Care of Magical Creatures Notice Board

[Liisa]

All Class Announcements and Homework shall be posted here

Please remember to check the board for the date of your next class and for any homework details and due dates.

All homework MUST be PM'd to me, Liisa and properly labeled with the assignment name. Also, please include the following information with your homework assignment:

Character Name:
User Name:
House:
User ID: *(if you access your profile and have a look at the URL, the number following your username is your member number)
Title of assignment: CoMC Homework #

Any assignment turned in after the due date will not be given credit.

Thank you
- Professor Iliana Lawson

[Liisa]

Care of Magical Creatures Lesson One

The first Care of Magical Creatures lesson will begin Friday, May 28th at 12:00 PM EST (5:00 PM GMT) in the CoMC classroom.

Hope to see you there!

~ Professor Lawson

[Liisa]

CoMC Lesson 1 Homework:

Behavioral enrichment for hand-reared baby creatures is vital. It will be your responsibility to provide opportunities for learning and development through social interaction, exercise, and exploration. With these goals in mind, please describe the steps you will take to succeed in this important and rewarding task. (2 paragraph min.)

**If you are opting out of the Journal assignment but would still like to complete this homework, you may choose a magical creature of your choice.

Due: June 11, 2010
(by midnight EST)

Worth: 10 points

OOC: Anyone still in need of a magical creature baby, you have until Friday, June 4th to PM me.

[Liisa]

Magical Creatures Nursery Assignment

For your journal assignment you will be required to post your character's interaction with your baby creature a minimum of 8 times throughout the term. You can RP feeding, cleaning, training, nursing or just plain speaking to and/or petting it. In order to receive full credit, you will need to turn in the following:

* Journal entries tracking the progress of your creature. (Min of 8)

* Links of your character RPing with your creature in the Nursery. (Min of 8)

Be sure to follow all homework guidelines. Include your Character Name, User Name, House, and User ID. Title your assignment CoMC Final – Journal

This assignment will be due July 20th

Good Luck and Have Fun!!
Professor Iliana A. Lawson

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I have been getting several questions regarding this assignment so I have decided to post a FAQ section here for your convenience. To help save time, please read them through before sending PMs. I will be updating this section periodically, as questions pop up. Thank you.

FAQs

Q. Are there people caring for the creatures when we're not there?
A. Professor Lawson is watching over your creatures at all times. She feeds them regularly and makes sure that they are being taken care of.

Q. There doesn't seem to be much info on my creature, do we just say 'baby creature food' or can we use specific foods, like chicken and rice?
A. This I am leaving up to you. Take this project in whatever direction you'd like. Just keep it realistic.

Q. Can I make up the description (coloring) of my creature?
A. Absolutely. Have fun with it. Once again, let's keep it realistic.

Q. Are our RP characters allowed to bring the creatures outside of the nursery? For example: If I wanted to show her off somewhere inside the castle.
A. No. The magical creatures are NOT allowed out of the Nursery. Also, I would prefer if your charrie's friends did not come to see your creature either. This assignment is supposed to be about one-on-one time with your baby in order to properly document its growth and progress in your journal.

Q. How much 'chatting' is allowed in the nursery?
A. I would be happy if the chatting could be kept very minimal. The focus here being on your creature once again. There are many other places available for your charries to chat so let's try hard to keep the Nursery a 'no chat zone'.


Abraxan:
Patroclus Hudson – Pieros
Fletcher – Cupcake
Gold Laksh – Ignacia
Brody Summers – Seth
Torin Kane – Biscuit
Katie Mae – Quasimodo

Augurey:
Brant DeVaice – Little Dude
Delilah Marshall – Jez

Clabbert:
Arya Lovegoods– Rafiki
Alicia Rae Quirregen – Amyntas
Alexander Hyeung – Amygdalí
Christopher James Aesalon – Eden

Crup:
Carter Phillips – Kali
Ella Ainsworth – Elvis
Eliana (Ellie) Stone – Amata
JD Stevenson – Trixie
Marie Salazar – Frankie

Imp:
Madeline Force – Smokey
Lysandra Malfoy – Zuko
Canoir Greengrass – Basil
Bonnie Campbell – Artemis

Jarvey:
Destiny Shepard – Captain Walker D. Plank
Jacob Blunt – Jared
Nancy Hudonson – Calypso
Nymphy Smith – Kurt

Knarl:
Alexandrie Malfoy-Lupin – Adorabelle
Keeley Smith – Passion
Jasmina Bennett – Chloé
Ivory Erised – Sonic
Rex Trigwell – Bob Knarly

Kneazle:
Pamphylia Lovegood – Hachi
Katherine Pots – Rusteloos
Selena Zabini-Riddle – Yume
Iris Beaumont – Hermes
Colette Alia Prince – Filo
Vashti Greenwell – Atlanta

Niffler:
Evelyn Rose Flores – Orion
Willow Thompson – Cassie
Treyen Lockhart – Phineas
Jake Upstead – Joey

Phoenix:
Trixie Malfoy – Topaz
Chris Potter – Soleil
Fallon McCarthy – Pyrros
Legend Chosen – Charmander

[Liisa]

Lesson 2 Homework: Quintapeds & Human Transfiguration

Part 1 Up to 5 points

Where are Quintapeds found? (1 point)

What is the Quintaped's Ministry of Magic rating? Why does it hold that rating? (2 points)

Name two differences between animagi transformations and other human-to-animal transfigurations. (2 points)


Part 2 – Up to 15 points.

Choose option A, B OR C. Minimum is two paragraphs.

Option A – Do you believe the myth behind the Quintapeds? Why or why not? Consider what we discussed in class about whether it was possible. We want to hear your opinion and your reasons why.

Option B – If you were transfigured, tell us about it. What was it like? Why did you choose to be? Did anything surprise you? If you were not transfigured, tell us about your reasons and your observations. We want to hear your opinions about human transfiguration.

Option C – Several students mentioned that, in many cases, you are your only limit. Imagine that you’ve created a new creature that didn’t exist before, like in the Quintaped myth. Describe its physical characteristics, its behavior, where it lives, etc. And then tell us a story about how that creature came to be.


Due: June 29, 2010
(by midnight EST)

Worth: 20 points

Submit all homework assignments to BOTH Professor Lawson (Liisa) and Professor Kingsley (AmbiguouslyMe)