Harry Potter

and the

Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by: J.K. Rowlings

$210 for 7 weeks

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​Blurb from Amazon:

Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.

All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry - and anyone who reads about him - will find unforgettable.

For it's there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.

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Please purchase the book before the first class. It may be found at Amazon at: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $7 paperback on Amazon ISBN-10: 133829914X ISBN-13: 978-1338299144

 

Teacher

Ivania Gaeta

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Ages

9 - 15 years old

   

Sessions

 

Session 1: Pre Reading Skills

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will begin the magical journey of Harry Potter.

Students will develop a reading routine.

Students will learn how to begin comparing two different objects, places, and things.

Enrichment Skills:

What would it be like to live under a stair case? Compare your room now to the room Harry lives in.

HOMEWORK: 

1) Reading - Read Chapters 1 - 6 and be ready for a class decision

2) Vocabulary - Write any words you may be unfamiliar with

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Session 2: Vocabulary and Note Taking

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will build vocabulary and a reading routine.

Students will develop a reading routine.

Students will identify words and meaning by writing down/taking notes of words that unfamiliar.

Enrichment Skills:

Write down unfamiliar words and together we can research ways to describe and understand meaning using the clues around the text. We will also discuss pictures we can use to help recall information

HOMEWORK: 

1) Reading - Read Chapters 7 - 8 and be ready for a class decision

2) Vocabulary - Write any words you may be unfamiliar with

3) Art - Design your own wand, why did you pick what you did?

 

Session 3: Recalling Information and Making Predictions 

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will learn how to make predictions by the clues they are given in their reading.

Enrichment Skills:

Students will begin to make predictions on what they believe will happen to Harry as his school year beings.

HOMEWORK: 

1) Reading - Read Chapters 9 - 10 and be ready for a class decision

2) Vocabulary - Write any words you may be unfamiliar with

3) Critical Thinking/Writing - Students will choose a house they believe they can be sorted in and what traits do you have that will place you in that house?

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Session 4: Character Analysis

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will learn how to analysis a character.

Students will learn how to use descriptive words, relationships between other characters, and actions as to what the characters are doing.

Enrichment Skills:

Students, along with the teacher, will begin to build the character and explain why they picked the character they did.

HOMEWORK: 

1) Reading - Read Chapters 11 - 13 and be ready for a class decision

2) Vocabulary - Write any words you may be unfamiliar with

3) Critical Thinking/Writing - Write the traits of your characters we discussed in class, write a short paragraph the character using the information you have created.

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Session 5: Character Analysis

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will learn how to analysis a character.

Students will discuss who they believe their characters will be at the end of the book.

Enrichment Skills:

Students will learn how to create discussion in class, and how to initiate conversation with others. 

HOMEWORK: 

1) Reading - Read Chapters 14 - 15 and be ready for a class decision

2) Vocabulary - Write any words you may be unfamiliar with

3) Critical Thinking/Writing - Be creative, draw your character with the traits you have listed.

 

Session 6: Sequencing

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will learn how to sequence, by discussing beginning, middle, and end.

Enrichment Skills:

Discuss what exactly is the Sorcerer’s Stone and why exactly it is so important.

HOMEWORK: 

1) Reading - Read Chapters 16 - 17 and be ready for a class decision

2) Vocabulary - Write any words you may be unfamiliar with

3) Critical Thinking/Writing - Create a timeline, outlining beginning, middle, and ending.

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Session 7: End of Lesson

LESSON OBJECTIVES: 

Students will learn how to tie all the information we have discussed and if their predictions turned out what happened at the end of the book.

Enrichment Skills:

Students and teachers will discuss the book.

Teacher will play games with students, and clarify any misunderstanding the students may have had.

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