The Potter Games

Attention Harry Potter & Hunger Games Fans:


This is posted by permission. Tracee Orman -Queen of The Hunger Games Teaching Resources, participated in the creation of an amazing project where Harry Potter meets The Hunger Games. 


This is Tracee's post regarding: THE POTTER GAMES


In honor of the final Harry Potter movie, some fans (who happen to be professional writers) decided to take the Harry Potter characters and throw them into The Hunger Games arena. The website is a choose-your-adventure game that is appropriate for students through adults (I would say based on what I've read/written, ages 12 and up). You read a scenario, then make the decision (you actually become the character). Users are practicing reading and decision-making skills, which makes it something you can use in class (right now it's a little slow because thousands of people are accessing it - it just went live this week. I imagine that will slow down once school starts).

If you haven't read the Hunger Games, the setting may not make sense to you, but Lord Voldemort has a nice little intro filling you in, so you can still play. If you haven't read either series, you may not get the inside jokes, but it should still be interesting. 

So far, only four characters have been "released." By August 8th, all will be released, and new scenarios will be written. 

If you happen to like both or either series, you should check it out! The writers range from pros to high school students. They also range from fans, to librarians, to teachers (I might be the only teacher, though), radio broadcasters, musicians, and children's book publishers. They also come from the US, France, Philippines, and UK. Eventually the site will have videos with more original artwork created by the contributors (and all the music on the YouTube videos was originally composed, as well). 


Check out this amazing website. Thrill your students! Bewitch yourself!