Project-Based Learning Hogwarts Open House

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Project-Based Learning – Hogwarts Open House

Date Task Evaluation

Class #1 Introduce project + Model (History of Magic) Students form teams of 4 • Pick topic • Assign roles • Brainstorm on what each section should include Class #2 Research (computer lab) • Individually find resources and take notes • In your team, discuss ideas and findings C1 (group work) – Hand it in Homework Finish research

Class #3 Rough draft _{• Write your rough draft individually} Peer-correction • Peers with the same section (e. g. all students covering description of subject) meet and discuss findings + proofread each other’s work • In your team, go over your work C2 reinvestment – hand in a copy of rough draft to the teacher Class #4 Final version • In your team, discuss poster layout • Write final version of text individually Continue C1 (group work)

Class #5 Poster preparation _{• Assemble poster with your team} • Proof-read one last time Finish C1 (group work) if not able to do it during class #2/4 Class #6 Presentation • Each group displays their Open House poster, science-fair style • Each student goes around and fills a feedback form (see annex 1) • Each student writes a short reflection (5-8 sentences) on their teamwork and gives a grade to their teammates with a reason explaining it. C3 – written part of media - Content - Formulation C3 – reflection (see annex 2)

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Hogwarts Open House Project

Name: Group:

For this project, your group will create a poster based on a school subject

offered at Hogwarts, for students and families to see during the Open House. We want your subject to be appealing, and convince them to attend Hogwarts rather than the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic or the Durmstrand Institute. Your poster will include four (five) sections:

1) The name of the class and its description ! Write a brief paragraph describing what you will study, and why students should take this class.

2) Necessary school supplies ! Textbooks and other supplies, prices, and where to find them (which store in Diagon Alley).

3) An activity ! Instructions for a 5-10min activity that you would teach in class. 4) Test ! Write a test (with an answer key if applicable) that the students in that

class would have to take, explaining what is being evaluated. If you have a fifth student in your group:

5) Extracurricular ! Describe the extracurricular activity you would be involved in (e.g. Frog Choir, Wizard Chess, Quidditch, Owls Care, Ball, Field Trip Committee to Hogsmeade, Ghoul Studies, SPEW).

Each person will be responsible for one section of the poster. Your group will then display their poster for everyone to see.

Make a list of the three subjects you would like the most. Students will be picked at random to decide which group goes first.

- Transfiguration - Care of Magical Creatures

- Potions - Defence Against the Dark Arts

- Divination - Charms

- Flying lessons - Herbology

You will be evaluated on interactions in English, reading/listening to resources, researching your topic, as well as writing and producing texts.

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C1 – Interacting with your peers during group work Criteria A Exceeds expectations B Meets expectations C Needs Improvement D Does not meet

expectations

10 – 8 points 7 – 6 points 5 – 4 points 3 – 0 point(s)

Interacting orally in English " Student always spoke English " Student spoke English most of the time " Student spoke

English sometimes " Student did not speak English

" Student was always on topic and encouraged peers to keep speaking " Student was on topic and encouraged peers to keep speaking most of the time " Student was on topic and encouraged peers to keep speaking sometimes " Student was not on topic and did not encourage peers to keep speaking " Student always used phrases & vocabulary that we practiced for team work " Student often used phrases & vocabulary that we practiced for team work " Student rarely used phrases & vocabulary that we practiced for team work " Student did not use phrases & vocabulary that we practiced for team work

C2 – Reinvesting understanding of oral and written texts (reinvestment) Criteria A Exceeds expectations B Meets expectations C Needs Improvement D Does not meet

expectations

E Incomplete

10 – 8 points 7 – 6 points 5 – 4 points 3 – 1 point(s) 0 point

Researching your natural disaster " Student found at least three resources " Student found two resources " Student found one resource " Student did not find resources " Student did not complete task " Student used several words and expressions from the research " Student used a few words or expressions from the research " Student used at least one word or expression from the research " Student did not use new words or expressions from the research " Student did not complete task " Student used their own words and ideas to explain the topic " Student mostly used their own words and ideas to explain the topic " Student rarely used their own words and ideas to explain the topic " Student did not use their own words and ideas to explain the topic " Student did not complete task

