Assessment

Dear Ladies

I enjoyed viewing this site. Thank you for the effort. However this being a language and literacy module you had to use the english language correctly. That is your spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, etc.
The marks you obtained for this blog is 32/45 = 71%. Keep the book club spirit alive, continue to read and above all continue to tell your stories.

Regards

Ms Petker

Assessment

HARRY POTTER- CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY

The Dursley’s are a well-to-do, status-conscious family living in England. Eager to keep up proper appearances, they are embarrassed by Mrs Dursley’s eccentric sister, Mrs Potter, whom for years Mrs Dursley has pretended not to know. On his way to work one ordinary morning, Mr Dursley notices a cat reading a map. He is unsettled, but tells himself that he has only imagined it. Then, as Mr Dursley is waiting in traffic, he notices people dressed in brightly coloured cloaks. Walking past a bakery later that day, he overhears people talking in an excited manner about his sister-in-law’s family, the Potters, and the Potters’ one-year-old son, Harry. Disturbed but still not sure anything is wrong, Mr Dursley decides not to say anything to his wife. On the way home, he bumps into a strangely dressed man who gleefully exclaims that someone named “You-Know-Who” has finally gone and that even a “Muggle” like Mr Dursley should rejoice. Meanwhile, the news is full of unusual reports of shooting stars and owls flying during the day.

That night, as the Dursleys are falling asleep, Albus Dumbledore, a wizard and the head of the Hogwarts wizardry academy, appears on their street. He shuts off all the streetlights and approaches a cat that is soon revealed to be a woman named Professor McGonagall (who also teaches at Hogwarts) in disguise. They discuss the disappearance of You-Know-Who, otherwise known as Voldemort. Dumbledore tells McGonagall that Voldemort killed the Potter parents the previous night and tried to kill their son, Harry, as well, but was unable to. Dumbledore adds that Voldemort’s power apparently began to wane after his failed attempt to kill Harry and that he retreated. Dumbledore adds that the baby Harry can be left on the Dursleys’ doorstep. McGonagall protests that Harry cannot be brought up by the Dursleys. But Dumbledore insists that there is no one else to take care of the child. He says that when Harry is old enough, he will be told of his fate. A giant named Hagrid, who is carrying a bundle of blankets with the baby Harry inside, then falls out of the sky on a motorcycle. Dumbledore takes Harry and places him on the Dursley’s doorstep with an explanatory letter he has written to the Dursleys, and the three part ways.

Story telling Presentation

ZETHU MAYILA:

When Gcina Mhlope visited the University of Johannesburg, she said insight things that are food for thought to future teachers, especially the Foundation Phase. We should remember that in this phase we will focus on interactions and one of those interactions with learners involve story telling.

Here is a video clip of what she had to say about story telling.

Many people may ask why do we need to tell stories? Well, Ms Mhlope had a thing or two to say about it. However, do not take it from me, here it for your self.

Why do we tell stories? Gcina Mhlope explains all this in the following video clip.

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SERVICE LEARNING AND BOOK CLUB The name of the book *My sisters' wedding* it is all about sisters wedding, who got married. She cried because her dress was tore, her mother sawed it. They went to the church and wedding carried on. I think this book was appropriate for children because it shows the importance of our mothers in our lives.
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Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone Themes Palesa

The importance of Family

Family is a very important theme throughout Harry's life more especially when he is at Hogwarts and its time for the studenta to visit home. Harry misses the family he never knew – his parents – and hates the one he's stuck with – the Dursleys. Blood ties only go so far, and relationships don't necessarily mean that love is felt. Far from it, in fact. The Dursleys feed, clothe, and provide shelter for Harry, but they don't really love him, and they certainly don't treat him as though he belongs to the family. Instead, it's the people Harry meets at Hogwarts, both students and the staff who care, love and nurture him, and who slowly become his new chosen family.

The importance of Friendship

Making friends is one of the best things about going to Hogwarts. Without friends, life can be pretty sad. Having someone to side with you, to share with you, and to study with you – someone who has your back and will always be there when ever you need them and when ever they need you. Yet for Harry Potter and some of the other characters who've been set apart by their magical abilities, making real friends is only possible at wizarding school. Wizard friends are lifesavers, literally: who else can you collaborate with to defeat three-headed dogs or evil overlords? By making friends, the characters get to work together, learn from each other, and accomplish more than they ever would have on their own.

Loyalty

Loyalty is an important factor at Hogwarts, but not everyone at Hogwarts is good at it. In this book nearly everyone's loyal excpet Snape who conspires with Voldemort to steal the Philosophers stone and give it to him. Friends stand up for the ideas they believe in and each other. However, sometimes people – or creatures – have to behave in what seems like a disloyal manner for the greater good.

