Harry Learns about Good vs. Evil Harry Potter brings to attention many different themes within the series. One theme that stands out is the idea of good vs. evil and how Harry learns there is more than just those two sides. When he was eleven years old in the Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone, his…
my harry potter story
I first encountered harry potter in elementary school. I did not really read the books before but the name caught my eye so when the movie came out I really was curious about watching it. When i saw it I was really excited about what I had seen and had wanted to watch or read…
Week 5 – September 24 – 26
Read: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Due 9/24 9/24 Novel Presentation – Ravenclaw 9/24 Due – Blog Post – Hufflepuff 9/26 – Research Presentation – Bring laptop if you have one. Novel Presentation What this is: a spark for critical discussions of the novel. For critical discussion, you’re trying to help foster space where we look at…
Bonds
A common theme throughout the Harry Potter books and movies would undoubtedly be friendship and family. You simply cannot have one without the other. But what I enjoyed about the Harry Potter series is that these themes are not so cookie cutter. Every friendship and bond formed is not equal and it especially is not…
Love, death, & grief.
J.K. Rowling’s utilization of death throughout her series serves as an introduction to young readers the ideas of death and grief. The Harry Potter series is cluttered with death. Readers are time and time again given the opportunity to relate to the anger, sadness, and confusion felt by the characters in the books. Six months…
Sinister Slytherins
Houses in the Harry Potter series are one of the key aspects that draws in its fans. It lets us feel like we are a part of the world, and actively participating with Harry and his friends at Hogwarts. Taking a sorting hat quiz for the first time would make you a part of the…
Classism in Harry Potter
In the Harry Potter series, there are different blood types or class types. There are the purebloods, mud bloods, halfbloods and the Squibs. The purebloods come from families of only wizards for generations. The mud bloods have parents that are Muggle born or non-magic. The halfbloods have one wizard parent and one muggle parent or…
Week 4 – September 17 – 19
Reading: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone – write at least 2 – 3 Twitter annotations as you are reading. Due 10/17 Reading: McManus, Kate. “Loading the Canon” from A Wizard of Their Age – write at least 1-2 Twitter annotations as you are reading. Due 10/19 Reading: Bubb, Kyle “The Simulated World of Harry…
Week 3 – September 10-12
House Theory Presentations: Theoretical Presentation: Each house has been assigned a theoretical book related to themes in the reading of the Harry Potter texts. Due 9/10 – Ravenclaw: Granger, John, Harry Potter’s Bookcase Due 9/10 – Hufflepuff: Doughty, Amie A, Children’s & Young Adult Literature & Culture Due 9/12 – Gryffindor: Campbell, Joseph, The Hero…
My Wizarding Story
My Wizarding Story I first heard of Harry Potter back in grad school, I was only ten years old. I…