Post by liz on Jun 2, 2012 0:26:06 GMT -5
Professor James was already seated in his lavish desk at the head of the classroom before students even began coming in through the door. He had the blunt end of a ballpoint pen up to his mouth, tapping an unknown beat against his bottom lip. His black oxfords were propped up on his desk, legs crossed at the ankles. He was reading over today's lesson plan, having a few different pieces of parchment strewed about his lap. Today marked the beginning of his career at Hogwarts. His things were all here and unpacked, along with his cat who seemed to be settling in nicely.
Slowly the students began to trickle in. He could sense the apprehensiveness of the students as they realized Professor Binns was no longer teaching the course. James was, in fact, the polar opposite of the old professor. For starters, he was alive, and only 27. After another minute or two, he shuffled the papers in his lap, gathered them, and placed them back in their correct folder. He began to stand up, swinging his feet back onto the floor. The last student seemed to have just arrived in her desk, plopping down in her desk which protested with a squeak of the old wood.
"Hello class, my name is Professor James Windsor, and I am the new History of Magic teacher." He noted that most of the students seemed to be paying attention, and hopefully they would remain that way. A few of the older female students looked eager to learn today's lesson, and seemed to be appreciative of the fresh change in scenery at the front of the classroom.
He fetched the short stack of grayish parchment that was stacked neatly at the edge of his desk. "This is the syllabus, and pretty much outlines the entire school year's worth of lessons. That also means there are no excuses for not knowing the curriculum, or when there are tests. As you can see, after every four lessons, there will be a quiz." The first groans were at least short, and seemed to be coming from the back of the classroom. He began passing out the syllabi, handing the first student in every row enough to pass back to the students in their row.
"Don't worry though," he began, watching some of their youthful faces relax at that statement, "all quizzes are open book, and open notes. Which reminds me, go on ahead and grab your white notebook." This notebook would be the baseline for the class, and ensured his students would all pass, if they had any motivation at all.
He passed the last few papers to the very end row, and walked over to the black board, his wand already in his right hand. With a few swishes, words began to appear gradually, the classwork for today. "Don't mind that just yet, but go on ahead and take out your books, flip open to chapter one. We will began talking about the theory of how magic began." James walked over to his desk, retrieving his teacher's edition book from the very right hand corner.
"Would anyone like to tell me how they think magic came into existence?" he asked, pausing to look around the room. A young Ravenclaw raised her hand, and he immediately called upon her. 'I think that magic was already here, it wasn't created, but the first witches and wizards learned how to harness the earth's natural power.' Her theory was very justifiable, but one part was missing, how did they draw their power from the earth. "Thank you miss, that was a very brilliant and well justified answer." he praised. "This is exactly the kind of questions that will be on the tests. Not all of the questions are based on the reading, but some can be answered by your own opinion. And of course, these will not be counted against you, because there couldn't possibly be a right answer to opinion questions."
Today's Work:
The Book:
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Slowly the students began to trickle in. He could sense the apprehensiveness of the students as they realized Professor Binns was no longer teaching the course. James was, in fact, the polar opposite of the old professor. For starters, he was alive, and only 27. After another minute or two, he shuffled the papers in his lap, gathered them, and placed them back in their correct folder. He began to stand up, swinging his feet back onto the floor. The last student seemed to have just arrived in her desk, plopping down in her desk which protested with a squeak of the old wood.
"Hello class, my name is Professor James Windsor, and I am the new History of Magic teacher." He noted that most of the students seemed to be paying attention, and hopefully they would remain that way. A few of the older female students looked eager to learn today's lesson, and seemed to be appreciative of the fresh change in scenery at the front of the classroom.
He fetched the short stack of grayish parchment that was stacked neatly at the edge of his desk. "This is the syllabus, and pretty much outlines the entire school year's worth of lessons. That also means there are no excuses for not knowing the curriculum, or when there are tests. As you can see, after every four lessons, there will be a quiz." The first groans were at least short, and seemed to be coming from the back of the classroom. He began passing out the syllabi, handing the first student in every row enough to pass back to the students in their row.
"Don't worry though," he began, watching some of their youthful faces relax at that statement, "all quizzes are open book, and open notes. Which reminds me, go on ahead and grab your white notebook." This notebook would be the baseline for the class, and ensured his students would all pass, if they had any motivation at all.
He passed the last few papers to the very end row, and walked over to the black board, his wand already in his right hand. With a few swishes, words began to appear gradually, the classwork for today. "Don't mind that just yet, but go on ahead and take out your books, flip open to chapter one. We will began talking about the theory of how magic began." James walked over to his desk, retrieving his teacher's edition book from the very right hand corner.
"Would anyone like to tell me how they think magic came into existence?" he asked, pausing to look around the room. A young Ravenclaw raised her hand, and he immediately called upon her. 'I think that magic was already here, it wasn't created, but the first witches and wizards learned how to harness the earth's natural power.' Her theory was very justifiable, but one part was missing, how did they draw their power from the earth. "Thank you miss, that was a very brilliant and well justified answer." he praised. "This is exactly the kind of questions that will be on the tests. Not all of the questions are based on the reading, but some can be answered by your own opinion. And of course, these will not be counted against you, because there couldn't possibly be a right answer to opinion questions."
Today's Work:
- Brief 50 word summary of the first chapter.
- List all of the mentioned witches and wizards from the text, and describe what they did. There should be five main ones, and three minor ones.
- Which one do you think paved the way for magical integration the most, and why?
- How did the earliest witches and wizards get their power?
- Who is the first recorded wizard?
The Book:
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