Due Date: 11:59pm HOL Time - February 29, 2024
Please send all assignments to [email protected] with the subject "Parseltongue - HW1 - HOL Name" and include your HOL Name and House (in English - as your Parseltongue name will appear later in the assignment) in the body of the email.
Homework 1
Sa or Ʃe? - 2 points each (10 points total)
Are the following statements true or not? Answer in Parseltongue with "Sa" or "Ʃe" as appropriate. If the answer is "Ʃe", then reword the statement so that the answer would become "Sa"! (Note that or means the same thing in Parseltongue that it does in English.)
1. Vowels in Parseltongue mainly serve as breaks between consonants.
2. Parseltongue has a written alphabet used by snakes.
3. In Parseltongue, you can change the ending of a word to mark gender or number.
4. One can use a gloss to express a language without a written form, such as Parseltongue, in writing.
5. "Basil" is the proper Parseltongue name of the basilisk who lives in the Slytherin dungeons as a pet.
Translation via Transliteration - 1 point each (10 points total)
Below, I will give you 10 words or names to translate between English and Parseltongue. 1-5 are snake names in Parseltongue and 6-10 are names of Harry Potter characters in either Parseltongue or English. Translate the Parseltongue to English and English to Parseltongue as appropriate!
1. anakanda
2. baslisik
3. bo'a konstrikitor
4. nanba
5. paethan
6. Harry Potter
7. Hurnaini Grentʃir
8. Tom Riddle
9. Beslastriʃ Slestrentʃ
10. Ron Weasley
Short Answers - 2 points each (10 points total)
1. How would you express your HOL name in Parseltongue?
2. Give 3 letters of the English alphabet that are not represented in Parseltongue; what does Parseltongue use instead?
3. Which symbol is used to express an "sh" sound?
4. Why would a Parselmouth seem shady, manipulative or crafty?
5. Gloss the following English sentence using Parseltongue word order: This big jaguar greedily ate that small viper.
Are the following statements true or not? Answer in Parseltongue with "Sa" or "Ʃe" as appropriate. If the answer is "Ʃe", then reword the statement so that the answer would become "Sa"! (Note that or means the same thing in Parseltongue that it does in English.)
1. Vowels in Parseltongue mainly serve as breaks between consonants.
2. Parseltongue has a written alphabet used by snakes.
3. In Parseltongue, you can change the ending of a word to mark gender or number.
4. One can use a gloss to express a language without a written form, such as Parseltongue, in writing.
5. "Basil" is the proper Parseltongue name of the basilisk who lives in the Slytherin dungeons as a pet.
Translation via Transliteration - 1 point each (10 points total)
Below, I will give you 10 words or names to translate between English and Parseltongue. 1-5 are snake names in Parseltongue and 6-10 are names of Harry Potter characters in either Parseltongue or English. Translate the Parseltongue to English and English to Parseltongue as appropriate!
1. anakanda
2. baslisik
3. bo'a konstrikitor
4. nanba
5. paethan
6. Harry Potter
7. Hurnaini Grentʃir
8. Tom Riddle
9. Beslastriʃ Slestrentʃ
10. Ron Weasley
Short Answers - 2 points each (10 points total)
1. How would you express your HOL name in Parseltongue?
2. Give 3 letters of the English alphabet that are not represented in Parseltongue; what does Parseltongue use instead?
3. Which symbol is used to express an "sh" sound?
4. Why would a Parselmouth seem shady, manipulative or crafty?
5. Gloss the following English sentence using Parseltongue word order: This big jaguar greedily ate that small viper.
Extra Credit 1
When you are are finished with the extra credit, send a message to the class email [email protected] with the subject line
Parseltongue - EC1 - HOL Name with a link to your post for the "Discussion" prompt as well as your answers to the other two prompts.
Note also that I am offering 40 points total of extra credit; you can choose to attempt up to 30 of them.
Discussion - 10 points
Introduce yourself in the Parseltongue: A Challenging Introduction forum!
