at middle and High School (7th-12th Grade; teens). Newcomers or any ESL Learner is also more than suitable for this ESL EFL TESOL Activity on "Trolls" (fantastical creatures from Scandinavian Folklore, Norway; their origins, their portrayal in literature, cinema and video games; Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Warcraft). This Teaching Educational Resource Product can also be ideal for ESL EFL Centers worldwide or any English second language tutor.

This ESL EFL TESOL Teaching Resource on "Trolls" (Worksheet; 3 PDF Printable slides) can be ideal for intermediate English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL EFL) Learners.

Within this English Second or Foreign Language Reading Comprehension + Essay Writing Activity Worksheet on "Trolls" (fantastical creatures from Scandinavian Folklore, Norway; their origins, their portrayal in literature, cinema and video games; Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Warcraft), ESL EFL TESOL teachers can find the following activities:

1 text on "Trolls" (fantastical creatures from Scandinavian Folklore, Norway; their origins, their portrayal in literature, cinema and video games; Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Warcraft)
18 Questions (with space for answers)
2 Essay Prompts (writing an essay on your own personal opinion on trolls, whether you like them or not and whether you have ever read, watched or played a novel, film or video game involving trolls)

This ESL, EFL (English Second or Foreign Language) Teaching Resource Reading + Writing Activity on "Trolls" (fantastical creatures from Scandinavian Folklore, Norway; their origins, their portrayal in literature, cinema and video games; Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Warcraft) is great for Intermediate English as a second or foreign language learners (ESL- EFL). This English Second Language Worksheet on "Trolls" (fantastical creatures from Scandinavian Folklore, Norway; their origins, their portrayal in literature, cinema and video games; Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Warcraft) aims to train and Reading Comprehension + Writing Skills.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Comprehend and recall specific facts from an informational text about the cultural history and portrayal of trolls.
Determine word meaning in context and produce synonyms for words like 'hulking,' 'coarse,' and 'lore.'
Construct a text-supported argument in response to a true/false claim about the passage.
Compose an opinion essay and a compare/contrast essay drawing on personal experience and cultural knowledge.

Teaching tips

Assign the vocabulary-in-context questions (defining 'coarse,' finding synonyms for 'hulking' and 'lore') as a pre-reading or mid-reading check for intermediate ESL learners before moving to the interpretive questions.
Use the true/false 'trolls were once worshiped as gods' question as a model for how to argue a claim using direct textual evidence.
Assign the second essay prompt (comparing trolls to a creature from the student's own culture) as a way to draw on multilingual or multicultural classrooms' background knowledge.

Skills covered

Informational text comprehension — students answer direct recall questions tracing trolls from folklore origins through modern media appearances.
Vocabulary in context — students define 'coarse' and generate synonyms for 'hulking' and 'lore' as used in the passage.
Text-based argumentation — a true/false question about trolls being worshiped as gods requires students to argue their answer using the text.
Opinion and comparative essay writing — two prompts ask for a personal-opinion essay on trolls and a compare/contrast essay against a folkloric creature from the student's own culture.

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It traces trolls from Scandinavian folklore and their Christianization-era symbolism through their portrayal in Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt,' Tolkien's works, the Moomins, Harry Potter, the 2016 DreamWorks film, and World of Warcraft, closing with quotes from a folklore enthusiast, a literature scholar, and a gamer.

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informational text comprehension
vocabulary in context
opinion and comparative essay writing

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ESL English Second Language English Reading Comprehension Writing Activity Worksheets Printable Trolls Norway Fantasy

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