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Wise Guys © 2012 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Comprehension Guide Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is about a young wizard, Harry Potter. The story describes how Harry discovers he is a wizard and how he makes close friends and a few enemies at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With the help of his friends, Harry thwarts an attempted comeback by the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents when Harry was an infant. Name: Date:

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Harry

Potter

and

the

Sorcerer’s

Stone by

J.K. Rowling

Comprehension Guide

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is about a young wizard, Harry Potter. The story describes how Harry discovers he is a wizard and how he makes close friends and a few enemies at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With the help of his friends, Harry thwarts an attempted comeback by the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents when Harry was an infant.

Name: Date:

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Prior to Reading Strategy Focus: Background Knowledge Before reading, try to answer the questions below on the left hand side. Then, as you read, you can add some information on the right hand side. Try to compare your answers to your classmates when you are done.

Prior to Reading Story After Reading Story

What do you know about wizards and magic?

What do you know about Harry Potter?

Prior to Reading Strategy: Prediction In the space below write a prediction as to what you think this book will be about. In your prediction, try to include what you think the problem and solution to the story may be.

Good Readers will try to find meanings from the words…

Word Study In order to better comprehend what they are reading, good readers will try to find the meanings of the key vocabulary in the story. Please refer to the “Word Study” sheet in the back of your packet for the words. Some vocabulary words may have several meanings, so make sure that your definition fits the way you think it would be used in the story.

Good Readers will use context clues…

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Comprehension Guide Directions Answer the following questions about the book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Whenever possible, please try to use complete sentences.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Chapter 1: THE BOY WHO LIVED

What secret were the Dursley’s trying to hide?

According to Mr. Dursley, what were the four signs that something peculiar was happening? What was unusual about the owl behavior around town? Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe characters in the stories that they read. Write a description of Albus Dumbledore below.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Have you ever traveled outside the country in which you live? If you could go on an “adventure” to another country, where would you choose?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Have you ever kept a secret from someone? Would you like to share what it was and why you kept it a secret?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 1 continued…

Why was Professor McGonagall so upset? Strategy Focus: Making Predictions Good readers make predictions as they read to help them understand the story. Predict why you think people don’t say Voldemort’s name? How was Voldemort finally stopped? Strategy Focus: Understanding Point of View Good readers often evaluate different viewpoints that the characters in the story have. Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore had opposite beliefs in regards to whether or not Harry should go with the Dursleys. In the two “speech bubbles” below, describe both of their beliefs.

McGonagall Dumbledore Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe characters in the stories that they read. Describe Hagrid below. In your description, include the words wide, tangles, trashcan, and accent. Strategy Focus: Making Inferences Good readers use the details from their readings to infer what the author means. Based on what you have read so far, why is Harry Potter something special?

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Chapter 2: THE VANISHING GLASS Where did Harry sleep in the Dursley’s house?

Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe the characters in the stories that they read. Describe Harry and Dudley below.

Harry Dudley

Why was Harry so excited to finally go to one of Dudley’s birthday parties? Write your answer on the “birthday balloon” below.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Harry slept in an odd place. Where is the strangest place that you have ever slept?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 2 continued… Strategy Focus: Reading for Details Good readers often read for details. What were three strange things that happened to Harry? What was Harry’s dream that almost made Uncle Vernon crash?

What unusual things happened at the zoo when Harry went into the reptile house? Strategy Focus: Making Predictions Good readers make predictions as they read to help them understand the story. Why do you think Harry couldn’t ask questions about his parents?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Have you ever had a strange dream?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 3: THE LETTERS FROM NO ONE According to Dudley, what was his favorite sport?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text Good readers will extend the meaning of the text. For this activity, you are asked to rank the following sports or activities in terms of how much you enjoy participating in them. Rank the following on a scale of “1” to “1o” (a “10” being very enjoyable). You can even write in your own activity and rank it.

Activity Ranking Activity Ranking

Baseball Football

Basketball Chess

Tennis Hockey

Swimming Ping-Pong

Soccer Softball

Volleyball Horseshoes

Harry Hunting

Where was Harry going to school and why was he not excited about the clothes he was going to wear?

Strategy Focus: Making Inferences Good readers use the details from their readings to infer what the author means. Based on what you have read so far, why do you think Uncle Vernon is now having Harry move into Dudley’s second bedroom?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

If you were to write a letter to someone without a return address, who would you write it to and why would you write it?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 3 continued…

Strategy Focus: Visualizing Good readers often draw pictures in their minds as they read. In the box below, draw a picture of what Dudley’s second bedroom looked like. In your picture, label at least three items that Dudley had in this room.

On the “envelope” below, write how one of the many letters to Harry was addressed. If you have time, design a stamp that you think would have been used on one of the letters.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What do you think was in the envelope for Harry? Why do you think this?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 3 continued…

What was Uncle Vernon’s reaction when he opened the first letter addressed to Harry?

According to the book, one letter arrived on Tuesday, one on Wednesday... Fill in the chart below for the number of letters Harry received on each day.

Day of the Week Number of Letters

Tuesday 1

Wednesday 1

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

What was Uncle Vernon’s plan when the letters were coming through the chimney on a Sunday?

What did the owner of the hotel bring the Dursley’s as they ate their breakfast the next morning?

What was so special about Tuesday for Harry and why wasn’t he very excited about it?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Harry, Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley ate stale cornflakes and cold-tinned tomatoes on toast for breakfast at the hotel. Does this sound like a tasty

breakfast to you? What are some kinds of breakfasts that you like?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 3 continued…

Uncle Vernon drove them from the hotel to the middle of a forest, got out, looked around, shook his head, got in the car, and off they went again. This was what Uncle Vernon did when they stopped in the middle of a plowed field, halfway across a suspension bridge, and at the top of a multi-level parking garage. Why was Uncle Vernon in such a good mood after they reached the shack that was perched on top of the rock out at sea? Write your answer on the “wave” below.

