Assignment 1

Please send the assignment and extra credit in one email to hol.mifm @ gmail.com (without the spaces). Your subject should be "MIFM - HW1 - HOL NAME" (and you fill in your HOL NAME!).

Please include your HOL NAME and HOUSE in the body of your email.

Due date is September 30th at 11:59pm HOL time.

If you rely on assistive technology or have any other needs that should be taken into account, please contact me at the class email.

Below are a variety of opportunities for you to earn points. You may choose which you do; remember that I can award a maximum of 60 points per assignment.

Homework 1

Multiple Choice (2 points each - 10 points total)

1. The Loch Ness monster, isn't a monster but is instead:

a) a sea serpent

b) an otter

c) a kelpie

d) an overgrown salmon

2. The Loch Ness (the lake):

a) is over 10,000 years old

b) is about 10,000 years old

c) is less than 10,000 years old

d) was formed in 10,000 BC

3. Who did NOT claim to to have a sighting of Nessie?

a) D. McKenzie

b) Saint Columba

c) Alexander MacDonald

d) Roderick Matheson

4. Which of the following universities did NOT come to research the creature in the lake?

a) Birmingham

b) Exeter

c) Cambridge

d) Oxford

5. The first physical contact any wizard had with Nessie was in:

a) 656 AD

b) 1453 BC

c) 1st century AD

d) 1st century BC

True or False (1 point each - 5 points total)

State whether the following sentences are true or false. If they are false, then please correct them.

1. Fort Augustus and Inverness both surround Loch Ness.

2. Saint Columba was in the area of the Loch Ness because he was trying to convert Christians to Picts.

3. Draco Morigan was the first Muggle to spot Nessie.

4. Grace Nickelin was able to ride on Nessie's back.

5. Nessie is not the only kelpie in the Loch Ness.

Fill in the Blanks (1 point for each blank - 16 points total)

1. In 1933, the _______________ was created. Many sightings were reported and some were incredibly ______________. The creature was seen to have a long _________, sometimes drawn up, bumps on its _______________ and moving rather quickly. Many pictures were also taken, but they have been generally determined as being _________. The movies though that were taken were much more difficult to fake and were taken more seriously. There have been ______ movies in particular that interested Muggles.

2. There are documents that tell us that although Nessie is a kelpie, a __________, she most often appears as a _________. She is approximately 100 feet long, has a horse-like head and a long snake like body. While kelpies are generally ________, Nessie undertook a different and more __________ behaviour. Thus she was ___________ by other kelpies and lives alone in Loch Ness.

Short Answer (4 points)

1. Name 4 other places that there have been tales of sea monsters. (Hint: two are in the lesson, two you'll have to research). Please give details of what they are called, or what the legend says, for each one. Cite your references.

Essay Option 1 (30 points)

Some Muggles (and even a few wizards) believe that Nessie is a plesiosaur - a long-necked aquatic reptile that was thought to have been extinct with the rest of the dinosaurs. There have been some people for this theory and some against it. Write a 300 word essay to detail which side you believe, and why. Make sure you list any sources that you use for research.

Essay Option 2 (30 points)

Write a short story (at least 300 words) describing a sighting or interaction with Nessie.

Art Option (30 points)

There are numerous descriptions of Nessie, but which one do you think is the most accurate? Draw a picture of what you think Nessie looks like. Please upload any images to a hosting site, such as imgur, and send in the link.

Jigsaw Puzzle (20 points )

Solve this jigsaw puzzle, and send a link to your screencap (saved in Photobucket, PostImage or a similar site). Include the time it took to solve and the number of pieces of the puzzle in your screencap.

Click here for the puzzle.