Day 128: 4/11/25 - Harry Potter Chapter 16 Reading

 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

Schedule:

HR 8:55  – 8:59

BL1 9:00 – 9:39

BL4 9:42 – 10:20

BL2 10:23 – 11:01

BL3 11:04 – 11:42

Music Block 11:45 – 12:25

Lunch 12:25 – 12:58

Honor Roll Town Hall Meeting 1:00 - 1:30

S.E.L. - 1:30 1:50

Hang Out/Party/Celebration 1:50 – 2:43

Specials 2:45 – 3:25

Dismissal 3:25 - 3:35

 

ELA Learning Target:    

Today we will read chapter 16.

• Open your copy of Harry Potter to chapter 16

Homework:

• No HW 

Activity #1

Read Chapter 16

• Summarizer: 
• What happened in this chapter?
• What would you include in a summary? Why? 
• What are the most relevant details/events in this chapter? Put the events in order.
• What's the main idea? (USE YOUR BOOK)
• Character Captain:
• What characters were in this chapter? 
• What did they do, say, think, feel, etc? 
• What did we learn about this character? 
• Who were the most important characters? 
• How did they impact the story? 
• Vocab Enricher:
• Pick a word. Take your group to the page. 
• Have someone read the sentence. 
• Ask, "What do you guys think this word means?" Then let them guess.
• After everyone takes a guess, share the definition at the end. REPEAT! 
• Conflict Evaluator:
• What conflicts did you identify in this chapter? 
• Why was this a conflict? 
• Is it an internal or external conflict? 
• How does this conflict impact the story?
• Discussion Director:
• Read the questions that you have already prepared. 
• You can also ask the three questions below.
1. A Lightbulb Moment!!! - Did anything stand out to you?
2. A Question Mark - Is there anything you didn't understand? Perhaps something that you would want JK Rowling to explain?
3. A Connection - What did you learn (about yourself) from this chapter?

Mr. T's Discussion Questions:

• What is Professor Sprout going to do with the Mandrakes?
• What does Harry find in Hermione's hand?
• Explain what Harry figures 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?