Magic and Wizardry

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Magic and Wizardry
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• In this lesson you will
• find out about wizardry.
• visit a very special school.

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Imagine you have been accepted to a very special
school. Its called the Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Lets go and find out which subjects they learn
at Hogwarts.
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Many unusual subjects are taught in the school of
Witchcraft and Wizardry. Most of the teachers are
professors whose names reflect what they teach.
For example, Professor Vector teaches math.
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Imagine you get the following letter from
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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• What kind of letter is it?
• A letter of acceptance.
• A letter of rejection.
• A letter of complaint.
• A letter of application.

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The school looks for youngsters who show signs of
magical ability and brings them to the castle to
be educated. You will be attending Hogwarts with
a very famous person.
Here is his picture.
Does anyone know who he is?
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The boys name is Harry Potter and he is a
student at Hogwarts. He is the hero of one of
the most popular books ever written.
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For those who havent read the book, he is a
nerdy, abused, unhappy, 11 year old kid who
discovers he is actually a powerful wizard .
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Here is how Harry Potter describes his first
impression of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry
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Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
WELCOME
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There were a hundred and forty two staircases
at Hogwarts wide sweeping ones narrow,rickety
ones some that led somewhere different on a
Friday some with a vanishing step half way that
you had to remember to jump.
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• The staircases are
• safe
• dangerous

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Then there were doors that wouldnt open unless
you asked politely, or tickled them in exactly
the right place, and doors that
werent really doors at all, but solid
walls just pretending.
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What do you have to do to open the doors?

• tickle them and ask politely
• ask politely or tickle them

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The ghosts didnt help, either. It was always
a nasty shock when one of them glided suddenly
through a door you were trying to open.
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• What do the ghosts do to you
• when you try to open the doors?
• They are nasty to you.
• They surprise you.
• They go through you.

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Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
As you have seen Harry Potters first day at
school was a bit of a shock, but he knew he was
going to like his new school.
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Fill out the following, according to your
impressions on the first day of school When I
came to school, the first thing I saw was
____________________. It seemed so
____________________. The next thing I noticed
was a ____________________. I couldnt get over
the fact that it ____________________. On
the first day of my new school I felt
____ because _______________________.
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School is not only a place to learn new and
interesting subjects. It is also a place to learn
more about yourself. By taking this
questionnaire you can find out what best
describes you as a person.
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If your results are .. then Mostly As You
are friendly, smart and sensible. Mostly Bs You
are trustworthy and adventurous. Mostly Cs You
are talented, funny and you know how to make the
right choices. Mostly Ds You are forgetful, shy
but loyal. Mostly Es You are mean, unfair and a
bully.
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It is now time to build your own school schedule
and decide on your hobbies and free time
activities for the week.
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School Schedule
Hour Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Friday
900 1000
1000-1100
1100-1200
1200-1300
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Hour Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Friday
900 1000
1000-1100
1100-1200
1200-1300
1300-1400
1400-1500
1500-1600
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While the other students are listening to your
presentation next lesson, they will evaluate it.
So come prepared.
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While you hear the different presentations write
down the new ideas that dont appear in your
schedule and who presented it.
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In this lesson you have
learned about a very famous imaginary school and
its subjects. presented your impressions of
your own schools. discovered a little about
yourselves.
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