Harry Potter: Lesson Plan Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know more about Harry Potter and the corresponding books. Materials: Harry Potter book covers, character list and picture matching activity, Harry Potter story summary lesson and Harry Potter quiz. Level: Pre-Intermediate or above Timing: 60-90 Stage Timing Procedure Additional Notes Warmer 5-10 Introduce the topic of the day by playing hangman and try to get students to predict what the words are. Try to get students to guess the following word: Harry Potter. Once students know what the topic of the lesson is, ask them if they have read any of the books and whether they know any of the characters from the stories. Board up any language which emerges. Another way to start the topic is to play the theme music from the film Harry Potter and students have to guess the theme of the day. This stage of the lesson is to interest students in the topic and activate schema. Book Title & Cover Matching 10-15 Ask students if they know any Harry Potter books and whether they can name the books in English. Put any of these of the names on the whiteboard. Tell students that they are going to see different front covers of the Harry Potter books and their titles have been removed. They must work together to decide which titles match with the front covers. Make sure students work in pairs or small groups. If your students are willing, you could also get the blurb from each of the Harry Potter books and ask students to match it to the corresponding front cover. Students learn about the titles of each of the Harry Potter books and match them to their corresponding book. They also could - if they are at an appropriate level - match the blurb from the back of the book to the corresponding front cover. Page 1
Stage Timing Procedure Additional Notes Matching Check 5-10 Once students have finished the matching exercise, check as a whole class for title [and back page blurb] and correct where necessary. Whole class feedback and correction where necessary. Vocabulary Preteaching 10-15 Tell students that most of the language in the books are special and not really English. Ask them if they know any of the special vocabulary (board up some to start some ideas and ask them to continue in small groups): quidditch, muggle, etc. Once you have some ideas on the whiteboard, tell students that there is some more language and you have to match it to the corresponding pictures. Hand out the worksheet and monitor students. Get students to check in pairs before checking as a whole class. Engage students in the language related to Harry Potter and develop interest in some more obscure language. Harry Potter Reading Jigsaw 20-30 Tell students that they are going to read about the biography of Harry Potter but there are two different worksheets with different information missing from the worksheet. Each group should ask the other group to find out the missing information. Board up the following on the board as a demonstration: - Joe Bloggs was born on 5 July 1980 in. - Joe Bloggs was born on in Eastbourne. Ask students what the questions would be for each missing information and write these up on the whiteboard. Then tell students that they must ask the corresponding questions for the missing information about Harry Potter. Monitor students and help them where necessary. Students practice speaking questioning and answering about a jigsaw reading of Harry Potter and his life. Jigsaw Reading Check 5-10 Check the answers as a whole class and get students to write the answers up on the whiteboard. Correct where necessary. A whole class answer check activity. Page 2
Stage Timing Procedure Additional Notes Harry Potter Quiz The correct answers for the quiz are: 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. c 11. a 12. b 13. c 14. b 10 Tell students to put away all the reading and information about Harry Potter in their folders. Once students have put away their work, tell them that they are going to have a quiz about Harry Potter and the books. Put students into two teams and ask them to choose a team name. Once students have chosen a team name, tell them that they are going to work together and write down their answers to the questions. Dictate the questions to the students. Monitor and help where necessary. Check the answers either after each question or at the end of the quiz and place a point for each team to get the correct answer. The team with the most points at the end of the quiz are the winners. Students review language and information read prior to the test. Page 3
Book Title Matching: Harry Potter Match the book titles below to the corresponding book covers. Can you put the books in order of publication? and the Goblet of Fire and the Order of the Pheonix and the Philosopher s Stone and the Deathly Hallows and the Half-Blood Prince and the Chamber of Secrets and the Prisoner of Askaban Page 4
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Harry Potter: Story Summary Do you know which summary matches with which book? Try to match the back page summary to the title of the book. Work with a partner and help each other. Page 6
Harry Potter: Vocabulary How much do you know about Harry Potter and its special vocabulary? Try to match the pictures with the corresponding words and check with a partner. Do you know the following pictures above from Harry Potter? Can you match them with the following words? Cauldron Sorting hat Invisibility cloak Snitch Owl Wand Broomstick Hogwarts Page 7
