It’s a double birthday! J.K. Rowling was born July 31, 1965, in Bristol, England. From the stories that Rowling tells about her composition of the Harry Potter book series, Harry was born on a train one day when she imagined the story. Harry’s official birthday as recorded in the novels, however, is July 31. Combine the celebration of both birthdays by revisiting the much-loved series! and have several resources that can help do just that.
The听share how J.K. Rowling, along with other authors and illustrators, is a literary partner who can lure kids to reading with their own form of “magic.”
In the Language Arts article ““听author Peter Guti茅rrez asks and answers the question, “Becoming ardent followers of specific pop culture texts can鈥檛 be a good thing for young readers鈥攐r can it?” Harry Potter鈥檚 popularity is also mentioned this between Teri Lesesne and Franki Sibberson.
Seven students from Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis tackle a review of one book each of the seven books from the widely read Harry Potter series in the Voices from the Middle article, “.”
College instructor how, over the years she has been teaching Harry Potter, her students have read the book, gone on to read the other books, and been exposed to all the things we want our students to be exposed to in a critical thinking class: literary terms and their application to literature, critical thinking, and writing analytical essays.
The English Journal article “” presents a cauldron of hands-on literacy activities inspired by J. K. Rowling’s famous characters.
How will you celebrate Harry Potter?