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There. Everything was more settled now. Rosalyn hated docking points from students, but she had to bring some order back to this lesson. It had never been her intention to have the incidents of the school brought up due to the topic they were covering, but it had happened and needed to be dealt with. "Of course, Mr Blaze" Emotions were running high with the students these days and it was completely understandable. Now she addressed the class. "We can definitely discuss what has been happening in the castle... after this lesson is finished and without attacking others." That was something that she did NOT tolerate. "Civil discussions are always welcome." But for the moment they were needing to focus on what she was trying to teach them.
The first answer was Hogsmeade, and Rosalyn was not at all surprised about that. It was very famous and one that students visited quite frequently. "Very good, Miss Paton! Hogsmeade IS indeed almost as old as Hogwarts. It was founded by Hengist of Woodcroft." A wizard that most of them probably had never heard of. Rosalyn had grown more interesting in this community since moving there, though there were many other ones that were very interesting as well. Diagon Alley was another well known community, and was mentioned right after. "Wonderful, Miss Kramer. It certainly does count seeing as it's for wizarding folk exclusively - not to say that muggles have never gotten in there." Something rather unfortunate, though the problem had been dealt with and no damage was done.
"Excellent, Mr Carter. Godric's Hollow is a great example given the great event that happened here with Lord Voldemort failing to kill Harry Potter and in the process turning him into a Horcrux. I'll add that a number of well known wizarding families have resided there." Ottery St. Catchpole was another good mention. "Great, Miss McKinley. I'll also note that the Diggorys and Lovegoods resided there as well." Two other well-known wizarding families.
Quidditch was an interesting answer, and one that Rosalyn was not very surprised to see. She nodded to both Miss Cambridge and Miss Diggory with approval. "You definitely could see Quidditch leagues as communities in a certain way. Players can identify with each other and carry aspects of their cultural identity into their teams. And that is a good point about teams being named after the communities they were formed in - something that is also done with muggle sports teams." Which a number of them were probably aware of but she wanted to reiterate. With a smile, she then turned her attention to Mr Dooley. "Wonderful, Mr Dooley. That sounds like a wonderful place to live." He really did seem to be very fond of it which was a very nice thing to hear. "Yes, good for mentioning Tinworth, Miss Tyler." It was a community that she was sure many people didn't know about. "Indeed. Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour also moved to the outskirts of Tinworth after they got married." So there was another community where Weasleys had resided.
There had been some great answers coming in, and Rosalyn was very pleased with her students.
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Originally Posted by Blackboard Wizarding Communities
- Hogwarts (other wizarding schools as well)
- Hogsmeade
- Diagon Alley
- Godric's Hollow
- Quidditch Leagues
- Ottery St. Catchpole
- Tinworth "Wonderful job, everyone! We have quite a few examples now, and I will add a few more just to flesh things out further." Because otherwise they wouldn't have so much to work with when it came to the activity, and she wanted to give them a decent amount of variety. There was nothing fun in everyone doing the same thing. Quickly she added these community onto the list:
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Originally Posted by Blackboard - Appleby
- London
- Upper Flagley
- Ilkley
- Cork These were all communities within Great Britain and Ireland, so they might be more aware of them as opposed to some of the ones elsewhere around the world. Anyway, it was time for them to move on to the next task. "Now that we have a list, I would like for you to choose two communities from the list and work on comparing and contrasting them. For Quidditch you would be comparing leagues from different countries, and the same would go for wizarding schools. You can use your textbooks for this, and are welcome to work in partners if you choose to, but no more than two people working together as this is not a very hard assignment." She knew that they could easily handle this. "You can show your comparisons and contrasts in a chart, a list, a type of graphic, or an essay." The latter she doubted anyone would do as she was aware of their feelings towards essays, but some people did like to write and she would always give them the option to do that. "If you have any questions or need help, you can always ask me."
Oh, and another thing: "If you want to work with any communities not on the list, you are welcome to do so." She would never say no to that. OOC: Great job, everyone! Here is the activity. All that is required is comparing and contrasting two wizarding communities within an essay, graphic, chart, or list. You can work in partners if you wish to, and as usual there is no post requirement.
If you have any questions, you can ask me via Skype, VM, or PM, and if your character needs Rose make sure to specify it in the title. You have 72 hours to complete this assignment. |