Harry Potter Literature Guide: Goblet of Fire (Paperback)

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Malfoy uses an offensive term, Mudblood, to address Hermione. How do you feel about people who do this? Why do you think they act this way? What would you say to Malfoy?

In Moody's class, students learn about illegal wizard curses which are abuses of power. Beyond the book, what are some abuses of power that you know of?

Is Hermione right to try to liberate the house-elves when they don't really want to be liberated and are happy as things stand?

In this literature guide for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, students are challenged to think more deeply about the enormously popular book by J.K. Rowling. The lightweight 24-page booklet is divided into chapter groupings, with summaries, discussion questions, and activities, including lessons in comprehension and recall, vocabulary, and themes. Cross-curricular activities in social studies, writing, math, science, and more provide opportunities for more comprehensive exploration of the concepts and themes of the book. Reproducible handouts and a colorful teaching poster are included in this engaging guide to a literary phenomenon. (Ages 8 to 11) --Emilie Coulter

Product Description

The most complete and practical guide available today on the most popular and award winning title. Introduce students to award-winning and favorite books with these informative and engaging teaching guides.

Product Details

• Paperback: 16 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439231949
• ISBN-13: 978-0439231947
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #423,723 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic companion to the Harry Potter book, March 14, 2001

By	R. Rice (TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have actually read, well used, this book and others in this series. Since I am not a school teacher, my perspective is as a parent of a bright 7 year old who absolutely adores the Harry Potter books.

This series of guides is meant to serve as a resource for classroom teachers. The Harry Potter books are the basis for activties in a wide range of subject areas. Even though these are deisgned as teacher resource guides, they are wonderful for family use as well.

I bought this book on a whim during a midday stop on a long car trip. It looked like a way to keep my daughter occupied for hours, and I was right. The book is full of insightful questions about Goblet of Fire, its themes and the larger issues outside the book.

We treated it almost as a trivia game, for example we whiled away the better part of 200 miles by discusssing all the different kinds of wizard snacks we could remember from the various books, what kinds of souveneirs we might sell at the Quidditch World Cup, and more substantial questions about their behavior and attitudes of the characters. My 7 year old surprised me with the depth of her understanding of the behaviour and motivation of Malfoy. My wife and I had almost as much fun as the 7 year old.

There is much meat here. So much so, that one of these guides often goes with us on long car trips. We have bought extra copies to give as presents. I highly recommend this series to parents who want to wring even more educational value out of the Harry Potter books.

Even though I am not a teacher, I can see how these would be useful in the classroom. The suggested activities seem appropriate for a wide range of ages and subject areas. All in all, I highly recommend them. Just keep in mind, these guides are not meant for reading -- to get real value from them you will want to use them as the basis for your own games and discussions with your kids.

These guides will work best if used during or relatively shortly after reading the book. Kids who remember detail well will get the most out of the activities. For kids who don't retain detail well, it would probably be better to use these guides while reading the Harry Potter books.

I highly recommend this series of guide books to parents. Teachers shoild find real value here too.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Learning from Harry Potter, March 21, 2001

By	Michael J. Nam "mjhappypup" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

I actually know of a class teaching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in college. Does that make Potter books literature? I can't rightly say, but I will say that the Harry Potter books have dramatically re-introduced literacy into the lives of children AND adults. Furthermore, the series surreptitiously pushes the boundaries of what Americans have considered a long time as being "children's literature." Rowling, not constrained by the coddling nature of our own country's hypocritical and overprotective stance towards children, creates a rich world of evolving characters with deep emotions and clever bits of humor. If Rowling's books can get children, en masse, to read and read well, I say her books practically deserve their own branch of study. How many things have caught the interests of children in recent years without stooping to vapid juvenilia? Our children can handle Harry Potter. We just have to show them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Teachers, September 23, 2000

By	"squirt04" (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews

If you are a teacher or someone who works with students, this is a great resource for the classroom. The Literature Guide helps add to the enjoyment of the Harry Potter books with activities that go along with the story.