Day 129: 4/21/25 - Harry Potter Chapter 17 & Take 10

  Homeroom:

          Good Morning. Please sit at your house table &  use this time to get ready for your day.

Do Now:

1. Check that your homework is done
2. Make sure you have all your materials
3. Sharpen pencils

ELA Learning Target:    

Today we will read chapter 17, and play "Take 10."

Do Now:

• Open your copy of Harry Potter to Chapter 17

Homework:

• NO HW

Activity #1

Mr. T's Discussion Questions:

Chapter 16 Review

• What is Professor Sprout going to do with the Mandrakes?
• How does Lockhart react to the news that the petrified people are going to be restored to normal?
• What does Harry find in Hermione's hand?
• What does Harry figure out from the piece of paper?
• Where do Harry and Ron think the entrance is to the Chamber of Secrets?
• There is another message found by the teachers. What does it say?
• Who is taken into the Chamber of Secrets?
• Do you think it is the right decision to close the school? Explain.
• What is Lockhart doing when Harry and Ron go to tell him what they know?
• What do we learn about Gilderoy Lockhart?
• What does Harry do when Lockhart tries to cast a spell on Ron?
• How did Moaning Myrtle die?
• What does Lockhart try to do after they go down the pipe into the chamber, and what is the result?
• What does Harry decide to do after the tunnel collapses?
• If you were Harry what would you do?
• ***Notice: Our Hero, Harry, is about to enter the Chamber of Secrets. This is his final battle, the supreme ordeal, the climax of the story. Who goes with him into the Chamber? 

Discussion Questions: Ch. 17

• Can you describe the Chamber of Secrets?
• Who did Tom Riddle use to kill the roosters, paint messages on the wall, and set the Basilisk on the students?
• What did Tom do to Ginny?
• If you were Harry, how would this news about Ginny effect you?
• Why is Tom Riddle so interested in Harry?
• What other name is Tom Riddle better known as?
• What does Fawkes bring Harry?
• What does Harry tell Tom saved him when Voldemort attacked him as a baby?
• If you were Harry how would you deal with Tom and the Basilisk?
• How does Fawkes help Harry defeat the Basilisk?
• What item does Harry pull from the sorting hat that will help him defeat the Basilisk?
• How does Harry ultimately kill the monster?
• What is happening to Harry after he gets pierced by a fang of the Basilisk?
• What ultimately saves Harry?
• How does Harry defeat Tom Riddle, aka Voldemort?
• What happened to Gilderoy Lockhart?
• Do you feel bad about what happened to Lockhart? Explain.
• How do Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lockhart get out of the Chamber of Secrets?
• If you were Harry or Ron, would you tell anyone about what happened in the chamber? Who would you tell, and what exactly would you tell them? Explain.
• In your opinion, should Ginny receive a punishment? What should happen to her? Should she be expelled?