Teaching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Chapter 1 "Dudley Demented" | Chapter 2 "A Peck of Owls" In the first two chapters, Harry is back in Little Whinging with his biological/foster family. There is a great deal of tension in the household over the differences between the Dursleys and Harry. In this lesson we will cover the concept of Family Values vs. Individuality.

1) 1) Class discussion:
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