Harry Potter homework??

[typoqueen]

DD's year 7 english teacher has set 4 weeks worth of homework, make a Harry Potter quiz, a game, lesson and a 2 page alternative ending to one of the books, problem is she has never read any of the books or watched a film (Harry Potter has been something she has never shown interest in reading or watching), should i explain this to the teacher and ask for alternative homework?

[typoqueen]

professorMoody i have just had a reply from the teacher and the homework set was for the YEAR 8 English class no DD's Year 7 class so actually i was right in being ridiculous in contacting the Teacher Hahahaha :)

[ProfessorMoody]

How incredibly mature you are.

[HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone]

the homework set was for the YEAR 8 English class no DD's Year 7 class so actually i was right in being ridiculous in contacting the Teacher

Well that reply was pretty immature. We naturally obviously all assumed it was your daughters homework as that's the information you gave us. Plus surely your daughter knew what work had been set for her homework as it would have been discussed in class?

[typoqueen]

Why thank you.

[BluthsFrozenBananas]

Wikipedia (and probably many many other sites) has synopses of all the books. I wouldn’t encourage using synopses instead of reading a book if a pupil was meant to be studying that book. However If the teacher is going to assume all children have read the books and given a limited time to complete the homework I’d use online short cuts.

[JeanPagett]

I've been very much on your side, as it were, in this thread OP, but that wasn't a very nice way to treat people you've asked for advice.

[combatbarbie]

If it's been printed presumably ita on a school portal so not necessarily discussed.

But OP you know it's coming next year so I'd buy her the books... never know she may enjoy them.

[Doobydoobeedoo]

Couldn't your DD have spoken to the teacher about the work?

At secondary school it would be more usual for the child/student to ask about these things - either in person or by email.

[Madcats]

Luckily for you/DC there are summaries online:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone.


I am sure the teacher won't mind if DC has just a passing knowledge of the story. It will be a test of her creative writing/spelling/grammar

If she is really worried about what she has written she could pop a footnote at the bottom of her alternative ending to let the teacher know that she has only just started reading the book.

[typoqueen]

Homework is sent through via SMHW so the class are not necessarily informed before hand, anyway all sorted those that were helpful i thank you.

[PhilODox]

I love the fact that it's Professor Moody that is answering all the posts!!
Brilliant

[ProfessorMoody]

[PhilODox]

I don't think the OP knows who you are...

[Mijkl]

That's a lot of homework to set in one go, and a lot of homework to set on one book/ series. I don't think it's good practice to set a homework that assumes children have read a specific novel - plenty of kids don't have books at home, don't have a reading culture at home (not saying this is true of yours, just that it will be true of many kids), are never brought near a library. And plenty of other kids may be keen readers, but just not into fantasy! Many schools won't even set homework that relies on using a computer because it puts the children who have no computer/ internet at home at a huge disadvantage. OTOH you can't really ask the teacher to set separate homework (although it would achieve the same educational goals to do the same work, practicing the same skills, on a different book). Has she allowed any homework time for reading the book, and did she think to ask who had and hadn't read it? Generally it sounds like the teacher just hasn't thought the homework task through very well.

[ProfessorMoody]

They clearly haven't heard of constant vigilance!

[Fiffyshadesofgreymatter]

@ProfessorMoody

Hahahahahaha. That cheered me up!

[GetOnYerBike]

It did make me giggle that the OP replied specifically to Professor Moody

So the OP and her daughter actually live in a world where they don't know much about Harry Potter. How bizarre. Clearly muggles.

[PickwickThePlockingDodo]

If you had already contacted the teacher, what was this thread for?

[Fridaydreamer]

Know it’s sorted now but I don’t think you should be contacting teachers over a homework issue in year 7. That’s for your child to deal with. They can speak to the teachers themselves and clear up the confusion. School is also about learning how to overcome issues like miscommunication and you’re doing them no favours if you don’t let them fight their own minor battles.