Just Another Jen Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I'm thinking of creating this course for next Fall. I'm thinking of something like LLfLOTR. Has anyone read any good books about the Harry Potter books that I could draw from? I bought a couple John Granger books on my kindle and thought I'd start there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in NY Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 *lurking* I'd love to hear what people have to say on this topic, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I like the book Mapping the World of the Sorcerer's Apprentice by Mercedes Lackey (experienced science fiction writer). It has a number of essays about different aspects of HP. I think some of them are wonderful literary criticism essays. My own inclination would me to do not a year long analysis of HP but use it as a spur to reading earlier works that might be considered inspirations. You could use HP as the spoon full of sugar for reading other books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in NY Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 My own inclination would me to do not a year long analysis of HP but use it as a spur to reading earlier works that might be considered inspirations. You could use HP as the spoon full of sugar for reading other books. I asked my Potter-loving dd and she recommended the book "Repotting Harry Potter" as her favorite of the after-market fare. We also own Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures, which steps through Four Layers of Meaning (John Granger fans will recognize this from his website )and draws parallels between great literary works and HP. And as an aside she thinks this is the greatest book ever made, excepting the entire HP Series, of course. If you have a Potter fan, it may be worth checking your library for it. Many happy hours were spent on this one here at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I greatly enjoyed Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts. It's a collection of philosophical essays and was very interesting for my non-philosophical brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 All great ideas. I just realized that this is my first student open to "different" not just slog through the requirements. We have 3 more years of high school to really think out of the box and have fun before she goes away to college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I'll second the Harry Potter and Philosophy book - you could probably get some great discussion/essay question ideas out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 My kids is a huge fan, and she recommends The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter as a resource. You know about Hogwarts is Here, right? http://www.hogwartsishere.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Not a resource but a study suggestion, in one of my graduate linguistics classes, I did a paper on The Language of J, K. Rowling. It focused on her made up words and how she used Latin and Greek roots to create names for many, many things in her books. Really fascinating stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Not a resource but a study suggestion, in one of my graduate linguistics classes, I did a paper on The Language of J, K. Rowling. It focused on her made up words and how she used Latin and Greek roots to create names for many, many things in her books. Really fascinating stuff. Would you be willing to share some or all of your paper? I am planning a Greek and Latin roots summer course for dd and this would be the perfect way to introduce the subject. It would also be a great motivator for her. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Would you be willing to share some or all of your paper? I am planning a Greek and Latin roots summer course for dd and this would be the perfect way to introduce the subject. It would also be a great motivator for her. Thanks! Sure. If you'll PM me with your email addy, I can send you the paper and the PowerPoint presentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I'm having some trouble getting these files to email. The PowerPoint in particular is too large. So, I've put them up on Google Docs instead. Hopefully this will work better. The Inventive Language of J. K. Rowling- paper PowerPoint presentation (wmv format) Let me know if these don't work (or if they do, for that matter). I hope y'all enjoy them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I'm having some trouble getting these files to email. The PowerPoint in particular is too large. So, I've put them up on Google Docs instead. Hopefully this will work better. The Inventive Language of J. K. Rowling- paper PowerPoint presentation (wmv format) Let me know if these don't work (or if they do, for that matter). I hope y'all enjoy them! Thank you for sharing your hard work. We have often talked about the roots in the names in Harry Potter, but there were several that we missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Thank you for sharing your hard work. We have often talked about the roots in the names in Harry Potter, but there were several that we missed. Happy to help. And sorry, OP, for hijacking the thread. I hope some of this stuff proves useful. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I'm having some trouble getting these files to email. The PowerPoint in particular is too large. So, I've put them up on Google Docs instead. Hopefully this will work better. The Inventive Language of J. K. Rowling- paper PowerPoint presentation (wmv format) Let me know if these don't work (or if they do, for that matter). I hope y'all enjoy them! So cool! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I'm having some trouble getting these files to email. The PowerPoint in particular is too large. So, I've put them up on Google Docs instead. Hopefully this will work better. Thank you for sharing your work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 For any kid who is a fan of both Harry Potter and other fantasy series - Tolkien, Narnia, L'engle, etc. I highly recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Imagination-Between-Worlds/dp/0982238517/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402250834&sr=8-2&keywords=harry+potter+and+the+imagination We're including it in our Fantasy lit studies and it ties together the themes of various fantasy series so well - lots of Tolkien's "On Fairy Tales" and really great character discussions, as well as discussions of some of the postmodernist/social justice themes in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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