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Book
Rap: A book discussion conducted by email
Welcome
to the
This book rap on Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling will be available
during Term 3, 2003.
Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WebQuest for Stage 3 English is
also available.
The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets rap is suitable for
English Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) and English Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8) students.
The stage 4 programming and planning
unit supports the new English Stage 4 syllabus.
This rap assists Stage 3 and Stage 4 students in the development of their
ability to:
- use information and communications
technologies (ICT) to locate, access, evaluate,
manipulate, crea-te, store and retrieve information
- express ideas and communicate
with others, using ICT.
| Dates:
(approx) |
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Rap live for subscription |
11
August 2003 |
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Introduction from |
18
August 2003 |
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Rap point 1 |
25
August 2003 |
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Rap point 2 |
1
September 2003 |
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Rap point 3 |
8
September 2003 |
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Rap wrap up |
15
September 2003 |
Coordinators:
Jenny Scheffers (Marayong Public School) and Bill Bowie (Dulwich High
School).
From
11 August 2003,
you may participate in the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
rap by entering your email address in the boxes below and clicking the
Submit buttons.
Teacher emails will
not be archived. (The teacher rap runs concurrently with the book rap
to provide additional support for teachers and the opportunity to discuss
issues which may arise during the rap.)
You will receive a
confirmation email for your class group and the Teacher support listserv.
Simply follow the instructions these contain when posting messages.
Archives
of the class email discussion
Message to students
Message to teachers
Gallery
Book rap support materials
Rap
points
English Stage 3 programming and
planning
English Stage 4 programming and
planning
Additional resources
Beyond Harry Potter reading
Rap maps
Rap lingo
Rap sheets (for use with rap points)
Implementing
a rap (Book rap FAQs)
Email
– Instruction sheet for students
Rap reflection sheet
Parent
information letter
Rap points
These discussion questions
guide the book rap. The coordinators post the question for the week at
the beginning of that week. Class groups post their answers and can respond
via the rap to other schools’ replies during the week of that rap
point.
Introduction
Rap point 1
Rap point 2
Rap point 3
Rap wrap up
Introduction
Term 3, Week 5:
(week beginning 18 August 2003)
For related class
activities see:
English
Stage 3 programming and planning
English Stage 4 programming and
planning
Task:
During this week,
rappers will send a short introductory message to the book rap.
As preparation, discuss
the information that you would like to include in your class introductory
message.
You may choose to
provide some information about your class and where your school is located.
After reading the
introductory messages of other schools, you could locate participating
schools on a printed Rap
map.
During this week,
you could also refresh your understanding of the book Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets.
Rap point 1
Term 3, Week 6:
(week beginning 25 August 2003)
For related class
activities see:
English
Stage 3 programming and planning
English Stage 4 programming and
planning
Task:
Ron's father, Mr Weasley,
works for the Ministry of Magic, in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office.
His job is to investigate things that are Muggle-made and have been bewitched,
for example, the tea set described on pages 28 and 29; shrinking door
keys, or a biting kettle. Mr Weasley himself owns a flying car!
Work in groups and
use Rap sheet 1 to record
examples of Muggle-made items and what you think they might do if they
were bewitched.
Imagine you are an
employee in Mr Weasley's department. Write a report on a bewitched Muggle-made
item you have investigated. Rap
sheet 2 may help you to plan your report.
Send your report to
the rap.
You may also like
to illustrate your Muggle-made item. Your teacher could select a few of
these illustrations to send to the rap gallery.
Rap point 2
Term 3, Week 7:
(week beginning 1 September 2003)
For related class
activities see:
English
Stage 3 programming and planning
English Stage 4 programming and
planning
Task:
The most important
sporting events at Hogwarts' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are the
Quidditch matches. Discuss the rules associated with playing Quidditch.
Use Rap
sheet 3 to record the basic rules for Quidditch.
Based on the ideas
arising from your discussion, adapt a sport you enjoy so that it could
be included as a sporting event at Hogwarts' School of Witchcraft.
Some examples for
you to consider:
- spellbinding soccer
- hocus-pocus hockey
- bewitching basketball
- voodoo volleyball.
Write the rules for
your game. There are suggestions on Rap
sheet 3 to help you plan your response.
Send your rules to
the rap.
You may also like
to:
- illustrate some
of the equipment that would be used in your new game
- develop a labeled
diagram of the playing field required.
Your teacher could
select a few of these illustrations to send to the rap gallery.
Rap point 3
Term 3, Week 8:
(week beginning 8 September 2003)
For related class
activities see:
English
Stage 3 programming and planning
English Stage 4 programming and
planning
Task:
Investigate a key
issue or theme explored in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
There are some suggestions
listed on Rap sheet 4.
Select a segment from
the book that best illustrates this theme or issue. Represent this in
another text type such as:
- a newspaper article
- an interview
- a screenplay for
a film segment
- a poem
- a play script
- a speech.
Post your response
to the rap.
Rap wrap up
Term 3, Week 9:
(week beginning 15 September 2003)
For related class
activities see:
English
Stage 3 programming and planning
English Stage 4 programming and
planning
Task:
After participating
in the book rap, share your experience with other rappers.
What did you learn
about and enjoy doing during the rap?
Rap maps
Find examples of maps
and tally sheets. You may use these to identify and locate other schools
participating in the book rap. Use these or create your own based on ideas
from these examples.
Rap lingo
| Book
rap: |
an
online discussion about a book |
| Rappers: |
the
people involved in the book rap |
| Rap
map: |
a
map marking other rappers' locations |
| Rap
point: |
topic,
issue or event from the book to discuss |
| Rap
record: |
print
out of messages that have been responded to |
| Rap
reflections: |
sheets
for rappers to reflect on their experiences and skills |
| Rap
rep: |
the
person keying in the responses |
| Rap
reporters: |
the
people relaying rap news to others |
| Rap
rules: |
guidelines
of a book rap discussion |
| Rap
wrap up: |
final
message about a book rap |
Rap sheets
Rap
sheet 1
Rap sheet 2
Rap sheet 3
Rap sheet 4
Rap reflection sheets
Ready
to rap (for rappers to reflect on prior learning and expectations)
Rap
reflection 1 (for rappers to reflect on the experiences and skills
they have gained)
Rap
reflection 2 (for rappers to reflect on the experiences and skills
they have gained)
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2003 NSW Department of Education and Training
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