Harry Potter's main characters Palesa

Harry Potter's main characters

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Harry Potter  is an orphan who lost his parents at a very tender age. He is black-haired,  wears spectacles and did not know he was a wizard. In the book everything starts to happen just before and in the year following Harry's eleventh birthday. Voldemort's attack left a lightning bolt-shaped scar on Harry's forehead, which produces stabbing pains when Voldemort or a close person of the dark wizard feels any strong emotion. Harry has a natural talent for quidditch and the ability to persuade friends by passionate speeches.

Ron Weasley is Harry's age and is  Harry's best friend, always there when he needs him. Ron lacks confidence in his prospects of matching his three older brothers' achievements or the popularity of Fred and George, but his skill and bravery in a magical chess game where lives are at stake help Harry past one of the obstacles on the path to get to the Philosopher's Stone.

Hermione is  born from an all-Muggle family, is a bossy girl who has apparently memorised most of the textbooks before the start of term. she is also one of Harry's freinds together with Ron.Hermione is a very logical, upright and good character with a lot of insecurity and a great fear of failure. Despite her nagging efforts to keep Harry and Ron out of trouble, she becomes a close friend of the two boys after they save her from a troll, and her magical and analytical skills play a vital part in finding the Philosopher's Stone.

Professor Dumbledore is a tall, thin man who wears half-moon spectacles and has silver hair and a beard that tucks into his belt, is the headmaster of Hogwarts and thought to be the only wizard Voldemort fears. Dumbledore while renowned for his achievements in magic, finds it difficult to resist sweets and has a good sense of humour. Although he shrugs off praise, he is aware of his own brilliance.

Draco Malfoy is a slim, pale boy who speaks in a bored slow utturances. He is arrogant about his skill in quidditch and despises anyone who is not a pure blood wizard – and wizards who do not share his views. His parents had supported Voldemort, but changed sides after the dark wizard's disappearance. Malfoy avoids direct confrontations, and tries to get Harry and his friends into trouble.



Professor Mc Gonagall is  a tall, severe-looking woman with black hair tied-up in her hat.She  teaches transfiguration and sometimes transforms herself into a cat. She is in charge of Gryffindor House and unlike Professor Snape, shows no favouritism towards pupils in her House, but seizes any opportunity to help Gryffindor by fair means.Under that strict and serious face and exterio is a bit of an old softy.



Hagrid is a half-giant nearly 12 feet tall with tangled black hair and beard, was expelled from Hogwarts and his wand was broken, but Professor Dumbledore let him stay on as the school's (gamekeeper), a job which enables him to lavish affection and pet names on even the most dangerous of magical creatures like a baby dinasour he had. Hagrid is fiercely loyal to Dumbledore and quickly becomes a close friend of Harry, Ron and later Hermione, but his carelessness makes him unreliable.

 Voldemort is the wizzard that killed both Harry's parents and tried to kill Harry as well but did not succeed. He only left Harry with a scar that looks like a bolt of lightning.Later on in the book Harry and Voldemort meet again in the forest where he almost attacks Harry but his evil mission fails again. Towards the end of the book Voldermort seeks the Philosophers stone and realises that Harry has it. He once again tries to kill Harry for the stone but when he touches Harry had got burned by the love Harry had for his parents which is something Voldermort did not have and like.

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My experiences in the bookclub

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My personal experiences in the book club were great. I say this because in my book club I was working with people I have never worked with before in any group work. I discovered that we all wanted the same thing which was to start a blog and interact with each other via the blog. We all encountered the same problem when we started the blog, we did not know how to create a blog, how to post and comment, but together we explored and taught each other about the blog and we never gave up. We were each others support systems.

Palesa Service Leaning at Maponya mall

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At Maponya mall I read book called A spook in my cupboard. The book is about a boy who discovers that there is a spook in his cupboard; the spook steals his books, shoes, toys and other things from the boy’s bedroom. This continues until one day the boy has had enough of the spook and decides to confront the spook. The spook then comes out of the cupboard and tries to scare the boy but the boy is not scared of the spook and they eventually talk about the spook stealing the boys things and they become friends and the spook stops stealing from the boy I really think the book was fun to read and I also think the children loved the book. I say this because as I was reading the book I paused to ask them questions and they were so eager to answer, they even wanted the opportunity to predict or tell others what they thought was going to happen next in the story. After the story the children had so much to tell me, they were telling about a spook they once saw at home, at the shops and other places. Others told me they have once spoken to a spook somewhere and they just could not stop talking, they were also asking me questions about the spook, if I had seen one before and it was such a wonderful feeling to me. I could see that the children were happy.