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Harry Potter: Lesson Plan!Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know more about Harry Potter and thecorresponding books.!Materials: Harry Potter book covers, character list and picture matching activity, Harry Potter storysummary lesson and Harry Potter quiz.!Level: Pre-Intermediate or above!Timing: 60-90 minutes!!!StageTimingProcedureAdditional NotesIntroduce the topic of the day by playinghangman and try to get students topredict what the words are. Try to getstudents to guess the following word:Harry Potter.!WarmerOnce students know what the topic of theThis stage of the lesson is5-10lesson is, ask them if they have read anyto interest students in theminutes of the books and whether they know anytopic and activate schema.of the characters from the stories. Boardup any language which emerges.!Another way to start the topic is to playthe theme music from the film HarryPotter and students have to guess thetheme of the day.Ask students if they know any HarryPotter books and whether they can namethe books in English. Put any of these ofthe names on the whiteboard.!Book Title &CoverMatchingTell students that they are going to seedifferent front covers of the Harry Potterbooks and their titles have been removed.10-15They must work together to decide whichminutestitles match with the front covers. Makesure students work in pairs or smallgroups.!If your students are willing, you couldalso get the blurb from each of the HarryPotter books and ask students to match itto the corresponding front cover.Martin Sketchley 2015www.eltexperiences.comStudents learn about thetitles of each of the HarryPotter books and matchthemtotheircorresponding book. Theyalso could - if they are atan appropriate level match the blurb from theback of the book to thecorresponding front cover.Page 1

dureAdditional NotesOnce students have finished the matching5-10exercise, check as a whole class for title Whole class feedback andminutes [and back page blurb] and correct where correction where necessary.necessary.Tell students that most of the language inthe books are special and not reallyEnglish. Ask them if they know any ofthe special vocabulary (board up some tostart some ideas and ask them tocontinue in small groups): quidditch,muggle, etc.Engage students in thelanguage related to Harry10-15Once you have some ideas on the Potter and develop interestminuteswhiteboard, tell students that there is in some more obscuresome more language and you have to language.match it to the corresponding pictures.Hand out the worksheet and monitorstudents.!!Get students to check in pairs beforechecking as a whole class.Tell students that they are going to readabout the biography of Harry Potter butthere are two different worksheets withdifferent information missing from theworksheet. Each group should ask theother group to find out the missinginformation.!Harry PotterReadingJigsawBoard up the following on the board as ademonstration:- Joe Bloggs was born on 5 July 1980 in20-30.minutesJoe Bloggs was born onin Eastbourne.!Students practice speakingquestioning and answeringabout a jigsaw reading ofHarry Potter and his life.Ask students what the questions wouldbe for each missing information andwrite these up on the whiteboard. Thentell students that they must ask thecorresponding questions for the missinginformation about Harry Potter.!Monitor students and help them wherenecessary.JigsawReadingCheckCheck the answers as a whole class and5-10A whole class answer checkget students to write the answers up onminutesactivity.the whiteboard. Correct where necessary.Martin Sketchley 2015www.eltexperiences.comPage 2

StageTimingProcedureAdditional NotesTell students to put away all the readingand information about Harry Potter intheir folders. Once students have putaway their work, tell them that they aregoing to have a quiz about Harry Potterand the books.!Harry PotterQuizPut students into two teams and askthem to choose a team name.Oncestudents have chosen a team name, tellStudents review language10them that they are going to workand information read priorminutes together and write down their answers toto the test.the questions.!Dictate the questions to the students.Monitor and help where necessary.Check the answers either after eachquestion or at the end of the quiz andplace a point for each team to get thecorrect answer. The team with the mostpoints at the end of the quiz are thewinners.!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. bMartin Sketchley 2015www.eltexperiences.comPage 3

Book Title Matching: Harry Potter!Match the book titles below to the corresponding book covers. Can you put the books inorder of publication?!and the Goblet of Fireand the Order of thePheonixand the Philosopher’sStoneand the Half-BloodPrinceand the Chamber ofSecretsand the Prisoner ofAskabanMartin Sketchley 2015www.eltexperiences.comand the Deathly HallowsPage 4

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Harry Potter: Story Summary!Do you know which summary matches with which book? Try to match the back pagesummary to the title of the book. Work with a partner and help each other.!!Martin Sketchley 2015www.eltexperiences.comPage 6

