Persuasive texts ('Prisoner of Azkaban' & 'Order of the Phoenix')

With TA/Tutor

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If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.

SPAG Revision
Children revise adverbs for possibility, and the active and passive voices. They identify subordinate clauses and study the grammatical features of persuasive writing.

5-minute SPAG Revision
Revise the difference between active and passive voice and change from one to the other. Look at the use of adverbs and conjunctions introducing subordinate clauses.

Essential Texts
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling (any edition)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling (any edition)

Films (all rated PG) – or use weblinks below
Weasley twins’ Diagon Alley Shop in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (00:18:41-00:20:03)
Hagrid’s first lesson/Buckbeak’s attack in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (00:31:55-0:38:48 – pre-watch to decide on expletive)

Weblinks to YouTube clips
Weasley twins' Diagon Alley Shop
Hagrid's first lesson
Buckbeak's attack (Pre-watch to decide on expletive @37sec.)