Extend students' comprehension of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The students will go to this site and attempt to unscramble the words. They then click on the word to check spelling and the definition. The students then study the definitions for homework.
Students turn in the list of words and definitions.
The students take a vocabulary quiz. Build vocabulary and learn about cultural differences in language. The link to the dictionary does not link back to the passage. It may help to either bookmark the activity page or print out the dictionary. Have kids hand in translations.