About Harry Potter: Student A Have a look at the biography below about Harry Potter. Some information below is missing but you need to ask Student B as they have it. Think about the questions and then ask. Harry Potter, born on (1), was a half-blood wizard and the only son from James and Lily Potter. Both of Harry s parents were murdered, when Harry was a year and three months old, by Lord Voldemort but his killing spell on Harry was prevented. The spell backfired and Voldemort lost all his powers and his physical form. Harry was left with a (3) scar on his head. Harry was looked after by his aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley, at Privet Drive and they hated Harry for his magic. Harry s cousin, (5), had two bedrooms to himself while Harry was forced to sleep in the cupboard under the stairs. He found out that he was actually a wizard when he turned 11 years old and was invited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While attending the school, he met two other students who then became his best friends: (7) and Hermione Granger. Harry also became the youngest Quidditch Seeker in over a century and eventually captain of his house s team. He became even better known in his early years for protecting the Philosopher s Stone from (9) and saving Ron s sister Ginny Weasley from the Chamber of Secrets. In his fourth year, Harry won the Triwizard Tournament, although the competition ended in tragedy. The next school year, Harry reluctantly taught and led (11) Army and fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. Battle of Hogwarts. Harry finally beat Voldemort during the In Harry s later life, he married his childhood sweetheart, Ginny Weasley, and they had three children - James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna - and he also returned to (13) to deliver talks against the dark arts. Page 8
About Harry Potter: Student B Have a look at the biography below about Harry Potter. Some information below is missing but you need to ask Student A as they have it. Think about the questions and then ask. Harry Potter, born on 31 July 1980, was a half-blood wizard and the only son from James and Lily Potter. Both of Harry s parents were murdered, when Harry was a (2) months old, by Lord Voldemort but his killing spell on Harry was prevented. The spell backfired and Voldemort lost all his powers and his physical form. Harry was left with a lightning-bolt scar on his head. Harry was looked after by his aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley, at (4) and they hated Harry for his magic. Harry s cousin, Dudley Dursley, had two bedrooms to himself while Harry was forced to sleep in the cupboard under the stairs. He found out that he was actually a wizard when he turned (6) old and was invited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While attending the school, he met two other students who then became his best friends: Ron Weasley and (8). Harry also became the youngest Quidditch Seeker in over a century and eventually captain of his house s team. He became even better known in his early years for protecting the Philosopher s Stone from Voldemort and saving Ron s sister (10) from the Chamber of Secrets. In his fourth year, Harry won the Triwizard Tournament, although the competition ended in tragedy. The next school year, Harry reluctantly taught and led Dumbledore s Army and fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. Harry finally beat Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts. In Harry s later life, he married his childhood sweetheart, Ginny Weasley, and they had (12) children - James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna - and he also returned to Hogwarts to deliver talks against the dark arts. Page 9
About Harry Potter: Complete Have a look at the biography below about Harry Potter. Some information below is missing but you need to ask Student A as they have it. Think about the questions and then ask. Harry Potter, born on 31 July 1980(1), was a half-blood wizard and the only son from James and Lily Potter. Both of Harry s parents were murdered, when Harry was a year and three(2) months old, by Lord Voldemort but his killing spell on Harry was prevented. The spell backfired and Voldemort lost all his powers and his physical form. Harry was left with a lightningbolt(3) scar on his head. Harry was looked after by his aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley, at Privet Drive(4) and they hated Harry for his magic. Harry s cousin, Dudley Dursley(5), had two bedrooms to himself while Harry was forced to sleep in the cupboard under the stairs. He found out that he was actually a wizard when he turned 11 years(6) old and was invited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While attending the school, he met two other students who then became his best friends: Ron Weasley(7) and Hermione Granger(8). Harry also became the youngest Quidditch Seeker in over a century and eventually captain of his house s team. He became even better known in his early years for protecting the Philosopher s Stone from Voldemort(9) and saving Ron s sister Ginny Weasley(10) from the Chamber of Secrets. In his fourth year, Harry won the Triwizard Tournament, although the competition ended in tragedy. The next school year, Harry reluctantly taught and led Dumbledore s(11) Army and fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. Battle of Hogwarts. Harry finally beat Voldemort during the In Harry s later life, he married his childhood sweetheart, Ginny Weasley, and they had three(12) children - James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna - and he also returned to Hogwarts(13) to deliver talks against the dark arts. Page 10
About Harry Potter: Quiz Work together in pairs or small groups and choose the correct answer. 1. When was Harry Potter born? a. 31 July 1979 b. 31 July 1980 c. 31 July 1981 2. How old was Harry when his parents were killed by Voldemort? a. 1 year and 3 months old b. 1 year and 5 months old c. 1 year and 7 months old 3. What is Harry s cousin called? a. David Dursley b. Damien Dursley c. Dudley Dursley 4. At what age did Harry go to Hogwarts? a. 10 years of age b. 11 years of age c. 12 years of age 5. What are the names of his two best friends? a. Ron and Hermione b. Ron and Sophie c. Ron and Ginny 6. Who did Harry marry? a. Hermione b. Sophie c. Ginny 7. Where did Harry s aunt and uncle live? a. 12 Privet Drive b. 20 Privet Drive c. 22 Privet Drive 8. What house did Harry almost join at Hogwarts? a. Griffindor b. Hufflepuff c. Slytherin 9. What did Harry win in his fourth year at Hogwarts? a. A game of Quidditch b. The Triwizard Tournament c. The Battle of Hogwarts 10. What position does Harry play in Quidditch? a. Chaser b. Keeper c. Seeker 11. What is Fluffy? a. A three-headed dog b. A snake c. An owl 12. How did Harry and Ron get to Hogwarts in the second year? a. Broomstick b. Flying car c. Floo powder 13. Who does Hermione marry? a. Neville b. Sirius c. Ron 14. How many children did Harry have? a. Two b. Three c. Four Page 11