Harry Potter: Vocabulary!How much do you know about Harry Potter and its special vocabulary? Try to match thepictures with the corresponding words and check with a partner.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Do you know the following pictures above from Harry Potter? Can youmatch them with the following words?! Cauldron! Sorting hat! Invisibility cloak! Snitch! Owl! Wand! Broomstick! Hogwarts!!!!Martin Sketchley 2015www.eltexperiences.comPage 7

About Harry Potter: Student A!Have a look at the biography below about Harry Potter. Some information below is missingbut 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 sonfrom James and Lily Potter. Both of Harry’s parents weremurdered, when Harry was a year and three months old, byLord Voldemort but his “killing spell” on Harry was prevented.The spell backfired and Voldemort lost all his powers and hisphysical form. Harry was left with a (3) scar onhis head.Harry was looked after by his aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley, at PrivetDrive and they hated Harry for his magic. Harry’s cousin, (5), had twobedrooms to himself while Harry was forced to sleep in the cupboard under thestairs. He found out that he was actually a wizard when he turned 11 years old andwas invited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While attending theschool, 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 eventuallycaptain of his house’s team. He became even better known in his early years forprotecting the Philosopher’s Stone from (9) and saving Ron’s sisterGinny Weasley from the Chamber of Secrets. In his fourth year, Harry won theTriwizard Tournament, although the competition ended in tragedy. The next schoolyear, Harry reluctantly taught and led (11) Army and fought in theBattle of the Department of Mysteries. Harry finally beat Voldemort during theBattle of Hogwarts.In Harry’s later life, he married his childhood sweetheart, Ginny Weasley, and theyhad three children - James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna - and he alsoreturned to (13) to deliver talks against the dark arts.Martin Sketchley 2015www.eltexperiences.comPage 8

About Harry Potter: Student B!Have a look at the biography below about Harry Potter. Some information below is missingbut 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 fromJames and Lily Potter. Both of Harry’s parents weremurdered, when Harry was a (2) months old, byLord Voldemort but his “killing spell” on Harry was prevented.The spell backfired and Voldemort lost all his powers and hisphysical form. Harry was left with a lightning-bolt scar on hishead.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, DudleyDursley, had two bedrooms to himself while Harry was forced to sleep in thecupboard under the stairs. He found out that he was actually a wizard when heturned (6) old and was invited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft andWizardry. While attending the school, he met two other students who then becamehis best friends: Ron Weasley and (8).Harry also became the youngest Quidditch Seeker in over a century and eventuallycaptain of his house’s team. He became even better known in his early years forprotecting the Philosopher’s Stone from Voldemort and saving Ron’s sister(10) from the Chamber of Secrets. In his fourth year, Harry won theTriwizard Tournament, although the competition ended in tragedy. The next schoolyear, Harry reluctantly taught and led Dumbledore’s Army and fought in the Battleof the Department of Mysteries. Harry finally beat Voldemort during the Battle ofHogwarts.In Harry’s later life, he married his childhood sweetheart, Ginny Weasley, and theyhad (12) children - James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna - and healso returned to Hogwarts to deliver talks against the dark arts.!Martin Sketchley 2015www.eltexperiences.comPage 9

About Harry Potter: Complete!Have a look at the biography below about Harry Potter. Some information below is missingbut 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 fromJames and Lily Potter. Both of Harry’s parents weremurdered, when Harry was a year and three(2) months old,by Lord Voldemort but his “killing spell” on Harry wasprevented.The spell backfired and Voldemort lost all hispowers 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 PrivetDrive(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 underthe stairs. He found out that he was actually a wizard when he turned 11 years(6) oldand was invited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While attending theschool, he met two other students who then became his best friends: RonWeasley(7) and Hermione Granger(8).Harry also became the youngest Quidditch Seeker in over a century and eventuallycaptain of his house’s team. He became even better known in his early years forprotecting the Philosopher’s Stone from Voldemort(9) and saving Ron’s sister GinnyWeasley(10) from the Chamber of Secrets. In his fourth year, Harry won theTriwizard Tournament, although the competition ended in tragedy. The next schoolyear, Harry reluctantly taught and led Dumbledore’s(11) Army and fought in theBattle of the Department of Mysteries. Harry finally beat Voldemort during theBattle of Hogwarts.In Harry’s later life, he married his childhood sweetheart, Ginny Weasley, and theyhad three(12) children - James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna - and he alsoreturned to Hogwarts(13) to deliver talks against the dark arts.Martin Sketchley 2015www.eltexperiences.comPage 10