In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the wizarding world is concerned for Harry Potter’s safety when Sirius Black, an escapee from the prison of Azkaban, is believed to be hunting him.
Harry also learns one of the most valuable spells of all: how to invoke the Patronus Charm that allows him to banish Dementors, and his own deepest fears.
Discussion points
Inside this resource pack you’ll find ten discussion points about the book – themed around understanding the text.
There are also five in-depth discussion points surrounding:
- Prison
- Fears
- Memories and loss
- Foreshadowing
- Magical objects
Prisoner of Azkaban project for schools
Use the ideas in this pack to write a diary entry based on a school of your own creation. This will help pupils to practise and improve their creative writing skills.
Children will need to describe where the school would be, what their daily schedule would entail, what their favourite subject would be, and so on.
More activity ideas
- Test your Harry Potter knowledge
- Write a Harry Potter haiku
- Character hot seat
- Produce a word search
Visit the Bloomsbury website for more Harry Potter discussion guides and reward certificates. Browse more ideas for teaching with Harry Potter.
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