What happened at midnight when Harry turned eleven?

Strategy Focus: Making Predictions Good readers make predictions as they read to help them understand the story. Who do you think is outside the door? Why?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

If you had to spend a night in a shack out at sea during a storm, which character would you want to be with- Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, or Dudley?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 4: THE KEEPER OF THE KEYS

Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe the characters in the stories that they read. Describe the person that entered the door. What did the giant do when Uncle Vernon asked him to leave? On the pocket below, write what the giant had in his pocket.

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Chapter 4 continued… Why was Hagrid so upset with Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia?

What did Hagrid tell Harry that brought silence in the shack? On the “paper scroll” below, write (in your own words) what the letter said to Harry.

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Chapter 4 continued…

Strategy Focus: Key Vocabulary Good readers understand key vocabulary in a story. Define the word “muggle” and use it in a sentence correctly. Strategy Focus: Making Inferences Good readers use the details from their reading to infer what the author really means. How can you tell that Aunt Petunia was jealous of Harry’s mother? Strategy Focus: Understanding Key Details Good readers are able to find key details in a text to help them understand the story. Describe in detail Voldemort’s rise to power and his eventual disappearance. Include in your answer the words powerful, killed, Potter’s village, and Harry’s parents.

Why didn’t Harry believe that he was a wizard?

Why isn’t Hagrid supposed to do magic?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Are you a “muggle”? If you could be magical, what sort of magical power would you wish you had?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What do you think happened to Voldemort?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 5: DIAGON ALLEY How was Harry going to pay for his wizard supplies? Where is Gringotts located? Harry unfolded a second piece of paper that he hadn’t noticed the night before. On the “paper scroll” below, write down what first year students are required to have at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. On the “book” below, write down at least three book titles that would be required reading for the first year students.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

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Chapter 5 continued… On the “cauldron” below, write down the other equipment needed for first year students. Strategy Focus: Making Predictions Why do you think first year students are not allowed their own broomsticks? What was the reaction of the people in the Leaky Cauldron when they knew it was Harry? Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe characters in the stories that they read. Describe Professor Quirrell below.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What is your favorite subject in school? What do you think your favorite subject would be at Harry’s school?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 5 continued… Hagrid counted bricks in the wall above the trash can to enter Diagon Alley. On the “brick wall” below, shade in the brick that Hagrid would tap three times with the tip of his umbrella to enter Diagon Alley. Start where it says “Begin Here”. What creatures were guarding the money in Gringotts?

What was in Harry’s vault? Strategy Focus: Math with Magic Good readers of Harry Potter will be able to figure out weird math problems. Solve the math problems below using the coins used by magicians.

29 Knuts = 1 Sickle 17 Sickles = 1 Galleon

How many Knuts are in 4 sickles? If Harry had 102 Sickles, how many Galleons would he have?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What do you think is in Harry Potter’s vault? Why?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 5 continued…

How did Griphook open Vault 713? Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe the characters in the stories that they read. Describe the appearance and behaviors of the boy that Harry met at Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions. What is Quidditch?

Strategy Focus: Sequence of Events Put the following events in order in the way in which they happened in this chapter.

___ Harry visits his vault at Gringotts.

___ Harry got his school books at Flourish and Blotts.

___ Harry has his uniform fitted at Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions.

___ Harry visits the Leaky Cauldron.

___ Harry and Hagrid enter Diagon Alley.

Strategy Focus: Visualizing Good readers often get pictures in their minds when reading. In the box below, draw and label at least 4 items that were in the Apothecary.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Would you like to play Quidditch? What games do you like to play?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 5 continued… Why did Hagrid think an owl would be useful for Harry? Unscramble the letters below to spell Hagrid’s first name.

S B U R E U

What makes up every Ollivander wand?

Describe Harry’s wand and how he felt when he first picked it up. What did Mr. Ollivander think was interesting about the wand that Harry had picked up? At the end of the chapter, what did Hagrid give Harry?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you think Hagrid’s first name fits him? Can you think of another name that would fit him any better?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 6: THE JOURNEY FROM PLATFORM

NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS Why was Harry counting down the days until September 1? Strategy Focus: Extending the Text On the ticket below, design what Harry’s ticket may have looked like. Be sure to include where he was leaving from, the cost of the ticket (use the monetary system of wizards), and what his destination was.

What did Harry discover when Uncle Vernon dropped him off at the train station? How did Harry eventually get to Platform 9 ¾? Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe characters in the stories that they read. Describe Ron below.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Can you think of a time when you counted the hours or days as you waited for something?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 6 continued… What physical feature of Harry’s did Ron want to see? Why wasn’t Ron happy to be the youngest of five brothers?

Strategy Focus: Visualizing Good readers often draw pictures in their minds as they read. On the “piece of candy” below, design a wrapper for one of the candies (Bettie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, Drooble’s Best Blowing Gum, Chocolate Frogs, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Licorice Wands) that were on the cart that came to Ron and Harry’s door.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you have any brothers or sisters? Do you get clothes passed down to you?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What is your favorite candy? When is the last time you had that type of candy? Do you think Harry would like that kind of candy?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 6 continued… Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe characters in the stories that they read. For this part, on the blank “card” below, you are asked to design the trading card of Albus Dumbledore that Harry found when he opened the Chocolate Frog candy. Be sure to include a sketch or drawing of Dumbledore as well as some other important information about him. Remember to use the information from chapter 6 to help you.

Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe characters in the stories that they read. Describe Hermione.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you know anyone like Hermione?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 6 continued… What three books had Hermione read that included Harry Potter’s name? Write the titles on the three “books” below. Who were the three boys that entered where Ron and Harry were? How did Draco Malfoy want to help Harry?

Strategy Focus: Predicting Hagrid and the others clambered up a passageway in the rock with the help of Hagrid’s lamp until they finally reached some damp grass in the shadow of the castle. Then they walked up a flight of stone steps and crowded around the huge, oak front door. What do you think will happen next in this story? Write your prediction under the “castle” below.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Based on the text and your own experiences, what kind of a person is Draco Malfoy?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 7: THE SORTING HAT

Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe characters in the stories that they read. Describe Professor McGonagall. Why is the sorting ceremony important? How can points be earned and lost at Hogwarts? What startled the first years as they waited for the sorting ceremony?

Strategy Focus: Understanding Story Details Fill in the table below about the four houses of Hogwarts. Underneath each name, write a description of the house according to the thinking cap.

House

Description

What Houses were chosen for Ron, Hermione, and Harry?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Would you have been startled or scared if you were a “first year”? What are you afraid of?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What house would you want to be a part of?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 7 continued…

Fill-In-The-Blank Puzzle As you read the rest of chapter 7, answer the questions below. For this puzzle, you can only have one letter per box and some boxes may not be used. After answering all of the questions, unscramble the letters in the shaded boxes to solve the last question. Neville’s family realized he wasn’t a ________ when they saw Uncle Algie hanging him outside a window by the ankles and when he accidentally let go, Neville bounced when he hit the ground. Professor _______ had a hooked nose, knew the Dark Arts, and had greasy black hair and sallow skin. He taught potions. Transfiguration is the ability to turn something into ________ else. The first “start-of-term notices” that Professor Dumbledore gave to the first-years was that the _______ is forbidden to all pupils. The other three “start-of-term” notices said that “No magic should be used between classes in corridors”, “__________ trials will be held in the second week of the term”, and “The third floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds”. The first night at Hogwarts, Harry dreamt that he was wearing Professor Quirrell’s turban and it was talking to him. It was saying that he should transfer to Slytherin because it’s his destiny. The hat got heavier and heavier after Harry said “No”. Malfoy was laughing at him. Then Malfoy turned to Snape and there was a burst of _____ light and Harry woke up. Now unscramble the shaded letters to form a word that means “ghost”.

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Chapter 8: THE POTIONS MASTER Strategy Focus: Understanding the Text In the table below, describe how each part listed in Hogwarts was unique or weird.

Hogwarts Description

Staircases

Doors

Portraits

Coats of Armor

Ghosts

Why didn’t the students want to run into Peeves the Poltergeist?

Phobia Fact… Did you know…

Phasmophobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of ghosts.

Remember, reading is thinking…

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Chapter 8 continued…

Period Class Professor

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Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What class do you think would be your favorite at Hogwarts?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Congratulations! You have been accepted into Hogwarts. You are now asked to create your own class schedule. Be sure to include the following classes: Herbology, History of Magic, Charms, Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Potions, and be sure to include your own choice (recess, lunch, etc.). Remember to include the professor’s name also. Good Luck and welcome to Hogwarts!

Hogwarts

Class Schedule

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Chapter 8 continued… Why wasn’t Harry way behind everyone else in terms of his wizardry schooling? How was mail delivered at Hogwarts? Write your answer on the “envelope” below. How did Harry Potter lose two points for Gryffindor?

As Harry and Ron were in Hagrid’s house, Harry picked up The Daily Prophet. Explain in your own words what the article was about.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you think it was fair for Harry to lose two points?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 9: THE MIDNIGHT DUEL Strategy Focus: Sequence of Events Good readers are able to put in order events that happen in the story. Place the directions that Madam Hooch gave to the students for flying lessons in order from 1-7.

_____ keep the brooms steady

_____ stand by a broom stick

_____ rise a few feet

_____ stick out your right hand over your broom

_____ come straight back down by leaning forward slightly

_____ mount your broom

_____ kick off from the ground hard

What did Harry Potter realize he could do without being taught?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

If you were riding a broom, how would you turn right? Left? Stop? Slow down? Yield for another wizard? Parallel park? Ride in a heavy rainstorm?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you think you could take a broom and fly on it? What about a carpet? Of course you could fly on an airplane and in a hot air balloon. How many things can you

think of that would allow you to fly in the air? Can you think of at least 10?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 9 continued…

Who is Oliver Wood and why was he happy to meet Harry Potter? Strategy Focus: Extending the Text Good readers will extend the meaning of the text. For this activity, on the “jersey” on the left you are asked to design a team shirt that you think Harry would wear for the Quidditch game. On the “jersey” on the right, you are asked to design a jersey that you would wear. What did Malfoy challenge Harry to? Where was it to take place? Why didn’t Hermione want Harry to face Malfoy? Strategy Focus: Character Perspective Good readers are able to understand a characters’ point of view in a story. Why does Hermione think Malfoy tricked Harry? As Harry, Ron, and Hermione ran away from Peeves, they entered a room they weren’t supposed to be in. Describe the creature they encountered below. Seeing the trapdoor that the creature was standing on, what did Harry realize at the end of the chapter?

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Chapter 10: HALLOWEEN

On the” letter” below, explain what Professor McGonagall had written to Harry. Why was Malfoy full of rage after Professor Flitwick talked with Ron and Harry?

