Hogwarts Astronomy

Dept. Chair: Professor Jezabella Travers


3rd & 4th yrs- The Zodiac
Taught by: Prof. Jezabella Winters

This will be a course based on the 12 constellations of the zodiac as well as ruling planets. Students get to know more about their own personal zodiac sign.

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Will be posted in the class area!
    Lesson 1- Introduction and group assignment. Overview of signs by dates.

    Lesson 2- Knowing your sign. Learning how to find out what your zodiac sign is, when it appears in the sky and some qualities of the sign plus the history.

    Lesson 3- Ruling Planets- the study of the planets and what signs they rule. Properties they lend to the personality as well.

    Lesson 4- Detriment, Dignity, Elements, Qualities and Genders of each sign.

    Extra Credit- Find a friend who has a different sign and interview them. Then make a list of the following. Birth date, sign, ruling planet, Detriment, Element, Quality, and Gender. Describe how these all factor into their personality and link the RP where you’ve done the RP interview.

EXPECTATIONS

  • Awarding Points. There should be points awarded for class participation (i.e. giving answers, even if they are wrong. As long as the student tries they should be rewarded for participating.) Those who receive an O on an assignment should get +5 points and the first person to turn in an assignment and pass it shall get +5 points.
  • Docking Points. Acting up from students should have house points docked. Smart-alec remarks also deserve points docked.
  • Grading. We use the standard grading system. Each assignment must be graded according to that.

    O- Outstanding
    E- Exceeds Expectations
    A- Acceptable
    P- Poor
    D- Dreadful
    T    -Troll

  • Quills. No one is to be awarded a quill if they receive a final course grade of P or below. Only O, E, and A receive quills. Any student receiving a final grade of O for the course should be awarded 100 house points!
  • Extra Credit. This an optional lesson. Anyone who completes the extra credit assignment and passes it will receive their final grade upped by one full letter.
  • Blackboard. It is expected from each professor to set up a blackboard in their area for class announcements. Make everyone aware of class rules, expectations, grading and any other important information here.
  • Homework/Participation The review/homework assignment can be either an exercise, Q&A or multi choice. I'll leave that to discretion of the professor. This should be what you derive the student's lesson grade from, as well as if they participate in class. Each student should post at least one time in every class and this should be checked off in the grades section.
  • Notebooks. Each student should have a personal notebook for their class to put their work into. This proves they actually did the work! This is also where we update their grades.
  • ETC.- If you fall inactive in my course and fail, you will not be allowed to take any course of mine, or in my department in the future.  This class moves fast so please keep up!