La animación a la lectura de Don Quijote desde El Señor de los Anillos. Propuestas didácticas

Abstract

The aim of this article is to make an approach to a key book in the History of Literature, such as Don Quixote. We are searching for ways to motivate students to read the text. Because of this, we want to offer them an alternative which makes the book more relevant and attractive to be read. We have thought of working with The Lord of the Rings to carry out this approach because it is a book that has a resemblance to Don Quixote and is a text which belongs to the last century –in the 1950´s–. Both include elements of fantasy and its characters make a long journey to achieve one goal. Besides this, action is an important aspect which can motivate students in understanding the books, and in both books differences between social classes are shown. We want to establish some guidelines for working in the class, designing teaching suggestions that help educators to motivate reading Don Quixote in the year of its fourth centenary. In this way, we will be working with two important texts of the History of Literature and make students aware of the importance of reading.