ASSIGNMENT 1/EXTRA CREDIT 1
Please send your answers to: [email protected]
Please, send your Assignments and Extra Credits SEPARATELY. The subject of your e-mail should include: Number of Homework/Extra Credit – HOL ID – House. Example: If I were turning the first assignment, the subject of my e-mail should look like this:“HW1 – pr_gus – Ravenclaw”, or “EC1 – pr_gus – Ravenclaw”. Also, please include at the top of your e-mail your HOL Name, if you don’t you will receive no points!
Finally, please do not send your homework as an attachment. Thank you!!
Suggested Due Date: February 28, 2018
Final Due Date: June 17, 2018
Please, send your Assignments and Extra Credits SEPARATELY. The subject of your e-mail should include: Number of Homework/Extra Credit – HOL ID – House. Example: If I were turning the first assignment, the subject of my e-mail should look like this:“HW1 – pr_gus – Ravenclaw”, or “EC1 – pr_gus – Ravenclaw”. Also, please include at the top of your e-mail your HOL Name, if you don’t you will receive no points!
Finally, please do not send your homework as an attachment. Thank you!!
Suggested Due Date: February 28, 2018
Final Due Date: June 17, 2018
ASSIGNMENT 1
Fill-in-the-Blanks (10 points)
1. Some of the work includes filling ________________, learning the names, location, and movements of stars, ___________ and planets, as well as describing their environments.
2. It is a subjective class that, according to _________________, involves lots of ____________, and thus it is considered an imprecise branch of magic.
3. The main objective of _____________ class is that you learn how to take care of different kind of magical _____________, as well as to learn about their properties and how to use them.
4. _____________ is using ___________ to predict the future.
5. By following different _____________, you will learn how to mix ingredients, the correct timing of______________, and stirring techniques.
2. It is a subjective class that, according to _________________, involves lots of ____________, and thus it is considered an imprecise branch of magic.
3. The main objective of _____________ class is that you learn how to take care of different kind of magical _____________, as well as to learn about their properties and how to use them.
4. _____________ is using ___________ to predict the future.
5. By following different _____________, you will learn how to mix ingredients, the correct timing of______________, and stirring techniques.
Multiple Choice (10 points)
1. It is not a common elective but you will be able to take it in your sixth and seventh years if there’s sufficient demand.
a) Charms
b) Care of Magical Creatures
c) Ancient Runes
d) Alchemy
2. Which class teaches you how to change the form and appearance of an object?
a) Herbology
b) Transfiguration
c) Potions
d) Charms
3. Which class studies topics like goblin rebellions, international warlock conventions, witch hunts, and giant wars?
a) Arithmancy
b) History of Magic
c) Divination
d) Defense Against the Dark Arts
4. In which class students learn about dangerous creatures like trolls, vampires and werewolves?
a) Defense Against the Dark Arts
b) Care of Magical Creatures
c) Muggle Studies
d) History of Magic
5. In which class most of the course work is based on completing and consulting difficult number charts?
a) Ancient Runes
b) Astronomy
c) Arithmancy
d) Divination
6. Some of the topics for this class are science, electricity, technology, fashion, and games:
a) Flying
b) Muggle Studies
c) Defense Against the Dark Arts
d) History of Magic
7. Brewing and mixing ingredients are some of the main activities in this class:
a) Potions
b) Herbology
c) Care of Magical Creatures
d) Astronomy
8. Which class is taught to first years only?
a) Herbology
b) Astronomy
c) Muggle Studies
d) Flying
9. The main objective of this class is to learn about properties and uses of magical plants:
a) Care of Magical Creatures
b) Transfiguration
c) Herbology
d) Potions
10. Which class involves learning spells as well as their correct pronunciation and wand movement?
a) Defense Against the Dark Arts
b) Alchemy
c) Ancient Runes
d) Charms
a) Charms
b) Care of Magical Creatures
c) Ancient Runes
d) Alchemy
2. Which class teaches you how to change the form and appearance of an object?
a) Herbology
b) Transfiguration
c) Potions
d) Charms
3. Which class studies topics like goblin rebellions, international warlock conventions, witch hunts, and giant wars?
a) Arithmancy
b) History of Magic
c) Divination
d) Defense Against the Dark Arts
4. In which class students learn about dangerous creatures like trolls, vampires and werewolves?
a) Defense Against the Dark Arts
b) Care of Magical Creatures
c) Muggle Studies
d) History of Magic
5. In which class most of the course work is based on completing and consulting difficult number charts?
a) Ancient Runes
b) Astronomy
c) Arithmancy
d) Divination
6. Some of the topics for this class are science, electricity, technology, fashion, and games:
a) Flying
b) Muggle Studies
c) Defense Against the Dark Arts
d) History of Magic
7. Brewing and mixing ingredients are some of the main activities in this class:
a) Potions
b) Herbology
c) Care of Magical Creatures
d) Astronomy
8. Which class is taught to first years only?
a) Herbology
b) Astronomy
c) Muggle Studies
d) Flying
9. The main objective of this class is to learn about properties and uses of magical plants:
a) Care of Magical Creatures
b) Transfiguration
c) Herbology
d) Potions
10. Which class involves learning spells as well as their correct pronunciation and wand movement?
a) Defense Against the Dark Arts
b) Alchemy
c) Ancient Runes
d) Charms
Introduction (10 points)
Alright guys, for your last 10 points of Assignment, I want you to please head to our Class Forum, (click to go to the forum) and introduce yourself to the rest of your classmates. Keep in mind that your introduction should include the following:
* Your name and HOL classes that you’re taking
* Your hobbies or any interesting fact about you that you want to share with the class
* Do you have a clear idea of what you want to do after you finish your magical education? Or are you still figuring out?
