Ideas for Class

[losangelis]

Greetings!

 
I just wanted to say how cool it has been to be a lurker in this 
group.  I love so many of the discussions you have on the intricacies 
of the HP books.


I am going to be teaching a sixth grade enrichment course this 
summer, two weeks in all, to students who have read all four books.  
I'm excited about it, as we are doing Potter Trivia, playing 
quidditch, having a Tri-Wizards Tournament at a local maze, and 
finishing up with a Yule Ball.


However, I want to have some really good discussions going above and 
beyond just the trivia of the book.  I'd like them to challenge 
themselves, find some good websites, and do some projects based on 
the books.  In particular, I want to have some good discussion 
topics, similar to the ones we see on this list.  I was hoping to 
pick your brains and see what you think would be some of the neatest 
topics to go with.


Some I am already thinking about:

Name Origins

Comparisons of the Old Four (Lupin, Black, Potter, and Pettigrew) to 
the New Four (Granger, Weasley, Potter, and Longbottom)

Predictions for the rest of the series...what we think could and 
should happen.
 

What else do you all think would be some thought-provoking ideas?

 

If you have some suggestions, feel free to post them or email me 
directly.  I'd love to see kind of a "Top Ten" list of favorite 
topics that would be appropriate for these young people who are 
already quite well-versed in the books.  Some "thinker" kind of 
topics, that these lists are so good at coming up with.
 

Thanks in advance.

 

Curt