Create your wizard school final version copie

Imagine your own School of witchcraft

Play with words

Step n° 1:

Diagon Alley

Gryffindor

Slytherin

Hogwarts

Match the invented word with an element or elements that it contains.

griffin: a mythological creature that is half-lion, half-eagle

wart: a circular mark on the face or hand. Witches often have warts on their faces in pictures.

hog: a pig (a “warthog” is a wild pig).

d’or: “of gold” in French

diagonal: a geometric term

slither: the movement of a snake or serpent

Got it?

Diagon alley =>

Hogwarts =>

Slytherin =>

Gryffindor =>

Ready to play?

Teamwork

Invent your school

Step n° 2:

Practice "playing with words"

1. Invent a name for your school based on two words

2. Decide in group when and where it was founded

Futuristic underwater building

Tower

Temple

Castle

3. Choose a type of building

beast

plant

magic spell

4. Decide how it is protected

5. Explain how the students are sorted in the houses

6. Explain how it looks like to a muggle

7. Invent its Latin motto

These are just examples...

8. Imagine the name of its founders

Individual work

Invent your House

Step n° 3:

1. Choose your emblematic animal :

This is Eaglox (half-eagle, half-fox, isn't he cute? :-)

Or invent a hybrid with two animals...

Practice "playing with words"

Invent a name by associating the names of two of your teachers

Let's have fun:

2. Imagine the name of the head of your house

Practice "playing with words"

3. Imagine a ghost for your house and give him a name

4. Choose the moral traits of the students in your house

Teamwork

Make a poster to present your school

Step n° 4:

Put the emblematic animals of each house

Write your house's motto

1. Draw your school coat of arms

d) The coats of arms of its houses

c) The description of the school

b) A map with the location of your school

a) The name and the coat of arms of the school

Your poster must include:

2. Prepare your poster :

Here is an example :

It is located in a large castle somewhere in the Highlands of Scotland. The precise location cannot be discovered and the castle is protected by magic spells. To Muggles, the school looks like an old, abandoned castle.

The school’s Latin motto is Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus, which means “Never tickle a sleeping dragon.” Hogwarts is divided into four houses and the Sorting Hat decides in which house pupils must go.

HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was founded around 990 A.D. by two wizards and two witches: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin.

Describe your house to your classmates

Present your school to your classmates

Final Step:

GO!

Steady...

Ready?