Eatsleeprace

                My gamer tag in the game is Eatsleeprace.  Yeah, I know, pretty dumb.  But it’s a name and I like it! 

                Eatsleeprace was born in Middle Earth.  His dads name was Jay, and his mother’s name was Lisa.  Their last name is Franzen.  The Family was Italian!  Mr. and Mrs. Franzen did bad things.  So bad that I cant say it!  Eatsleeprace had three brothers.  Their names were, Dan, Alex and Jay-Jay.  Eatsleeprace was the youngest and Dan was the next oldest, then up the line was Alex then Jay-Jay. 

                One day when all the brothers were doing their normal things they do in their house, they Aunt Darlene and Uncle Rick came to the house.  They came by to bring us to their house because we were not allowed to live with our parents anymore.  Eatsleeprace and his brother Dan went to live with my Aunt Darlene and Uncle Rick, and my brothers Alex and Jay-Jay, went to live with my Aunt Patty and Uncle Frankie.  My Aunt Darlene and Uncle Rick already had to kids of their own.  Their names were Katie and Eric.  Katie is Eatsleeprace’s age and Eric is four years older.  At that moment we had no idea what was going on.  Dan and Eatsleeprace were just going along with it because it was nice and peaceful!

                The food they had and served was fantastic!  The first night was a great night, along with every other day I was there.  They signed me up for a school along with my brother also.  Eatsleeprace hated the school! He was always getting in trouble for the dumb things he did.  He also would get all the females also!  The ladies loved him! He was the man, pots and pans!  His Aunt that he lived with also worked at the school a few days a week. 

                Eatsleeprace was a big trouble maker!  He was always lying all the time!   There was not one time that anybody could think of when he was a good boy.  Eatsleeprace would also lie in school.  He was always getting grounded and staying in his room when his friends were out or family.  For two summers straight, he failed his grade!  He had to stay in everyday in the summer and do math work and English work and everything else!  Eatsleeprace was always upset because he couldn’t go out and hated the work.  Also, when he got in trouble, most of the time he would have to write over and over and over the same sentence.  Like, “I will not lie again,” five hundred times! 

His Aunt Darlene was having another baby! A baby girl! Her name was Jaime.  Eatsleeprace had to leave the house and go to a Foster home because his Aunt could not take care of five kids and she didn’t have enough room for me.  Dan ended up going to Aunt Patty’s house.

  The foster home was called, Christ Home for Kids.  Eatsleeprace later then got adopted by his third grade instructor.  Her name was Mrs. La Guardia.  So eatsleeprace’s name then changed to La Guardia.  He is happy now with his new family and loves everybody in the family.  He has three nephews and two nieces!       

            

Randolf's Backstory

Randolf of the Fray was an Elvish hunter from Mirkwood. Legolas, the Prince of Mirkwood, was his hunting teacher, and just so happened to be an expert bowman. Randolf had been studying under Legolas for almost a hundred years. One day, Randolf looked for Legolas to go on one last hunting trip before he would go off on an adventure to destroy the one and only Ring of Power, but alas, Randolf was too late; Legolas had already gone.

Randolf gathered his things and enough supplies to last him a couple of days and nights. He packed a sheath of twenty-four arrows, his fifty pound re-curved oak bow, food and water, and a warm blanket for cold nights. Right before he set off, he realized he had forgotten fire making supplies, so he turned back and got them. Then once he was sure he had everything, he set off for his hunting trip. Little did he know he would see a familiar and dreadful face on his trip.

For a full day and night without any rest, he was tracking what seemed to be a hundred and fifty pound elk. Once he got close to it, he decided to rest for the night and get his energy back. That night, he had a very strange dream where he was fighting orcs, trolls, and other foul creatures. He awoke in a sudden fright. It all seemed so familiar, like he had done something like that before, but he would remember if he had, wouldn’t he?

The next morning he found his prey and was getting to a position where he could kill it from a good distance and not scare it off. When he was about to shoot, he heard a crack behind him and he turned and shot. To his surprise when he saw what it was, memories flooded his mind so quickly it gave him a searing headache. That thing that he shot at was an old man who had caught the arrow right before it pierced his chest. When he got a better look, he realized it wasn’t a man at all; it was an old, ugly, and blinded seer. This particular seer had met and given Randolf a quest almost fifty years ago.

The last time this seer had shown up in Randolf’s life, he almost lost it, and for what, some old gem that he didn’t even get to keep? This time it seemed different, like there was a worry deep in the seer’s mind, as if something terrible might happen. Little did Randolf know, if he said no, the world as he knew it would be gone forever! This seer wanted him to go on a long journey with only the items he had with him now. The seer said that he had to go and find Legolas and help destroy the ring. Randolf thought over it for a few minutes, and when he finally decided to do it, he heard a loud screech, as if something wanted him dead. He ran as fast as he could, and so his newest and most terrifyingly important mission he had and ever will go on again, had just begun!

Game vs. Book

It gives me a visual view of everything in the book. The book is more mental than playing the game.
I like the game better than the book because its fun playing as your own character and you get to see whats in the book.
  The different between the game and the book is with the book you can imagine the story in your head. If you like reading then the book is a definite for you. The game is a great way to connect to the book. The game is a better way to understand the book
    

Game vs. Book

Me thinks this game is bestest.

Playing the game is awesome, I like playing the game because its based on the book. It gives us an outstanding visual of the book. I found it interesting how the houses are very similar the way they describe them. I also like how the NPCs are characters from the book.

When we first saw "Ted Sandyman" I realized how nice this game is going to be. I noticed the hobbit houses are very nice and round. This game is very detailed and fun. I like the whole concept of playing the game while reading the book it will help us a lot when reading. We are going to have plenty of fun.

Game vs. Book

I like playing the game better then reading the book because it is easier to understand. I learn things better when I see it. It helps me know who each person is by visually seeing them. I like how in the game you can see all the places and how everything is set up. In the book you have to try and imagine it.

The similarities is the people in the book and the game. They have a lot of the same people and the places are the same also. I really love the game and how everything is so realistic. It is way more interesting then reading the book. So I personally love the game. Even though I don't really understand how to play the game since I am not a gamer, I still enjoy the game.

mike

This game is pretty cool.  Its a lot different then the book.  I feel like I am reading the book, but in the book.  I thought it was cool walking around with the class and seeing all around the world in the game. 

I also like how the classroom we are in, is exactly like the room in the Baggens house hold!  The part when we walked through the party that Bilbo threw was cool.  I like how when we got there, there was nobody there!  I think its pretty cool that we can sit down and dance and clap.  I'm really excited to play this game!

What I think

I think this is a fun way of learning about Lord of The Ring. I like it a lot better then just reading the book. I hope that in the future we get to learn like this more often. This should help us learn it in a quicker and more fun way.

So far in this game we get to fight some monsters from the book. I have come across spiders, goblins, and orcs. Battling these creatures is fun. I hope to help the fellowship with its future adventures and help Frodo deliver the ring. That is what I think of the game so far.