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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Bloom's Taxonomy
Take a moment in your Harry Potter unit to assess comprehension. Readers use knowledge gained for the text and from their own experience to answer seven questions based on events in chapters four and five of Harry Potter and the Prisoner...
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Direct Reading Thinking Activity Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth novel in the series by J.K. Rowling, is the focus of a directed reading worksheet that begins by asking readers to examine the book cover and chapter titles and to predict what the story...
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Harry Potter Field Day
Learners participate in a Harry Potter Field Day. In four groups, with each group representing one of the houses of Hogwarts, they fly brooms around cones, play Quidditch, create "Polyjuice Potion," use their "wands" to play tennis, and...
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Cereal Box Book Report
What is is about cereal boxes that draws consumers in? Tap into the effective marketing of cereal boxes and apply those elements to a book report. Pupils cover cereal boxes with information about their chosen books. they must create a...
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Harry Potter Alive and Well In the Sorcerer's Stone
Students brainstorm author's purpose, and use their imagination to draw pictures that illustrate what the purpose is. In this literature and writing lesson, student's use Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as a guide from which to work.
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Survival in Extreme (Magical) Circumstances
For this creative writing worksheet, learners work in groups after reading Harry Potter and compose a chapter about wizardry and survival in extreme magical circumstances using 'The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook.'
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Physics Midterm Exam #3 - Electromagnetic Radiation
True-false and multiple-choice questions are posed in Part A of this exam, covering the topic of electromagnetic radiation. In Part B, problems relating to refraction must be solved. This is a well-rounded exam that will help you...
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Books: Writing a Blurb
Students write a blurb for different audiences. Students encounter different forms and functions of the use of blurbs. Students write an original blurb to share with the class.
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Capitalization-Grade 1
In this grade 1 capitalization worksheet, students circle words in sentences that should be capitalized and rewrite sentences with correct capitalization.
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Shmoop: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
This first book of J.K. Rowling is covered extensively in this excellent site. Read about the main characters, their motivations, important quotations and themes in the novel.
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Cover Art
This site contains an article about Betsy Byars' life, as well as information about her books. There are also links at the end of the article to reviews of two of her books.