* Which is your favorite magical subject?
* Which is your least favorite subject or the one you find most difficult?
Please justify your answers and make your post at least 100 words long if you want to receive your complete 10 points. Thanks!
* Your name and HOL classes that you’re taking
* Your hobbies or any interesting fact about you that you want to share with the class
* Do you have a clear idea of what you want to do after you finish your magical education? Or are you still figuring out?
* Which is your favorite magical subject?
* Which is your least favorite subject or the one you find most difficult?
Please justify your answers and make your post at least 100 words long if you want to receive your complete 10 points. Thanks!
EXTRA CREDIT 1
You will be given different options to complete your Extra Credit. For all of them you will require to watch the following videos that represent my favorite Hogwarts classes. Choose the option you like the most and send your answers to the class e-mail.
VIDEOS
Video Quiz (30 points)
Watch the 3 videos and answer the questions using complete sentences.
1. The book that Harry Potter is using belongs to whom?
2. Which is the problem the students are having with certain ingredient, but that Harry seems to do quite easily?
3.Which was the solution that Harry’s book gave to that problem?
4.What happened while Seamus Finnigan was brewing his potion?
5. Which was the correction made in the recipe regarding the number of beans?
6.What did Professor Slughorn use to “try” the potion?
7. Which was the prize Harry Potter won at the end of class?
8. In which Greenhouse are the students taking their lesson?
9. Which year of their education the students are coursing?
10. Which is the plant the students are studying?
11. What are the students going to do with that plant?
12. Which are the properties of the plant?
13. Under which other name this plant is also known as?
14. Why is the plant dangerous?
15. How many points did Hermione Granger earned for Gryffindor House?
16. What do the students have to use to protect themselves from the dangers of the plant?
17. Why do the plants the students are using are not as dangerous as they usually are?
18. Which is the complete procedure Professor Sprout explains to work with the plant?
19. Who fainted during the Herbology class?
20. What happened when Draco Malfoy was working with his plant?
21. What is levitation?
22. What do the students use to practice levitation?
23. Which is the wrist movement students have been practicing?
24. What is the name of the levitation spell?
25. What is Ron doing wrong when trying to cast the spell?
26. According to Hermione, what is Ron going to take out if he continues casting the spell the way he’s doing it?
27. How did Hermione correct Ron?
28. Who was the first student to cast the spell correctly?
29. Who set his feather on fire?
30. Which are Harry’s words after the feather incident?
1. The book that Harry Potter is using belongs to whom?
2. Which is the problem the students are having with certain ingredient, but that Harry seems to do quite easily?
3.Which was the solution that Harry’s book gave to that problem?
4.What happened while Seamus Finnigan was brewing his potion?
5. Which was the correction made in the recipe regarding the number of beans?
6.What did Professor Slughorn use to “try” the potion?
7. Which was the prize Harry Potter won at the end of class?
8. In which Greenhouse are the students taking their lesson?
9. Which year of their education the students are coursing?
10. Which is the plant the students are studying?
11. What are the students going to do with that plant?
12. Which are the properties of the plant?
13. Under which other name this plant is also known as?
14. Why is the plant dangerous?
15. How many points did Hermione Granger earned for Gryffindor House?
16. What do the students have to use to protect themselves from the dangers of the plant?
17. Why do the plants the students are using are not as dangerous as they usually are?
18. Which is the complete procedure Professor Sprout explains to work with the plant?
19. Who fainted during the Herbology class?
20. What happened when Draco Malfoy was working with his plant?
21. What is levitation?
22. What do the students use to practice levitation?
23. Which is the wrist movement students have been practicing?
24. What is the name of the levitation spell?
25. What is Ron doing wrong when trying to cast the spell?
26. According to Hermione, what is Ron going to take out if he continues casting the spell the way he’s doing it?
27. How did Hermione correct Ron?
28. Who was the first student to cast the spell correctly?
29. Who set his feather on fire?
30. Which are Harry’s words after the feather incident?
Art Project (30 points)
From the videos you just watched, choose one and make a drawing or any other kind of art interpretation (photo, sculpture, graphic, etc.) about any element of the video you chose. It can be the scene, maybe a mandrake, the classroom, the characters, whatever you choose! Please do not send your work as an attachment, submit it to an image hosting site like Photobucket, and then send me the link to your picture.
Creative Writing (30 points)
For this activity you will take the role of the professor. Choose one of the videos you watched and narrate the scene from the point of view of the teacher. Please write at least 300 words for full marks.
Essay (30 points)
The videos you just watched portray three different kind of magical classes: Potions, Herbology and Charms. Write a 300 words essay in which you compare and contrast these 3 magical subjects, and come to a conclusion stating why are they an important part of anyone’s magical education.