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Harry Potter A Mythological Adventure

“ Harry Potter has [become] such an allencompassing phenomenon that from this vantage point, it’s hard to see the full scope what it accomplished: It feels as though publishing and fandom and children’s literature and all of pop culture have always been the way we know them today. But Harry Potter changed the world. ” -”How Harry Potter changed the world”

HP is a big deal Over 500 million books sold $7. 7 billion earned at the worldwide box office Over $7 billion in toy & game sales 30% attendance increase at Universal Theme Parks after the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened Total franchise value estimated at $25 billion

The success of the Harry Potter franchise on both page and screen served as precursor to the explosion and acceptance of “nerd culture” - without which we wouldn’t have the popularity of sci-fi/fantasy YA fiction like Twilight and The Hunger Games , the massive success of superhero movies, the reemergence of Star Wars (including The Mandalorian ), the Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit film adaptations, novels like A Game of Thrones , The Witcher, and The Walking Dead being adapted as TV series, and much, much more.

Controversy The book series became a literary phenomenon despite topping the list of most frequently banned books for nearly a decade. Controversy has continued to follow the series (and its author), but its impact and influence has yet to fade.

Intro Activities You will be going through the next few slides and learning background info about the author, characters, and themes of Harry Potter. Using your background sheet, take notes and answer the questions. Email this to me by the end of the day tomorrow.

Click on the topics below to get the answers you need for your worksheet. You may complete these tasks in any order. Influences & Inspirations Character Archetypes About the Author Themes The Sorting Hat

BACK CHARACTER ARCHETYPES On your worksheet, match the characters below - based on the descriptions provided - to their closest-matched archetype. ● Harry Potter - A humble young boy who discovers on his 11 th birthday that he is a wizard and that he is to learn magic at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ● Hermione Granger - A first-year girl at Hogwarts who, despite being born to non-magic parents, is the most intelligent student in her classes. She becomes good friends with Harry. ● Ron Weasley - Harry’s best friend after they meet on the way to Hogwarts. Ron will be by Harry’s side through all of his adventures. ● Draco Malfoy - Another first-year student at Hogwarts, just like Harry - but Draco is arrogant, rude, and thinks himself superior to everyone else. ● Severus Snape - A teacher at Hogwarts who seems to have an immediate and intense dislike of Harry. After some strange experiences, Harry beings to suspect that Snape may not be loyal to the school. ● Albus Dumbledore - The mysterious and wise old headmaster of Hogwarts. He is renowned as a brilliant wizard and educator, and imparts valuable knowledge (and a helpful gift) to Harry. ● Rubeus Hagrid - Groundskeeper at Hogwarts, it is Hagrid that finds Harry on his birthday, tells him the truth about his magical heritage, and escorts him into the wizarding world.

BACK About the Author Use the information below to answer the questions on your worksheet Joanne Rowling was born in England in 1965. She worked as a researcher and secretary for Amnesty International when she had the idea for Harry Potter while riding on a train that had been delayed for four hours. It took seven years to write & publish the first book in the series, called Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the U. K. . She used the initials “J. K. ” because the publishers worried a book written by a woman wouldn’t appeal young boys. At the time of publication, Rowling was a single mother living in poverty. Since Harry Potter, Rowling has written one unrelated novel under her own name, a series of crime novels under a pseudonym, and screenplays to two Harry Potter prequels, among other works.

BACK THEMES On your worksheet, write a one-paragraph response to ONE of the following prompts: Harry constantly breaks school rules (and sometimes wizarding law). Though his reasoning is often foolish, it is never done out of disrespect or malice. Can a hero be a hero by breaking rules? Are there real-life examples? Hermione is often maligned for being “Muggle-born” (born to non-magic parents), despite being the best student in her year. What does the juxtaposition of others’ perception of her with her academic success say about blind prejudice? Harry’s cousin Dudley is a bullying, spoiled brat who is never told “no” by his parents. What is so bad about always getting everything that you want?

BACK Influences & Inspirations Watch the video below to answer the questions on your worksheet.

BACK Click on the Sorting Hat to be take the Sorting Hat quiz, which will use your answers to place you into one of the four Hogwarts houses: Gryffindor. Hufflepuff. Ravenclaw Slytherin Answer honestly! There are no “bad” houses! Post a screenshot of the end of the quiz to your worksheet!