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J.K. RowlingLiterature Focus Unit
Katie RamonEDU 315
Literature Selection
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Quidditch Through the Ages The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Theme Study
Students will take part in exploring their imagination and creativity. This unit will integrate reading, and writing with social studies, science, math, art and physical education.
Students will develop an understanding of what it means to make believe and have fun while reading a book.
Language Arts: Reading Activities
Students will read various non-fiction books about the Wizarding world through silent reading, partner reading, guided reading, and pop corn read aloud.
Students will read their poems and adventure stories aloud to the class.
Students will share their dialogue journals during a readers circle
Teacher will read aloud The Tales of Beetle the Bard and the first book of the series
Language Arts: Writing Activities
Students will write entries in a simulated journal of their choice while reading a Harry Potter book of their choice and choose a character they would most like to be and what their life would be like in the Wizarding world.
Students will write a short story about a crazy adventure they had while living in the Wizarding world as a Muggle
Students will write “I wish”, Concrete and Acrostic poems
Students will add words to the word wall Students will write letters to J.K. Rowling
Language Arts: Speaking Activities
Students will converse in a large group about what book they are reading
Students will read out loud a poem of their choice
Students will read out loud the letter they are sending to J.K. Rowling
Students will read out loud a selection from the first book
Students will participate in small group discussion circles
Language Arts: Listening Activities
Students will have a chance to listen to different chapters of the book they chose on audio tape
Students will listen as the teacher reads each book out loud as well as when she is describing plots of each book
Students will listen as their peers read out loud a poem, journal entries and letter they wrote
Students will listen to their peers while in big group conversation as well as in small group readers circles
Language Arts: Viewing Activities
Students will view pictures from Scenes of Harry Potter to get a clearer picture of what each character and scenery looks like.
Students will watch the first movie Students will view the Hogwarts word
wall Students will visit the following website
jkrowling.com, and Harrypotter.scolastic.com
Language Arts: Visually Representing Activities
Students will view a painting of their favorite scene of the book and write about it in journal
Students will go online to find pictures of their favorite character to add to journal
Students will view art work done by other students of a their patronus animal
Students will create a Hogwarts word wall
Science Activities:
Students will make “magic clay” and make observations on why it is considered to be both a solid and a liquid
Since Harry and his friends fly through the clouds have the children explore what a cloud is made up of
Do the “Pop Rocks Potion” and let children observe what happens
Have children pick a plant that effects us just like plants would effect Harry and his friends
Hagrid the game keeper has a huge pet tarantula, do a KWL on tarantulas
Mathematics Activities:
Play bingo with Bertie Bott’s every flavored jelly beans
Students will measure many different objects from the book
Do math problems involving the average flight of an owl during a day
Students will take a survey on which character they like best and graph the results
Social Studies Activities:
Write about the idea of being strange in the eye’s of a wizard
Talk about the economics in the Wizarding world and how each person is effected
Complete a timeline of Harry’s life Make a Venn diagram comparing two
main characters
Music and Art Activities:
Students will draw their animal that comes out of the Patronus charm
Students will make a collage of their favorite character
Students will make their own wands using sticks from outside
Students will create sounds such as the werewolf and other mystical creatures
Students will listen to music from the sound track of the movies
Students will paint a picture of their favorite scene in the book and frame it
Physical Education Activities:
Students will play muggle version of Quidditch
Students will fly around the gym Students will transform into different
animals Students will use a parachute to learn
about the planets Learn how to make a potion
Technology:
Harrypotter.scholastic.com First Harry potter movie Jkrowling.com Audiotapes of all books pecentral.org/lessonideas Ehow.com Teachersandfamilies.com Socialstudiesforkids.com
Language Arts Strategies
Activating background knowledge: students will think what they have heard about wizards, witches and magic
Evaluating: students will reflect on, judge about and value what they have experienced from this lesson
Identify big ideas: students will determine the most important ideas from the books
Playing with Language: students will use language creatively in their stories, journals, poems, and letters
Revising: students will make changes to written activities
Visualizing: students will draw pictures in their minds
Language Art Skills:
Print: students will recognize words on the Hogwart’s word wall
Comprehension: students will compare and contrast similarities of two main characters. Students will recognize literary genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry
Language: students will apply various skills in their writing activities: stories, letters, poems and journals
Reference: Students will make graphs, time lines, and Venn diagrams
Grouping Patterns:
Large Group: class discussion, watching video, word wall, KWL chart, viewing art work and giving feedback, listening to reading of books, muggle Quidditch, parachute, listening to music, creating sounds, time line of Harry, economics, jelly bean bingo, survey of favorites, what clouds are made up of, pop rocks potion, Hogwart’s word wall, students will share letter, poems, journal and summary of book they are reading
Small Group: Small group discussion circles, flying around the gym, making a potion, making magic clay, transform into different animals, measure different objects, view pictures depending on which book they read, listen to audio tapes, students will read a book they choose,
Individual: draw their favorite animal, create collage, make a wand, paint their favorite scene, write about being strange, math problems involving the flights of owls, research a plant, go online to find pictures, go to websites, students will write poems, letters, in their journal and stories, students will read the book they chose as a group, and do a Venn diagram
Assessments:
Journal entries, letters and Venn Diagram: Rubric Participate in grand conversations, survey of favorite
character and KWL chart Informal observation: small group, science experiments,
talking about economics and listening activities Active Participation: Physical education activities,
creating sounds and time line Spelling test with words from the Hogwart’s word wall Analytical writing traits rubrics and peer conferences for
stories and poems. Checklist: Research on plant, magic clay, math problems Portfolio of art work: Collage, making wand, painting
scene, drawing animal
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