Harry Potter Digital Resource Body Biographies – Google Classroom™

Description

Perfect for distance learning, these sensory figures, also known as body biographies, are great for character analysis or biography projects and helping students analyze people or characters from multiple angles. Choose to use the traditional printable version or the paperless digital Google Slides™ version. This resource includes the most popular characters (Harry, Hermione, Dumbledore, etc.), as well as ones that play a more central role in just one or two books (Cedric Diggory, Tonks, etc.). The figures can be used with the books and/or movies.

Read more about how sensory figures can enhance your lessons below! If you’re looking for a print only version of this resource, find it here.

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The set includes the following 26 characters:
Albus Dumbledore
Arthur Weasley
Bellatrix Lestrange
Cedric Diggory
Dobby
Draco Malfoy
Fleur Delacour
Fred Weasley
Ginny Weasley
George Weasley
Harry Potter
Hermione Granger
James Potter
Lord Voldemort
Luna Lovegood
“Mad-Eye” Moody
Molly Weasley
Nymphadora Tonks
Professor McGonagall
Professor Trelawney
Remus Lupin
Ron Weasley
Rubeus Hagrid
Severus Snape
Sirius Black
Viktor Krum

A sensory figure is a drawing of a historical, living, or fictional figure with first-person descriptions of what they might have thought, seen, heard, touched, said, felt, or otherwise experienced during their lifetime. Students “show what they know” about the figure by writing 1-2 sentence descriptions for their figure’s thoughts, feelings, and actions. After writing the descriptions, students connect them to the part of the body to which it most closely relates. For example, a feeling might be connected to the heart. The descriptions should be specific to the historical figure’s life, not generic statements that could apply to anyone. Students should be encouraged to address several topics in their descriptions instead of repeating information.

Sensory figures are an engaging way for students to both organize information as they’re learning and demonstrate their knowledge. They can be used to research the figure in a biography project or even as an assessment after other learning opportunities have taken place. Sensory figures allow students to imagine themselves in their figure’s shoes, thereby gaining a deeper understanding of their figure’s experiences. In addition to focusing on specific people, sensory figures can also be used with groups of people (for example, Confederate soldiers or Loyalists) to define the characteristics that separate them from other groups. Because of their interactive nature, sensory figures are great for interactive notebooks! Finally, they are readily adapted in order to meet a variety of student needs. You can give all students the same figure to fill out, or you can have them complete different ones. I’ve found that students enjoy sharing their figures with partners or doing a gallery walk to see their classmates’ work. You can reinforce vocabulary associated with the figures by providing a word bank of terms students should use in their descriptions.

You may also be interested in other sensory figures:
⭐ Black Historical Sensory Figures
⭐ Historical Figures & Cultural Icons Sensory Figures
⭐ Historical Americans Sensory Figures
⭐ Athletes and Sports Sensory Figures
⭐ Early Peoples and Ancient Civilizations Sensory Figures Bundle
⭐ Scientists and Inventors Sensory Figures
⭐ Women in History Sensory Figures

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