english - yr 8 - unit 2 - la task short - harry potter

8/14/2019 English - Yr 8 - Unit 2 - LA Task Short - Harry Potter

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Learning Team: ________________

Part 1 Individual Work

Task 1 Whilst Reading Activity

Whilst reading Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, complete the followingPart A

Make a list of the characters as you meet them.Put them under the heading of the chapter they appear.

Maintain this list for every chapter.Part B

Write a reflection at the end of each chapter detailing what you liked about the chapter, whatyou did not like about the chapter and why you think that chapter is important to the story

Criteria for whist reading activities

VeryHigh

High Med Low VeryLow

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Understanding of the characters, themesand issues of the novel

Use of detail and examples whereappropriate

Mechanics of language punctuation,spelling, grammar etc

Adherence to presentation guidelinesCompletion of all activities

Comments

Task 2 - Brochure

Using the information from chapter seven of the book, complete one of the following two options

Construct a brochure advertising the virtues of the system of school houses at Hogwarts. Tryto entice prospective students and parents to select Hogwarts with your brochure thatcontains text and graphics.

Prepare a magazine article explaining the sorting process into the four different houses atHogwarts and the characteristics of students in each of those houses. Images and text wouldbe required in your article.

Remember: use information and descriptions from the text particularly the Sorting Hatsong, the method of sorting students, and Harrys experience of being placed in a House.

You may wish to draw on your additional knowledge of the school houses gained fromreading any of the Harry Potter books.

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Novel StudyPage 1 of 7

Harry Potter and the

Philosophers StoneBy J.K. Rowling


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Once you have completed your brochure you will need to present it to the class. Your presentationshould be about two minutes.

Criteria for oral presentation / brochure

VeryHigh


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Engaged audience ie. spoke clearly, loudly

and kept eye contact with audienceEffective use of body languageThe presentation was appropriate length

The presentation provided useful andappropriate informationListening to other presentations withrespect

Comments

Task 3 Reflection: extended writing tasks

Choose 4 of the following questionsAnswers need to be a minimum of 20 lines per question. (Use the TEEL structure and template forplanning)

1. Quirrell tells Harry that "There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those tooweak to seek it" (p. 291). Do you agree with this? Is this true throughout the book or is itonly true for Quirrell and Lord Voldemort?

2. What were some of the advantages to Harry not having known how special he is beforehe starts school? Disadvantages? What are some instances when Harry acts more like abumbling Muggle than a great wizard?

3. Consider the professors at Hogwarts including Dumbledore, McGonagall, Quirrell andSnape what does each character stand for? What does Harry learn from each one?

4. The Harry Potter series is the most popular childrens book series ever written. Why doyou think it is so popular? Why do you think adults and kids both like it?

5. What are your first impressions of Hogwarts schools?6. What does Harry see in the Mirror of Erised (Desire)? What does Dumbledore tell Harry

about the mirror? (pages 156-57) Why is Harry able to get the Philosophers Stone out ofthe Mirror?

Criteria for extended writing tasks

VeryHigh


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Understanding of the themes and issues ofthe text (depth of knowledge andcontention)Spelling and expression (evidence ofproofreading and appropriate language)

Effective use of paragraphingUse of TEEL format (within paragraphs)

Responses were of a satisfactory lengthComments

Task 4 Research task



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Use the Library and internet to research one of the following that is mentioned in the novel - British School System (on which Hogwarts system is based)- London (where the novel is set)- Albania (where Lord Voldermort lived)

- English Soccer- JK Rowling

Remember to source your information. ie. Record where you gathered the information from,including all books and website locations.

You may choose to present your research in one of the following ways, or alternatively choose adifferent method, however, discuss it with your teacher first

report

poster

PowerPoint

web page

childrens book

Criteria for report

VeryHigh


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Evidence of planning

ContentEffective use of paragraphing

Use of TEEL format (within paragraphs)Spelling, expression and punctuation(correct grammar, clarity of writing)Presentation (following the PresentationGuidelines)Wow factor! (choose one aspect of your

work that you are proud of and would likeyour teacher to take special notice of. Insertyour Wow factor! here:..Comments

Task 5 Illustration

Illustrate a passage from the novel. Include as much detail as possible that you can gain from the

novel in your illustration.

On another page, copy the passage from the novel which you have illustrated. Indicate the pagenumber.

