Harry Potter Book 1 Intro

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Harry potter

• Ms. Carissa Welton
• Trial Lesson

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What do yoU KNOW ABOUT Harry Potter?
Can you use any adjectives to describe him?
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• (no) finer boy
• thin, blonde woman (Mrs. Dursley)
• dull, grey Tuesday
• small son
• big, beefy man
• good-for-nothing husband
• very large moustache
• most boring tie

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Now read page 1 quietly
What do you do if you dont understand a word?
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STRANGE EVENTS
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owls flying in the day

• Look for these sentences about owls
• page 8 None of them noticed a large tawny owl
  _______ past the window. 
• page 9 owls _____________ past in broad
  daylight
• page 10 there have been hundreds of sightings
  of these birds ____________ in every direction
  since sunrise

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Other Strange HAppenings

• page 8 a cat reading a map It was now reading
  the sign that said Privet Drive'
• page 8 there seemed to be a lot of strangely
  dressed people about. People in cloaks
• page 10 instead of the rain I promised
  yesterday, theyve had a downpour of shooting
  stars!

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comparisons

• Look at the 2 different covers for the same book.
  Notice the differences and write about it. Give
  your opinion about which one you like more and
  why.

Book Cover 1
Book Cover 2
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Cover 1
Cover 2