上學(xué)期，H5的同學(xué)（注：我們實行分級走班制，H5的學(xué)生由六七年級英語較好的學(xué)生組成）在KK老師的帶領(lǐng)下，穿越了Harry Potter第一部電影，能夠繪聲繪色朗讀整部電影臺詞，并在電影的帶動下，閱讀了它的原著。對于很多同學(xué)來說，這是他們第一本整本書英文原著；一些同學(xué)雖然讀過一些繪本和初階童書（比如Roald Dahl的書），但難度和厚度都不及Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone——因此，讀完之后，大家都成就感滿滿。
于是，H5決定在本學(xué)期開啟閱讀大挑戰(zhàn)：讀完整套Harry Potter英文原著！
為什么要讀它？
首先，是因為我們都很喜歡呀！
其次，Harry Potter在全世界都非常受歡迎，被譯成60多種語言，全球銷量三億多冊，成為有史以來最暢銷的文學(xué)作品。這樣的好作品，也帶來了許多相關(guān)電影、游戲以及周邊產(chǎn)品。我們?nèi)ツ甑接螌W(xué)時，同行的有一個諾丁漢的博士生，他自我介紹的時候，說他和自己的妻子是在Harry?Potter社團(tuán)認(rèn)識的呢！那么，當(dāng)我們走出中國或平時跟外國人交流的時候，Harry Potter也很容易成為共同語言。
再次，從語言難度上，Harry?Potter系列是公認(rèn)的教科書式的分級閱讀呢，每一部比前一部多一千多的生詞量，我們上學(xué)期看了第1部覺得剛剛好，這學(xué)期就接著后面幾部正好拾級而上，既有量又有梯級。這樣的挑戰(zhàn)也是我們所愿——不奮斗不挑戰(zhàn)怎么叫“青春”呢！
在大語文學(xué)習(xí)中，我們已經(jīng)深深體會過大閱讀帶給我們的變化。那么，英語，也來一場挑戰(zhàn)吧！在挑戰(zhàn)中，享受原汁原味的故事和文化，又不知不覺提升英語水平，何樂而不為呢？有好幾位同學(xué)已經(jīng)挑戰(zhàn)成功，并真正愛上英文閱讀，自己讀起別的原著來了。
在閱讀過程中，同學(xué)們對自己閱讀的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行復(fù)述，或者進(jìn)行評論——老師對如何寫、寫多少并沒有做要求。因為誰都知道，學(xué)生的時間是有限的，在這個階段我們把重點放在閱讀上，等輸入量達(dá)到一定程度時再調(diào)整重點。但學(xué)生的能力和成長讓老師十分驚喜：他們在閱讀記錄本上自發(fā)寫下的書評已經(jīng)有模有樣了！
下面就請欣賞兩篇學(xué)生的書評吧：
We must not make decisions so lightly
——review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
?By Luvyn
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a story of Harry and his godfather Sirius Black. Sirius is a prisoner of Azkaban, he’s a murderer, but without knowing why, he escape from Azkaban, you know, no one escape before. And, everyone’s frighten, because they all believe that Sirius works for Voldemore, and worse, Hogwarze are full of Dementors. ?
But Sirius is more powerful, he can change into a dog, and he slip in Hogwarze. Because Harry has a magic map, he finds out Sirius is in school. Harry knows Sirius is his godfather, but he heard Sirius betrayed his parents, because of Sirius, Harry’s parents died. So he wants a revenge, he finds Sirius. But to his surprise, the Dark Arts teacher Lupin，his?favorite and trusted teacher,??is on the same side of Sirius, Harry’s totally dizzy.?
At last, he finds out it’s actually a very big misunderstanding, Sirius has never betrayed Harry’s parents, the one that betrayed is Peter, but every one think Peter’s dead, because all we can find is one of his fingers. We thought all he left is a finger, but in fact, he only lost a finger. Sirius is guiltless.?
In short, this story is a big misunderstanding, of course everything clear at the end. I think, if everyone find more clues, and didn’t make decisions so lightly, these thing won’t happen. But sometimes we didn’t know to we find all the evidences, so just thinking twice, not make decisions so lightly.? ??
Defend and protect
——review of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
By Lisa
This is the third year at Hogwarts for Harry. The back of two years for Harry is full of dangerous. But this time, a greater threat is coming for him.
A prisoner in Azkaban has escaped. The prisoner’s name was Sirius Black. ?Sirius was friend with James Potter, but the ?said that he betray them, and let Voldemore kill James and Lili. On this time, everyone think Sirius is coming for Harry. This year, Harry had a new dark art defend teacher, his name was Lupin. Every student think that this teacher is the best teacher ever.
Because the Ministry needs to defend Sirius Black, so they put some Dementors around to capture him. But Dementors are very dangerous things. When they nears you, the air will get cold. It feel like all the happiness inside you has gone. In the end, the Dementors will “kiss” you. They will suck out your sole. So you will become a nearly dead man. Harry has been attack by Dementors once, and it was professor Lupin who save him. So Harry went to learn Patronus Charm from Lupin. This charm can stop the Dementors.
Black went closer and closer, sometimes Harry will get awake just because of a bad dream. When Harry and his friends finally meet with Sirius, they think they are gonna get killed. But instead of killing them, Sirius and Lupin told Harry something he didn’t know. It’s the true reason about James and Lili’s death. The betrayer were nor Sirius, it was Peter. When the moment that they were telling stories, Snape came by. He know almost everything but he still want to kill Sirius Black. Harry knock him down. When they are leaving, they drag Snape and Peter along with them.
But trouble went on. Lupin was a werewolf, and today is the full moon. Lupin got mad. Sirius were protecting Harry. But Peter escaped. Then on the fight, Sirius got badly hurt. Lupin ran away, Left Sirius and Harry behind all the Dementors. Harry used the patron charm , it didn’t work. At the moment, Harry saw a full patronus coming towards them. Harry waked up at the hospital. The ministry still want to kill Sirius, also Harry find out who calls the full patronus, it’s himself.
This story is about protection. I think every one wants to protect their friends. But some one didn’t understand them. Those people just listen to the rumors and they twist the true. Just like the matter of Sirius. He didn’t do anything wrong, but he still needs to go to Azkaban. The people won’t listen to truth is because they fear of doing the wrong thing. So they just keep lying to themselves instead of put everything back on track. Sometime, they just kill innocent people to hide their mistaken. This reminds me of Le Comte de Monte-Christo.
But in this situation, I think Sirius is very kind. If I were him, when I finally get out of prison, I probably will “hate the world” and I will take my revenges on them. The first time when I watch the movie I think Sirius will do the same thing. But he didn’t. He didn’t hate the world, he didn’t kill anyone. He went out of the prison for protecting the one he loved.
這兩篇書評是學(xué)生三月份寫的了——老師一直沒空整理出來。整理出來后，KK老師只修改了幾處語法錯誤（第三人稱單數(shù)之類的），基本是學(xué)生寫作原貌。雖然還有個別地方表達(dá)有點中式，但隨著視聽課和原著閱讀繼續(xù)推進(jìn)，相信孩子們會越來越棒！