Task 6 GlossaryCreate a glossary of magical words used within Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. Documenta definition for 15 words used in the novel



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Task 7 - Character Study

You are a reporter for the Daily Prophet and your job is to write an in-depth expose onone of the students or staff at Hogwarts other than Harry Potter. Your articleshould be at least 150 words and should include the following details:

What they do at Hogwarts (Student, Teacher etc)

Which school House they belong to, (and how they reflect the values of that House)

What their relationship is to Harry Potter What they think of Harry Potter

What controversies (dramas, problems) they have been involved with at Hogwarts

Their greatest achievement in the story

Their worst moment in the story

What you like about the character

What you dislike about the character

Task 8 - Essay

Write a 300 word essay using the TEEL process on one of the following essay topics.

1. When Harry chooses his wand on Diagon Alley, he finds that the one right for him is thecompanion wand to the one sold long ago to Voldemort. Why does Rowling choose toemphasize a curious affinity between Harry and his great enemy, Voldemort?

2. What does the episode of the Sorting Hat reveal about Harry? What does it say aboutfate in the story? Is it always superior to human will?

3. At the end of Harrys adventures, when the Sorcerers Stone has been safely destroyed,Dumbledore reveals to Harry that he devised the Mirror of Erised in the knowledge thatHarry would succeed where Voldemort would fail. This admission raises the question ofwhether Dumbledore orchestrates other parts of Harrys adventures too. Does he know,for instance, that the troll will be let into Hogwarts, and does he foresee Harrys defeat ofthe troll? Is it possible that Dumbledore has a godlike foreknowledge of the whole story

from beginning to end?How does the Hogwarts world compare with the Muggle world? Does Rowling want us to makesuch a comparison?

Criteria for EssayVeryHigh


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Evidence of planningContentEffective use of paragraphingUse of TEEL format (within paragraphs)Spelling, expression and punctuation

(correct grammar, clarity of writing)Presentation (following the PresentationGuidelines)Wow factor! (choose one aspect of yourwork that you are proud of and would likeyour teacher to take special notice of. Insertyour Wow factor! here:..

Comments



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Task 9 Harrys Journey

As you read the novel Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone trace Harrys journey from thebeginning to the end of the novel, indicating through the use of symbols and short descriptions,Harrys feelings throughout the book. You need to include at least ten different events. Forexample:

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Feeling alone and bullied when living

with the Dursley underneath the stairs

Feeling shock and disbelief when told he isa Wizard and that he and his parents arefamous

Feeling insecure about his lack of

wizarding knowledge and making his

first friend Ron Weasley on the train


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Part 2 House Group T asks

Task 10 Artistic flair

Considering the themes and events in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, createyour own front and back cover.

Front cover: Remember to include the name of the novel, the authors name, appropriate graphicsand pictures.

Back cover: A book summary and perhaps a readers note.

Task 11 Oral Activity

Oral activities must be completed in your house group. Each person should ensure they talk for atleast 2 minutes.

Choose a scene form the novel and, using the dialogue in it, or dialogue of your own, plus theinclusion of a narrator, perform this scene for the class. This is a group presentation.

Task 12 - Character Study

Write a story about one of the characters in the novel and what they are doing ten years afterleaving school.

Criteria for oral presentation dramatic performance

VeryHigh


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You showed evidence of preparation for the

presentation (notes, props, evidence ofrehearsal)

Your presentation was engaging for theaudience, ie speaking clearly, eye contactand effective use of body languageThe presentation demonstrated anunderstanding of the themes and issues inthe novelYour presentation was long enoughListening to other presentations withrespectComments



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Part 3 - Extension

Extension Activities

Select one or more of the following:

1. Research one of the following and explain how it relates to the novel:

History of magic or witchcraft (white magic only, a note from your parentapproving this research must be provided)

Your own topic (after approval from your teacher)

2. Write a comparison between the teachers at Flora Hill and the teachers at Hogwarts. Explain howthey are the same, and how they are different.

3. A comparison between the book and the movie of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. Youshould consider:

- How they are the same, how are they different?- Is the movie what you would expect having read the book?

Criteria for extension task

VeryHigh


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Developing an argument about complexideas, issues and themes

Depth of knowledge of the theme or issueDemonstrating a detailed and deepunderstanding of the theme or issueExpression, spelling and punctuation(correct grammar, clarity of writing)Presentation (following the Presentation

Guidelines)Comments


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