Strategy Focus: Making Connections Good readers will make connections between what they are reading and their own lives. Harry received a special gift. Share a time when you received a gift that really meant something to you.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Malfoy was surprised the next morning when he noticed that Harry and Ron were still at Hogwarts. Can you think of a time when you were surprised by something?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 10 continued…

Strategy Focus: Visualizing Good readers draw pictures in their head as they read to better comprehend the story. This is called visualizing. In the “Quidditch Sales Catalog” below, draw the Nimbus Two Thousand on the left page. On the page to the right, write a description about the Nimbus Two Thousand.

Strategy Focus: Visualizing In the space below, draw the Quidditch Field and stadium that Harry saw. Be sure to write down any details about the stadium and/or field below the drawing.

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Chapter 10 continued…

Strategy Focus: Understanding the Text Wood explained more rules of Quidditch to Harry. Fill in the chart below with the correct answers to the rules.

Question Answer

How many players are on each side?

How many “Chasers” are there?

What does a “quaffle” look like?

How many points for a “quaffle”

going through a hoop?

What does a “Keeper” do?

What is the purpose of the “bludgers”?

What do the two “Beaters”

do on each team?

What is the job of the “seeker”?

How many points does a team get if

they capture the Golden Snitch?

What is the record for the longest Quidditch game?

Sporting Fact… Did you know…

Quidditch is similar to the sport of soccer. While the history of Quidditch is a bit unknown, it is said that early growth of soccer started in England. It may even be true that the first “ball” used was the head of some Danish brigand. It is said that during

medieval times, the old form of soccer used to allow kicking, punching, biting and gouging. The main goal was to carry the ball to a target spot. People grew so fond

of the game that they would play all day long. Sometimes the competition grew fierce and masses got so wild that there were frequent incidents of violence during the game.

Remember, reading is thinking…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What position would you play if you were on a Quidditch team? Why?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 10 continued… What was Hermione able to do that Ron couldn’t? Why did Professor Dumbledore instruct all the students to go back to their dorms during the Halloween feast? Strategy Focus: Character Traits Good readers are able to describe characters in the stories that they read. Describe the troll below. Why did Harry and Ron run back to the room after locking the troll in it? How did Ron and Harry rescue Hermione? What was the result of the three students’ actions when the professors arrived on the scene?

Why was Hermione now Harry and Ron’s friend?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you think what was awarded to Gryffindor was fair? Why or why not?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 11: QUIDDITCH Strategy Focus: Extending the Text Good readers will extend the meaning of what they are reading. Hardly anyone had seen Harry play Quidditch because Wood had decided to try to keep him a secret. But the news eventually leaked out that Harry would be playing “Seeker” for the Quidditch season opener on Saturday. For this activity, you are asked to design a poster that would be displayed outside the stadium letting everyone know of Harry and his Seeker role. On the poster, try to include the following:

The event to take place (Quidditch game between Gryffindor and Slytherin.

The day the event will take place. A catchy title of the poster. A colorful picture of Harry. Information about Harry and his role as Seeker. Anything else you think would be useful information for the poster.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Stop and think… How do you think Harry will do playing Seeker? Can you think of a time when you played a sport or did something for the first time?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 11 continued…

Harry was lucky to have Hermione as a friend. For one thing, she helped him with his homework. Secondly, she lent him a book about Quidditch called Quidditch Through the Ages. In the table below, tell what Harry learned about the identified topics.

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When Harry pushed open the door, he saw Snape and Filch inside, alone. Snape was holding his robe above his knees. One of his legs was bloody and mangled. Filch was handing Snape bandages. What did Harry believe about Snape and his involvement with what happened on Halloween? During the Quidditch match, what had happened to Harry and his Nimbus Two Thousand? What did Hermione do to help Harry get back to his broom?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Harry and Hermione were becoming good friends. What makes a good friend? Can you share some qualities of one of your good friends?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 11 continued…

How did Harry get the golden snitch to win the game? In your answer, include the words ground, mouth, sick, coughed, gold, and Snitch. Strategy Focus: Visualizing In the space below, draw what you think the Snitch looked like.

What did Hagrid think of their accusations against Snape? Strategy Focus: Making Predictions Do you think Snape is out to hurt Harry? Why or why not?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Hagrid told Harry that he bought the three-headed dog off of a Greek chappie he met at the pub. Does Fluffy seem like a name for the three-headed dog? What name would you give the three-headed dog?

Do you have a one-headed dog with a weird name?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 12: THE MIRROR OF ERISED Why did Harry not go home for Christmas? Strategy Focus: Predicting Harry and Ron told Hagrid that ever since Hagrid mentioned the name Nicolas Flamel, they were trying to find out who he was. Hagrid told them that they will have to find out for themselves. Who do you think Nicolas Flamel really is? Why didn’t Harry and Ron ask the librarian, Madam Pince, about Flamel? What did Harry and Ron do to pass the time during the holidays? Describe what wizard chess was.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you like to play chess? Would you like to play wizard chess?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Chess Fact… Did you know…

The first official world chess champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, claimed his title in 1886.

Remember, reading is thinking…

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Chapter 12 continued… On the “present” or “gift bag” below, write down the gifts that Harry received for Christmas.

What was on the note attached to the invisibility cloak? Write your answer on the “note pad” below.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Out of all the presents that Harry received, which one would you like the most?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 12 continued…

What did Harry have for Christmas dinner? Write your answer on the “chef’s hat” below.

After the Christmas dinner, Harry and Ron went up to bed. But Harry couldn’t stop thinking about the invisibility cloak and who may have given it to him. So Harry put on the cloak. Where did he decide to go? Why did Harry have to leave the library? Harry encountered a mirror in one of the rooms. On the “mirror” below, describe what Harry saw when he looked in the mirror.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What is your favorite holiday? What is your favorite holiday meal?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 12 continued…

Why didn’t finding out more about Flamel appeal to Harry anymore? What did Ron see in the mirror? Who did Harry encounter when he went back to look at the mirror?

