Post by Professor Amanda Stark on Aug 8, 2007 1:13:34 GMT -5
After taking this class you will have a better understanding of:
Plants and their magical properties
How to identify a plant by sight and sometimes smell
How muggles use or ancient magic practitioners used plants
How to avoid and prevent misuse or abuse of botany-related magic
How to grow and properly care for magical plants
Each lesson will include a lecture that will explain the following:
-The location, care and proper name of the plant
-A quick overview of how muggles use the plants
-Magical properties of the plant, or some mythology/history with similar subject.
-Dangers/possible misuses of the plant in question
-The spell or potion that the plant is part of or helps to strengthen
Homework will consist of one written response every two weeks on a subject of my choice concerning the two plants spoken about during each Section. (Each Section contains two lessons on somehow related plants). The question will be provided directly after the second lesson of a Section, and is to be turned in before or at the beginning of the following Lesson. Each Homework response should be at least 100 words long unless otherwise specified. When Homework is PM’d to me I will respond instantly to verify that I have received an assignment. If you do not receive verification in two days, send it to me again. This way you will know what I have received from you and what I have not.
Grading will be fair and non-discriminatory, House Points will be rewarded as a bonus for exceptional answers to homework that go above and beyond what I ask for. If you find you do not like one of your homework assignment’s earned grade, you may revise one assignment and turn it into me for a bonus of points earned on your final exam assignment. Grading will be based on a five point system as follows:
5 - Outstanding (O)
4 to 5 - Exceeds Expectations (E)
3 to 4 - Acceptable (A)
2 to 3 - Poor (P)
1 to 2 - Dreadful (D)
Below 1 - Troll (T)
Any questions may be posted in this thread so that future students may see the answer here. Remember: there is no such thing as a stupid question. See you all in the Greenhouse!
Professor Amanda Stark
Plants and their magical properties
How to identify a plant by sight and sometimes smell
How muggles use or ancient magic practitioners used plants
How to avoid and prevent misuse or abuse of botany-related magic
How to grow and properly care for magical plants
Each lesson will include a lecture that will explain the following:
-The location, care and proper name of the plant
-A quick overview of how muggles use the plants
-Magical properties of the plant, or some mythology/history with similar subject.
-Dangers/possible misuses of the plant in question
-The spell or potion that the plant is part of or helps to strengthen
Homework will consist of one written response every two weeks on a subject of my choice concerning the two plants spoken about during each Section. (Each Section contains two lessons on somehow related plants). The question will be provided directly after the second lesson of a Section, and is to be turned in before or at the beginning of the following Lesson. Each Homework response should be at least 100 words long unless otherwise specified. When Homework is PM’d to me I will respond instantly to verify that I have received an assignment. If you do not receive verification in two days, send it to me again. This way you will know what I have received from you and what I have not.
Grading will be fair and non-discriminatory, House Points will be rewarded as a bonus for exceptional answers to homework that go above and beyond what I ask for. If you find you do not like one of your homework assignment’s earned grade, you may revise one assignment and turn it into me for a bonus of points earned on your final exam assignment. Grading will be based on a five point system as follows:
5 - Outstanding (O)
4 to 5 - Exceeds Expectations (E)
3 to 4 - Acceptable (A)
2 to 3 - Poor (P)
1 to 2 - Dreadful (D)
Below 1 - Troll (T)
Any questions may be posted in this thread so that future students may see the answer here. Remember: there is no such thing as a stupid question. See you all in the Greenhouse!
Professor Amanda Stark