You will find a topic called "Lesson 1 - Introduction". Reply in that section with the following information:
-Your HOL name and House
-At least one of the following: What motivated you to take this class? What are you most looking forward to about learning this term? What piques your interest about Parseltongue?
-Anything else you feel we should know about you
Feel free to get acquainted with your classmates; you will be working together on the discussion boards in subsequent lessons!
The Name's The Same - 10 points
1. Give an English sentence which is glossed exactly the same way (i.e. identical word order) in Parseltongue. (HINT: You will probably NOT want to include all of the sentence elements discussed).
2. Give a first name of a HOL member or Harry Potter character which is pronounced the same way in Parseltongue (because the appropriate sounds exist and can be combined the same way). Do NOT use Dobby or Rowena for this!
Names with Challenging Sounds - 10 points
1. Name two Weasleys from the books who have first names that would begin with "Tʃ" in Parseltongue. (2 points)
2. Which of the following English-language names have th-sounds which would be pronounceable in Parseltongue? (3 points)
A) Elizabeth B) Rutherford C) Timothy
3. While visiting the magical district in Istanbul, you meet the gorgeous snake pictured below. She introduces herself as "Hwitni". Based on what you know about Parseltongue, what type of snake is she likely to be? Feel free to answer in either English or Parseltongue. (5 points)
Critical Thinking - 10 points
It is commonly believed that Parseltongue cannot be learned. However, during the Battle of Hogwarts, non-Parselmouth Ron Weasley demonstrated that he had learned at least one Parseltongue word: the word "Heʃaʃiʃ" - an archaic word for "open" as understood by the Chamber of Secrets. How do you think that Ron was able to learn this word? Do you believe, as I do, that Parseltongue can be truly learned or do you agree with my predecessor that only natural Parselmouths can properly learn the language? All thoughts are welcome; write at least 75 words for full credit!
Parseltongue - EC1 - HOL Name with a link to your post for the "Discussion" prompt as well as your answers to the other two prompts.
Note also that I am offering 40 points total of extra credit; you can choose to attempt up to 30 of them.
Discussion - 10 points
Introduce yourself in the Parseltongue: A Challenging Introduction forum!
You will find a topic called "Lesson 1 - Introduction". Reply in that section with the following information:
-Your HOL name and House
-At least one of the following: What motivated you to take this class? What are you most looking forward to about learning this term? What piques your interest about Parseltongue?
-Anything else you feel we should know about you
Feel free to get acquainted with your classmates; you will be working together on the discussion boards in subsequent lessons!
The Name's The Same - 10 points
1. Give an English sentence which is glossed exactly the same way (i.e. identical word order) in Parseltongue. (HINT: You will probably NOT want to include all of the sentence elements discussed).
2. Give a first name of a HOL member or Harry Potter character which is pronounced the same way in Parseltongue (because the appropriate sounds exist and can be combined the same way). Do NOT use Dobby or Rowena for this!
Names with Challenging Sounds - 10 points
1. Name two Weasleys from the books who have first names that would begin with "Tʃ" in Parseltongue. (2 points)
2. Which of the following English-language names have th-sounds which would be pronounceable in Parseltongue? (3 points)
A) Elizabeth B) Rutherford C) Timothy
3. While visiting the magical district in Istanbul, you meet the gorgeous snake pictured below. She introduces herself as "Hwitni". Based on what you know about Parseltongue, what type of snake is she likely to be? Feel free to answer in either English or Parseltongue. (5 points)
Critical Thinking - 10 points
It is commonly believed that Parseltongue cannot be learned. However, during the Battle of Hogwarts, non-Parselmouth Ron Weasley demonstrated that he had learned at least one Parseltongue word: the word "Heʃaʃiʃ" - an archaic word for "open" as understood by the Chamber of Secrets. How do you think that Ron was able to learn this word? Do you believe, as I do, that Parseltongue can be truly learned or do you agree with my predecessor that only natural Parselmouths can properly learn the language? All thoughts are welcome; write at least 75 words for full credit!