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C3 – Writing a short text about your Hogwarts subject (HS) Criteria A Exceeds expectations B Meets expectations C Needs Improvement D Does not meet

expectations

E Incomplete

20 – 16 points 15 – 12 points 11 – 8 points 7 – 1 point(s) 0 point

Content of message " Student included at least three facts about the HS " Student included two facts about the HS " Student included one fact about the HS " Student did not included facts about the HS " Student did not complete task Formulation of the message " Student used present tense correctly every time " Student used present tense correctly most of the time " Student used present tense correctly a few times " Student did not use present tense correctly " Student did not complete task " Student used capital letters and spelt important words correctly all the time " Student used capital letters and spelt important words correctly most of the time " Student used capital letters and spelt important words correctly a few times " Student did not use capital letters and spell important words " Student did not complete task

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In-class Instructions

Class #1 • Make a team and meet with them. Decide which subject you want to research and make a list of your top 3. Group numbers will be picked out of a hat to see who decides first. • Assign each group member a section of the poster and start brainstorming as a team using the K-W-L chart (see appendix). Class #2 • Using the computers or the library, find information on your own section of the poster. Take notes in your copybook (we will not come back). Some good resources (I have the books): The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling (book) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander (J. K. Rowling, book) Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (J. K. Rowling, book) An Interview with J. K. Rowling by Lindsey Fraser (book) The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the World of Harry Potter by Tere Stouffer (book) https://www.pottermore.com http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page • After 25 minutes, meet with your team and discuss what you found. Do you want to mention this aspect of the HSS? What qualities are you looking for in your students? • Homework: Finish research. Class #3 • Write your rough draft. Summarizing is NOT plagiarizing! Use your own words. • Meet with your peers who are in charge of the same section as you (e.g. list of school supplies). Discuss what you have found and proofread each other’s drafts. Do your texts look similar? Are you on the same track? What grade would you give each other? (Use evaluation grid). What could the other do better? Class #4 • In your team, discuss your poster layout. What does a poster look like? Whose part should go first/last for the Open House? What information needs to be most visible? Etc. • Write final version of your text. • Homework: Finish the final copy and meet with your team to assemble the poster. The presentation will be in a week. Class #5 • Assemble poster with your team • Review your part and proofread one more time. Presentation will be next class.

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Class #6 • Display your poster around the room. • Using the feedback form, give your opinion on each poster presentation. Back up your opinion with a reason (e.g. I liked this poster because it had lots of pictures). • At the end of the fair, write a short reflection (5-8 sentences) on what it was like to do team work. What did you like? What did you dislike? What could you improve next time? Do you think this project is good for teamwork? For next time, what can the teacher do to make teamwork easier?

• Give each of your teammate a grade out of 5, explaining why. (e.g. I think Timmy deserves a 4 because he did his work well but didn’t talk during discussions).

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Pre-Writing planner – Class #1

Name: _______________________________ Date: _________________________________

K-W-L Chart

TOPIC:

What I …

…K

now

…W

ant to know

…L

earned

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Name: __________________________________________ Date: __________________________________

Rough Draft Planner – Class #2

Body 1st_{fact: _________________________________________________________________________________} ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2nd_{fact: ________________________________________________________________________________} ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3rd_{fact: ________________________________________________________________________________} ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction (topic sentence) : _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion (topic sentence) : _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Name: __________________________________________ Date: __________________________________

Final Copy – Class #4

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Annex 1 – Feedback form

Class #5

Name:_____________________________________ Date: _________________________________

Natural Disaster: ___________________________ Grade I would give: 1 2 3 4 5 One thing I liked about this poster: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ One thing they could have done better: ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Natural Disaster: ___________________________ Grade I would give: 1 2 3 4 5 One thing I liked about this poster: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ One thing they could have done better: ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Natural Disaster: ___________________________ Grade I would give: 1 2 3 4 5 One thing I liked about this poster: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ One thing they could have done better: ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Natural Disaster: ___________________________ Grade I would give: 1 2 3 4 5 One thing I liked about this poster: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ One thing they could have done better: ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Natural Disaster: ___________________________ Grade I would give: 1 2 3 4 5 One thing I liked about this poster: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ One thing they could have done better: ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

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Annex 2 Reflection – Evaluation grid

Competency Evaluation Criteria Exceeds A expectations

B

On target Needs C Improvement

D

Did not meet expectations E Did not complete task C3 – Writes texts • Shares reflections about learning (e.g. “I was able to understand this text because…” “I used this strategy to…” “I learned…”

☐ 5 ☐ 4 ☐ 3 ☐ 2 ☐ 1 ☐ 0