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Harry Potter Webquest |
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Introduction
One evening, while watching the news, one piece of news caught your attention. In many countries of the world, at night time, there were long queues of people waiting to get something. It was not petrol, bread or a vaccin. It was a book. In the morning, you went to the school library to recommend the book. Unfortunately, the librarian informed you that Potter's books were expensive so the school decided not to buy them. Undiscouraged, you spoke to your classmates and your language teacher who suggested that the class perform this webquest.
Task
In this activity, you will explore a number of sites and search for details about Harry Potter books and their author. You will want to read a couple of summeries of Harry's books. Then, you will need to search for some facts on the person behind the characters and events. Finally, you will write a letter to the principal to convince him to buy the collection of books.
You have to answer a number of questions about Harry Potter. The answers to these questions may be found by clicking on the link of each one. You could print this page and write the answers down when you find them. Good luck!
Process
Activity One
How many Harry Potter books have been published so far?
What are their titles?
When were they published?
How many Harry Potter books have been turned into films?
Book titles |
Year |
Film |
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Activity Two
Who is the author of Harry Potter books? Click on the diary marked 1965 - 2005.
Use the information to write a short biography.
Where and when did s/he first think of Harry Potter?
Activity Three
Are there summaries of the books?
Are Potter books translated into other languages?
Activity four
Write a letter to the principal to convince him to buy the collection of books for the school library.
In the letter, introduce Harry Potter books in brief.
Express your opinion about the series.
Suggest the aquisition of the series for the school library.
Support your suggestion with arguments.
Resources
CBBC newsround guide to Harry Potter at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1580000/newsid_1588800/1588875.stm
J. K. Rowling official site at
http://www.jkrowling.com/en
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter
Kidsreads.com
http://www.kidsreads.com/harrypotter/jkrowling.html
Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/funstuff/reading/
Summaries
http://www.harry-potter-games.com/
Evaluation
Responses to activities one and three should be in the form of notes.
The biography in the second activity should be no more than 100 words.
The paragraphs in activity four should be free of errors including punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
In addition, you will also be evaluated on how well you work with your group partner.
Make sure that you have a persuasive letter.
Conclusion
Whether you knew a lot, little or nothing about Harry Potter before this activity, we hope you have enjoyed it and have discovered a lot about a cultural phenomena that has marked not only Western societies but many others in the last years.
CREDITS
This Webquest was created by Moncef ALLALA and revised by Mohamed Habib Raddaoui. Your comments and questions are welcome.