What was the danger of the Mirror of Erised? What did Dumbledore say that he saw when he looked into the mirror? Do you believe him? Why or why not?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

According to Dumbledore, the mirror shows people the deepest, most desperate desire of their hearts. If this is the case, what would you see in the mirror?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Mirror Fact… Did you know…

Mirrors are made of glass, silver paint (or foil), and black paint. The silver paint or foil reflects the light that hits it, the black paint prevents light from behind washing out the image and helps protect the reflective surface from damage. The glass also

helps protect the reflective surface as well as focus the reflective image.

Remember, reading is thinking…

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Chapter 13: NICOLAS FLAMEL What were Harry’s nightmares about?

What were Hermione’s thoughts about what Harry did over the holidays? Strategy Focus: Making an Inference Why do you think Harry and Ron thought it was good for Hermione to lose at chess? How did Harry finally find out about Nicolas Flamel? Hermione told Ron and Harry that Nicolas Flamel is the only known maker of the Sorcerer’s Stone. What is the Sorcerer’s Stone? What did Hermione conclude about the three-headed dog?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Can you remember a nightmare that you have had?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 13 continued…

Fill-In-The-Blank Puzzle As you read the rest of chapter 13, answer the questions below. For this puzzle, you can only have one letter per box and some boxes may not be used. After answering all of the questions, unscramble the letters in the shaded boxes to solve the last question. Harry was happy because he knew that with Dumbledore watching the Quidditch game, there was no way that _____ would dare try to hurt him. Malfoy thought that people were chosen for the Gryffindor team because they were felt _____for. Like Harry Potter with no parents. Harry’s speed in catching the Snitch had to be a Quidditch ______. As Harry leaned against the wooden door of the shed just outside of Hogwarts, he thought about Gryffindor being in the lead. Then a hooded ______ came swiftly down the front steps of the castle, clearly not wanting to be seen. He recognized the figure’s prowling walk. It was Snape, sneaking into the forbidden forest while everyone else was at dinner. So Harry followed him on his Nimbus Two Thousand. In the woods, Snape met up with Quirrell and asked him if he had found a way past the beast yet. When Quirrell told him that he didn’t know what he meant, Snape told him that they would have a little chat soon, when he decided where his ______ were. When Harry returned, he told Ron and Hermione about Snape and Quirrell meeting in the forbidden forest. Harry said that he reckoned that there were other things guarding the stone apart from Fluffy, loads of enchantments, probably, and Quirrell may have done some anti-Dark Arts _____ that Snape would need to break through. Now unscramble the shaded boxes to give you the place where Harry met the person he will have to deal with in the end.

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Chapter 14: NORBERT THE

NORWEGIAN RIDGEBACK Every time Harry, Ron, and Hermione passed the third-floor corridor, they would press their ears to the door to check that Fluffy was still growling inside. But how did they know that the stone was still safe? It seemed that Hermione had more on her mind than the Sorcerer’s Stone lately. In fact, she was worried about the exams coming up in ten weeks. Why were the exams important?

In the library, Hagrid told Ron not to “go shoutin’ about” the fact that Fluffy is guarding the Sorcerer’s Stone. Then Hagrid walked away hiding a book behind his back. So Ron told Harry and Hermione that he was going to take a look at what section in the library that Hagrid was in. When Ron came back, he had three books. On the “books” below, write down the titles he had found. What did Ron say about dragon breeding?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Hermione had been studying for the exams. She started to draw up study schedules and color coded her notes. How do you study for a test? Do you have a certain place

that you like to study? Do you like to study alone or with someone?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 14 continued… Who are the only two people that know how to get past Fluffy? Underneath Hagrid’s kettle in the very heart of the fire was a huge black dragon egg. Where did Hagrid tell them how he got it? Write your answer on the “egg” below.

Hermione asked Hagrid what he would do with the egg once it had hatched. What did Hagrid tell her that he had learned from reading, Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit? What kind of dragon did Hagrid have?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

If you brought home a dragon egg and told your family that you wanted it to hatch, what would their reaction be? If you did get it to hatch, what would you do with the

dragon for fun? What would you name it? What would you feed it?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Dragon Fact… Did you know…

There are two distinct cultural types of dragons- the European dragon, which is ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies,

and the Chinese dragon. The English word” derives from the Greek word drákōn- serpent of huge size, water-snake.

Remember, reading is thinking…

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Chapter 14 continued… During breakfast, Hedwig the owl brought a note to Harry. What did it say? What do you think this means for Hagrid (and for Ron, Harry, and Hermione)?

Strategy Focus: Visualizing All at once there was a scraping noise and the egg split open and the baby dragon flopped onto the table. In the “egg” below, draw what the dragon looked like.

Hagrid was just about to answer Hermione’s question about how fast Norwegian Ridgebacks grow when he noticed someone had been lookin’ through the gap in the curtains. Who did Harry discover had seen the dragon and why would this be a problem? Who is Norbert and what was Harry’s idea to take care of Norbert?

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Chapter 14 continued…

What plan did Charlie have in his letter to Ron?

How did Harry think he could get himself, Ron, and Norbert to the tower? Who caught Malfoy lurking about the tower and what was the result? What happened at the end of the chapter? Strategy Focus: Making Predictions What do you think will happen to Harry, Ron and Hermione?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you think Harry’s plan will work? What do you think will happen to Norbert?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 15: THE FORBIDDEN FOREST Professor McGonagall was disgusted with the students who were out at night. What was the punishment that she gave them?

