All fans of the saga get a letter of admission to Hogwarts (Hogwarts in the French version). Harry Potter Dream it. At the Trois Vallees College in Vergt (Dordogne), this is a reality at the beginning of each school year for a whole class of students. Let’s not get carried away, no potions or defenses have been developed against the dark arts class in Tardogne, but these college students are living a little. Harry Potter throughout the year.
Kristel Jouhannaud, one of the English teachers at Vergt College, is a huge fan of the bespectacled wizard with a scar on his forehead. He has also taught in England for over 12 years. “I was in England when Sakha started, I read all the books, and when the last one came out, I stood in line at midnight. When it came out, We were happy when we went out with our book under our arm”. The students of the school where he taught were sometimes absent when the film was being shot Harry Potter In which they are extra.
Letter of admission to Hogwarts and four houses
If inside Harry Potter Students are grouped into four houses, which is not a literary invention, or a chance, he explains. “In England schools have a system called houses. The school we were in had houses. JK Rowling also had a house. I liked this method. When we returned to France, I used it in my classes,” explains Kristel Jouhannaud. Home setting and inclusion to his (and most students’) taste Harry Potter, the author has set up the same houses as in the book. “Harry Potter is a teenage book. I started at 6e. Very visible from 10-11 years. Then it never gets old. They don’t all like it, I’ve been through years of rejections, comments, but generally it goes well.”
“In my 6th gradeeAt the beginning of the year, they receive their acceptance letter to Hogwarts Harry Potter“. And to be sure, after receiving the letter of acceptance to Hogwarts, how does this integration go in the magical world of English lessons at Verkt? “At the beginning of the school year, we do the Sorting Hat ceremony,” says Christel Jouhannaud. A little adjusted, because it’s a balance to balance the number of students in different houses. But the prospect is a bit magical, isn’t it?
Obviously, a lot of drawing causes some demonstrations of enthusiasm and some disappointments, usually quickly forgotten. “So they’re all in one house, and they’re in that house all year. My students, at 6e, all play a specific role. I have an assistant to check homework, make copies, and distribute papers. Another will observe marking the words on the board and writing the date. Another will take care of the timer on his laptop while we do a few minute activities. Another erases the board, while another “tickers”: when a student speaks, he puts a small stripe on the paper” is only the beginning of the adventure.
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A real educational app and teamwork
(Re)creating Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw in French) is fine, but how do you give them real academic use? Like other teachers at other colleges, Kristel Jouhannaud has no problem being inspired by the English model, which allows students to integrate in the classroom and work as a team. “Everyone has a role to play and they encourage each other,” praises the author. However, it goes further than the others, adding a Harry Potter touch and making full use of the system.
“Every time they take on roles, it gives them points, and because they’re at home, it gives points to the student but especially to the house”. At Vergt, students are not surprised in the hallway by Argus Filch and Mrs Norris (Argus Filch and Miss Teigne), but the rules are clear, just like at Hogwarts. “When there are mistakes or discipline problems, they lose points. It affects their points and their house. They lose points when they have chewing gum. If they forget their homework, they lose points” , lists Christel Jouhanaud.
25 years after its release, Harry Potter is still magical
Conversely, a good action or a good initiative brings points. “They get points when they have more complete answers or when they make relevant comments. So they can get more points. At the end of the year, I count the number of points, and c is the house with the most points. Points, a little like Harry Potter, who will win prizes at risk, in principle, it is mini iron bars. Each member of the house gets their wand, we do a little ceremony, and everyone gets a diploma saying they’ve been at Hogwarts for a year. Harry Potter It is my common thread throughout the year”.
English Vocabulary? He is in the film
But when do we learn English from Harry Potter? To get students to do oral work, the college bought the first film and its broadcast rights. “When we’re working on body descriptions, the castle, the uniforms or the school, I rely on film for vocabulary,” explains Christelle Jouhanaud.
Students (who are 20 to 25 years old in the class) also portray a character. “When we do physical descriptions, they have to make a poster. They choose the character they want. It’s not just Harrys. Basically, I have one or two in a class. There’s also Neville, Dobby, Dumbledore. , Sirius Black, Malfoy, Lestrange. . I had Pettigrew once too, and Lupine and the Dursleys”. The teacher works with excerpts from the book. His “common thread” is now well established and caps off his 6th grade year.
At home, Kristel Jouhannaud finds Harry Potter, this time in the form of Legos. And he’s impatiently waiting for the Hogwarts Legacy video game… A true fan, he’ll take his students to King’s Cross to see the famous Platform 9 3/4 (Platform 9 3/4 in French) on the next school trip. , could not bring them to Warner Studios in North London. Magic, right?
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