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 * Student Activity Page

__**Monday**__ This week in class, you will be creating a new character that you would like to see in The Harry Potter Series! You will brainstorm some ideas by yourself, create biography using an online concept map, write a short story describing your character and introducing us to him or her, and lastly, you will present your character to the class, and read your story out loud! I am so excited to do this project!

Before we begin, take a look at my example found here.

Ok, now that you've seen an example, let's begin!

1. I want you to take a few minutes to brainstorm some ideas. Think about the kind of character you want to create. Ask yourself the following questions: Don't forget to be creative! Your character doesn't have to be a student or a teacher at Hogwarts- maybe you want to create a famous Quidditch player. Or a parent of a student at Hogwarts. Or, you could create a friend of Dudley's who isn't a wizard at all! It's all up to you!
 * Is my character a boy or a girl?
 * How old is my character?
 * What does my character look like?
 * Where does my character live?
 * Does my character go to school at Hogwarts? Is my character a teacher at Hogwarts?
 * What is my character's family like?
 * What are my character's hobbies?
 * How would my character fit into the Harry Potter books?

2. Now that you have a good idea of who your character is, jot few things down about his or her physical description. If you're feeling artistic, you can draw a picture of your character too.

__**Tuesday**__ Today, we will go to the computer lab and use the internet to create a concept map biography of your character.

1. When you get to the computer lab, click [|this link.] Once you navigate to Mindmeister, you will need to log in by clicking the log in button at the top right corner. Use your login and password that I assigned you last week.

2.After you sign in, you'll click "New Mind Map"

3. Select "Brainstorming' from the options that pop up.

4. In the center red node, type the name of your character

5. Type details for your character in the other nodes. If you'd like to add a node, click on the root you want to add it to and click "tab" on the keyboard. Please make sure that you include AT LEAST five details about your character. The more details you include on your concept map, the better! You do not have to include all these details in your story, but it's nice, as an author, to have a complete back-story on your character.

6. When you're finished adding all the details you want, click the arrow at the bottom, and then select "Publish"

__**Wednesday and Thursday**__ We will be in the computer lab again today and Thursday. During these two days, you need to bring your character to life! Using Microsoft Word, you will write a one page story introducing us to your character. Tell us where your character lives, who your characters family is, what your character looks like, and what he or she likes to do. When you read the story, you should be able to tell if your character is good or bad, nice or mean, smart, funny, shy...all kinds of things! If you need help, check out your concept map biography, or read my story. You will have two days to write this story, so take your time, be creative, but get working! When you're done, you can have another classmate proofread your story, and you can do the same!

__**Friday and maybe Monday**__ We will present our characters and their stories. Sit back and enjoy what your classmates have created!

Things to Remember!!! Use lots of details in your story- your words are painting a picture! Include at least 5 details in your concept map Work hard to make your story entertaining and enjoyable Make sure we know who your character is- their personality, their family, their likes and dislike, what they look like Use good spelling and good grammar