Why did Harry become the most hated student at Hogwarts? For detention they were sent to the forest with Malfoy. What were they tracking in the forest?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you think that this was fair punishment? Can you think of a time when you were punished?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Unicorn Fact… Did you know…

Among numerous finds of prehistoric bones found at Unicorn Cave in Germany's Harz Mountains, some were selected and

reconstructed by the mayor of Magdeburg as a unicorn in 1663. But this so-called unicorn had only two legs and was constructed from fossil bones of a woolly rhinoceros and a mammoth, with the horn of a narwhal.

Remember, reading is thinking…

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Chapter 15 continued…

When they were in the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid told them that nothing would hurt them as long as they were with Fang or himself. To follow the blood trail better, Hagrid told them that Harry and Hermione would travel with him and that Fang will go with Neville and Draco. What did the green and red sparks mean if they were shot into the air with their wands? Strategy Focus: Character Traits In the Forbidden Forest, describe the centaur that came out of the clearing. Write your answer on the “centaur” below. As they walked on through the dense, dark trees, Harry kept looking nervously over his shoulder. They had just passed a bend in the path when Hermione grabbed Hagrid’s arm as she noticed the red sparks in the air. Hagrid told Harry and Hermione to stay there on the path while he checked on the others. Why were red sparks sent up?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Can you remember a time when you were scared by someone (or you scared someone else)?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 15 continued…

Fill-in-the-blanks Directions: As you read about the unicorn and the Forbidden Forest, fill in the blanks.

1. As Harry took a step towards the dead unicorn they had found, he froze. He heard a

slithering sound. Then out of the shadows, a hooded figure came crawling across the

ground like some stalking _________. The cloaked figure huddled over the unicorn

and it drank the unicorn ___________.

2. _________ let out a terrible scream and bolted- so did Fang. The hooded figure

raised its head and looked right at Harry. Harry couldn’t move for fear.

3. A pain suddenly pierced Harry’s head. Half-blinded, he staggered back. Then he heard

_________ behind him, galloping, and something jumped clean over Harry, charging

the figure.

4. Harry fell to his knees and when he looked up, the cloaked beast was gone. A

__________ was standing over him. His name was __________.

5. The centaur wouldn’t tell Harry what or who the beast was but knew that he was the

Potter boy. He told Harry that the forest wasn’t ________- especially for him.

Firenze decided to help Harry get out of the Forbidden Forest. As they were passing through a particularly dense patch of trees, Firenze suddenly stopped and asked, “Harry Potter, do you know what unicorn blood is used for?” What did Firenze tell Harry about who would kill a unicorn and what the unicorn blood is actually used for? In your answer, include the words lose, gain, blood, terrible price, defenseless, and cursed.

Who does Harry think wanted the unicorn blood? Why? Strategy Focus: Making Predictions When Harry pulled back his sheets he found his invisibility cloak folded neatly underneath them. Who do you think returned the invisibility cloak to Harry? Why?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

After Firenze told him about the curse, Harry wondered, “If you’re going to be cursed forever, death’s better, isn’t it?” What do you think about this?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 16: THROUGH THE TRAPDOOR

At the beginning of the chapter, Harry and the other students were taking their written and practical exams. They were also given special quills for the exams, which had been bewitched with an Anti-Cheating spell. Fill in the table below as to what each Professor had the students do.

Professor Practical Exam

Professor Flitwick

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Professor

Snape

After the exams were through, Harry had an unsettling feeling. He watched an owl flutter toward the school across the bright blue sky, a note clamped in its mouth. He knew Hagrid was the only one who ever sent him letters. Harry told Ron and Hermione that they must go see Hagrid? What did Hagrid tell the cloaked man in the bar about Fluffy?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you think you could pass any of the three practical exams from the table above?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What sort of music calms you?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 16 continued…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text Good readers will extend the meaning of what they are reading. For this activity, you are asked to design a compact disc cover with 3-4 songs that you think would calm Fluffy. Be sure to relate the music to what you have read and what you know about Fluffy. Also, be sure to include a musical group name. When Harry mentioned to Professor McGonagall about knowing about the Sorcerer’s Stone, the books she was carrying tumbled out of her arms. Harry went on to tell her that someone was going to steal the stone. Who did Harry mention was going to try to get the Sorcerer’s Stone? Out on the stone steps, Harry turned to the others and told them that one of them would have to keep an eye on Snape. Who was to keep an eye on Snape and why did Harry think this person would be fit for the job?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Have you ever approached a teacher about something you thought you had incorrect on an exam? Would you be comfortable if watching Snape was your job?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 16 continued…

What was Harry’s plan in regards to the Stone? Why did Harry grab the flute that Hagrid had given him for Christmas?

When Neville dropped the toad and raised his fists at Harry, what did Hermione do to Neville? How did Neville react to the spell? What did Harry do to get Peeves out of the way?

Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered the third-floor corridor and pushed the door open. As the door creaked, low, rumbling growls met their ears. All three of the dog’s noses sniffed madly in their direction, even though it couldn’t see them. How did they know that Snape had gotten past Fluffy?

Flute Fact… Did you know…

The oldest flute ever discovered may be a fragment of the femur of a juvenile cave bear, with two to four holes, found at Divje Babe in Slovenia and dated to about 43,000 years ago. However, this has been disputed. In 2008 another flute dated back to at least 35,000 years ago was discovered in a cave near Ulm, Germany.

