Tuesday 21 st July. Text for VIPERS- The Hobbit. .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A6z7R-aaDw

Monday 20.7.20

Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone

These books became movies as they are so ‘descriptive’ and ‘imaginative’ and ‘paint pictures with words.’ What do these terms mean?What does the word ‘Philosopher’ mean?Without any prior knowledge, the director of this scene has us rooting for Gryffindor to win. List some ways in which they do this.

Predict what you think Hermione (the girl) is going to do to Professor Snape (the teacher in black who appears to be casting a spell.)

Who do you think will win this Quidditch match and why do you think this? (Try to use evidence from this scene)

Explain what is meant by ‘a good, clean game?’ (Madam Hooch says this as she is opening the chest to start the game.)

Which team scores first? How many points did they get?What is Harry trying to do in the game?

Write a short explanation of how to score points in Quidditch.

BONUS CHALLENGE QUESTION...If you had to choose a ‘House’ Team from this match, whose would it be and why?

Wednesday 22nd July English Activity Quidditch is a brilliant, fast paced and magical game

played at Hogwarts. Miss Keeling needs your help- she needs you to plan how you play this, write the rules and

explain it for her lessons as these notes are too complicated!

Tuesday 21st July

VIPERS- The Hobbit In the context of this text, what does the word ’’fond’ mean?In the context of this text, what does the word ‘absurd’ mean?

What do you think Bilbo Baggins enjoyed doing? Use evidence from the text to explain your answer.

It mentions that some of the Took family disappeared on adventures. What do you think is going to happen next for Bilbo Baggins and why?

Explain how the Hobbit’s house shows that he is ‘fond of visitors.’

What is unusual about a Hobbit’s appearance?Where do the Bagginses live?

To show that you have an understanding of what you have read (and why this was also made into movies as it is so descriptive like Harry Potter) sketch either the Hobbit’s door, a Hobbit or draw a bird’s eye view plan of the house showing all the rooms.

BONUS CHALLENGE QUESTION...Can you draw a family tree for these Hobbits from the information given?

Complete the sheet on the next page, using the video and these notes to help you pick out the main points...

Quidditch, “the sport of warlocks,” is the premier sport of the wizarding world. Everyone follows Quidditch. Quidditch is a fast, dangerous, exciting game in which two teams flying on brooms compete for points scored by throwing a ball – the Quaffle – through hoops on either end of a large grassy pitch. Quidditch is played by children on broomsticks in the back apple orchard, by teams of students at Hogwarts and by professional athletes whose exploits are followed avidly all over the world. The Quidditch World Cup matches attract hundreds of thousands of fans.

Rules of play

Quidditch is played up on broomsticks up in the air. There are three goal posts at either ends of a field. That field is called a Quidditch pitch. There are seven players on each side: the Keeper, the Seeker, three Chasers and two Beaters. One player is also appointed as the Captain. 

Quidditch has three types of balls: a Quaffle, two Bludgers and the Golden Snitch. The ball that scores the points is the Quaffle. The Quaffle is 12 inches in diameter and is made of leather bindings. The Quaffle has made some different changes over the years. The Bludger is probably the most dangerous ball of all of them. It flies through the air being hit by players called beaters. Serious injuries have been caused by Bludgers hitting people and causing them to fall off their brooms. The third and most important type of ball is the Golden Snitch. The Golden Snitch is a tiny ball that has wings and is enchanted. The first Snitch was a tiny bird that was very small and very fast, but changes to the rules made it illegal to use the actual live bird. The current enchanted, winged-ball version of the Snitch was invented by Bowman Wright of Godric’s Hollow. If the Seeker catches the Golden Snitch, his or her team earns 150 points and usually wins the match. At either end of the Quidditch pitch are three hoops through which the Quaffle can be scored. In the centre of the Pitch is a circle where the balls are all thrown into the air and the match begins. As the balls are thrown, the

players all gather on the ground and then kick off as the referee blows his/her whistle.

During the game a player can get a penalty for fouling (breaking a rule). Some fouls that a player can receive are: blagging (applies to all players, it is when a player seizes opponent’s broom tail to slow or hinder), blatching (applies to all players, it is when a person is flying with the intent to collide), bumphing (applies to beaters only, it is when a Beater is hitting a Bludger towards the crowd, necessitating a halt of the game as the officials rush to protect bystanders – sometimes used by unscrupulous players to prevent an opposing Chaser from scoring)

Equipment needed to play Explain how you can score and win the game

Explain some of the rules Write some tactics that can be used and how you play the game

Thursday 16 th July English Activity Design an instruction game card for Quidditch. This

should have illustrations, instructions for play, rules, advice and tips. Make it simple and colourful!

Here are some ideas of how they could look...

Friday 24 th July English Activity Design your own game that could be played at Hogwarts. You could create another game activity card with illustrations and writing. Use your imagination- it can be as magical and crazy as you like! Don’t forget to use those imperative verbs to ensure people can understand what to do!

Some imperative verbs, nouns, adverbs and adjectives to use...

throw catch runpass watch launch

tag skip hop aimfire dribble fly

quickly carefullysneak tactics

competitive skillsskilfully kick bat

swoop raceathletic fit brave on-

target powerfully stepspeedily