Remember, reading is thinking…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

What instrument would you bring to calm Fluffy down? Do you play any instrument? Do you have a favorite instrument?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 16 continued… Hermione played the flute and calmed Fluffy. Then they climbed down the trapdoor. As Harry let go, cold, damp air rushed past him as he fell down, down, down… Then he landed on something soft. When they all were down, the plant had started to twist snakelike tendrils around their ankles. What is Devil’s Snare and how did they get out? What did Ron do in the chess game that Harry and Hermione didn’t want him to do? Strategy Focus: Logic Puzzle After the chess game, Harry and Hermione charged through the passageway and through one door, then another, and then another. There was nothing very frightening in the room, just a table with seven differently shaped bottles standing on it in a line. At the same time, black flames shot up in the doorway leading forward. They were trapped. Hermione then picked up a roll of paper lying next to the bottles and read it. Below or around the bottles on the “table” below, try to identify the seven bottles.

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Chapter 17: THE MAN WITH TWO FACES

Harry took a deep breath and picked up the smallest bottle and then turned to face the black flames that prevented him from leaving the room. He drained the bottle in one gulp. It was indeed as though ice was flooding his body. He put the bottle down and walked forward; he braced himself, saw the black flames licking his body, but couldn’t feel them- for a moment he could see nothing but dark fire- then he was on the other side, in the last chamber. But there was already someone in the chamber. Who did Harry find in the last chamber?

What two pieces of evidence did Quirrell share with Harry to prove that he was the one all along? Why was the Mirror of Erised there? Where had Harry first met Quirrell? Harry’s mind was racing as Quirrell shared information about Voldemort and Snape. In the speech “mirror” below, write down what Harry thought he needed to do.

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Did the person who Harry found in the chamber surprise you a bit? Who did you think was going to be in there?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 17 continued… Harry tried to edge to the left, to get in front of the glass without Quirrell noticing, but the ropes around his ankles were too tight; he tripped and fell over. Quirrell ignored him. Then Quirrell clapped his hands twice and the ropes binding Harry fell off. When Harry got to his feet, Quirrell told him to look into the mirror. What happened when Harry looked in the mirror? Write your answer on “Harry’s pocket” below.

Quirrell reached up and began to unwrap his turban. The turban fell away. Quirrell’s head looked strangely small without it. As Quirrell turned slowly around, what did Harry discover?

What did Voldemort tell Harry about the Unicorn blood and Elixir of Life? What did Voldemort want from Harry? What did Voldemort tell Harry about his parents?

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Chapter 17 continued…

Harry felt Quirrell’s hand wrap around his wrist. A needle-sharp pain seared across Harry’s scar; his head felt as though it was about the split in two; then Quirrell let go of him. What caused Quirrell to let go of Harry? Strategy Focus: Sequencing Good readers will try to organize events in order to make sense out of what they are reading. Put the following events in order in which they occurred. Put a “1” next to the first event and so on.

_____ Voldemort continued to yell, “KILL HIM! KILL HIM!”

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Quirrell told Voldemort that he could not hold on to Harry because of the burning in his hands.

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Then Harry felt Quirrell’s arm wrenched from his grasp, knew all was lost, and fell into blackness, down…down…down…

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Voldemort ordered Quirrell to kill Harry.

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Quirrell lunged at Harry and knocked him clean off of his feet.

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Harry realized that Quirrell could not touch Harry’s bare skin without suffering terrible pain- his only chance was to keep hold of Quirrell, keep him in enough pain to stop him from doing a curse.

When Harry came to after three days, where was he and who was there to greet him?

What happened to the Sorcerer’s Stone?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Have you ever awaken only to not really know where you were?

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Chapter 17 continued…

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text Dumbledore told Harry that the Stone was really not such a wonderful thing. As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all- the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are the worst for them. If you had the Stone and could choose any two in the following table, which two would you choose? There is room to add a choice also.

Choice √ Choice √

Money Live Forever

Straight A’s Healthy Family

New Car Nice House

A Good Friend Happy Life

Have a pet back Be Famous

Magical Powers

Harry and Dumbledore continued to talk. Dumbledore told Harry that Voldemort is probably still out there somewhere- perhaps looking for another body to share…he cannot be killed. He left Quirrell to die. Harry nodded and then said, “Sir, there are some other things I’d like to know if you can tell me…things I want to know the truth about.” What was Dumbledore’s response to Harry wanting some truthful answers?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

Do you agree that the truth is a beautiful and terrible thing? Can you explain?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 17 continued… In the table below, write Dumbledore’s responses to Harry’s questions.

Harry’s Question Dumbledore’s Answer

“Voldemort said that he only killed my mother because she tried to stop him

from killing me. But why would he want to kill me in the first place?”

“Why couldn’t

Quirrell touch me?”

“Who sent me the

invisibility cloak?”

“Quirrell

and Snape.”

When Harry asked Dumbledore about how he was able to get the Stone out of the mirror, what did Dumbledore tell him?

Strategy Focus: Extending the Text For this focus, you do not have to write anything down.

All you need to do is think about it and be ready to share.

If you had the Stone, would you find it hard not to use it? If your favorite candy bar was sitting in front of you,

would you have a hard time not eating it?

Good readers will think about what they are reading…

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Chapter 17 continued…

How did Hagrid act when he came to see Harry in the hospital? What present did Hagrid give Harry? Slytherin had supposedly won the cup, but Dumbledore awarded more points after the recent events. On the scoreboard below, write the name of each Gryffindor student (Ron, Hermione, Harry, Neville), the points awarded, and the reason for each. Who was there to pick Harry up at the train station? Why was Harry going to have a lot of fun with Dudley over the summer? Strategy Focus: Making Predictions Predict what will happen next for Harry.

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Harry Potter and the

Sorcerer’s Stone End of Novel Project Choices

Quidditch

You have been granted permission to write the rule book for the game Quidditch. You must include the following: the positions for the players and their specific jobs, how points are awarded in the game, and what is the goal of the game. You can also include a colored drawing of what the Quidditch stadium and field look like.

Game Board

Make up a board game about the story on a larger piece of tag board. Your game must contain at least ten events that happened in the story. Your game board must tell the main events of the story.

Creatures Throughout the story there were many creatures. Your task would be to write a detailed description of at least five creatures. Then you must draw and color a picture of each of the creatures as well.

The Four Houses At Hogwarts you could be a member of one of the four houses: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw. Your job is to write down the students that were mentioned in the story and which house they belong to. Also, describe each house noting the type of students that were part of each house.

Collage Create a collage that is about the events from the story. On the back of the collage, write a paragraph (5 sentences) about why you chose the pictures that you did.

Diorama There were many exciting scenes in the story. Your task is to recreate one of these scenes with a shoebox diorama. In the box you must include: the characters involved, and the setting of the event. On the back of the box, you must write up at least a paragraph describing the event from the story.

News Story Take one of the events from the story, and write it from a Muggle’s perspective. In other words, your job is to report from a Muggle’s viewpoint which would not include any creatures or things that cannot happen in real life. So you have to come up with an explanation for the strange event that occurred.

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Word Study Reading Strategy Focus: Word Study In order to better comprehend what they are reading, good readers will try to find the meanings of the key vocabulary in the story. Sometimes they may ask someone what a word means or use context clues to figure out the meaning. Good readers will also look up the definition. Optional Activity: Your job will be to either use the vocabulary words below in a sentence or find the meanings of the words. Some vocabulary words may have several meanings, so make sure that your definition fits the way you think it would be used in the story. Please skip lines between each definition. This work must be done neatly or you will do it over. If there are more than 5 words per day, your teacher may have you work with a partner, discuss them in a group, or provide the meanings for you.

Chapter 1

gossiped p. 2 pecked p. 2 cloaks p. 3 enraged p. 3 clutching p. 4 rooted p. 5 spectacles p. 8 rummaging p. 9 irritably p. 10 gingerly p. 16

Chapter 2 screeched p. 19 frantically p. 23 hoodlums p. 25 sniggered p. 25 coils p. 27 gibber p. 29

Chapter 3 knickerbockers p. 32 elastic p. 34 porridge p. 35 scruffs p. 36 trodden p. 39 tufts p. 41 wrenched p. 41 ambling p. 44

Chapter 4 glinting p. 46 grate p. 48 cowering p. 49 quailed p. 50 ashen p. 52 rubbish p. 53 ranting p. 53 ruefully p. 59

Chapter 5 gleamed p. 63 transfiguration p. 66 cauldron p. 67 phials p. 67 sherry p. 68 flutter p. 69 bloke p. 70 apothecary p. 71 swarthy p. 72 hurtled p. 74 infernal p. 76 befuddle p. 80 minuscule p. 81 stammering p. 81 gruffly p. 81 spindly p. 82 pliable p. 82 gawking p. 86 laden p. 86

Chapter 6 punctures p. 89 ruddy p. 90 disgruntled p. 94 babble p. 94 billowing p. 96 prefects p. 96 clambered p. 97 prickle p. 107 tinge p. 109 riffraff p. 109 thronging p. 111

Chapter 7 drone p. 113 peering p. 114 lingered p. 114 ruff p. 115 craning p. 121

Chapter 8 scrawl p. 135 simmering p. 137 ensnaring p. 137 galoshes p. 140

Chapter 9 wrenched p. 150 swooped p. 151 peered p. 152 embers p. 155 beckoned p. 157 flitted p. 157 petrified p. 158 groped p. 161

Chapter 10

spite p. 165 chortled p. 166 glinting p. 167 pelted p. 168 wafting p. 170 askew p. 172 griffin p. 173 waggled p. 174 berserk p. 176 flailed p. 176

Chapter 11 conjured p. 181

Chapter 12 drawl p. 195 provoked p. 196 disgruntled p. 197 sheer p. 198 brandished p. 198 tureens p. 203 engulfed p. 203 sickle p. 203 luminous p. 204 transfixed p. 210 entranced p. 213

Chapter 13

sinister p. 217 alchemy p. 220 fixedly p. 223 spat p. 224 prowling p. 225

Chapter 14 quill p. 229 shifty p. 229 stifling p. 231 stoked p. 233 trowels p. 234 hitch p. 238

Chapter 15 alibis p. 242 feeble p. 242 dreading p. 244 meddle p. 245 leering p. 248 scudding p. 248 straining p. 252 livid p. 256 foretold p. 257 dappled p. 258 cantered p. 259

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Word Study continued… Reading Strategy Focus: Word Study In order to better comprehend what they are reading, good readers will try to find the meanings of the key vocabulary in the story. Sometimes they may ask someone what a word means or use context clues to figure out the meaning. Good readers will also look up the definition. Optional Activity: Your job will be to either use the vocabulary words below in a sentence or find the meanings of the words. Some vocabulary words may have several meanings, so make sure that your definition fits the way you think it would be used in the story. Please skip lines between each definition. This work must be done neatly or you will do it over. If there are more than 5 words per day, your teacher may have you work with a partner, discuss them in a group, or provide the meanings for you.

Chapter 16 sweltering p. 262 parchment p. 263 basking p. 263 briskly p. 271 steeling p. 272 exasperation p. 273 skulking p. 274 wriggling p. 278 midst p. 280

Chapter 17 spasm p. 290 turban p. 292 hygenic p. 296 detest p. 300 sidled p. 303 ruddy p. 303 remorse p. 303 jostled p. 308

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