Characters & their Traits
"'I would trust Hagrid with my life,' said Dumbledore."
What does this suggest about Hagrid's character traits?
Kind, loyal, trustworthy, etc.
There were "twenty broomsticks lying in neat lines on the ground" (p.109).
What language feature is this?
Personification
What does the Sorting Hat symbolise? Justify.
Identity, etc.
Represents different traits of houses and their individuals.
How does Harry's confidence change over time and why?
It develops/grows.
Support, comfort, encouragement, independence, etc.
"'Las' time I saw you, you was only a baby,' said the giant. 'Yeh look a lot like yer dad, but yeh've got yer mum's eyes.'"
Why does JK Rowling portray Hagrid with such dialogue?
To make him seem uneducated
"'said the pale boy carelessly'"
What does this reveal about Draco Malfoy's character traits?
Rude, inconsiderate, etc.
"'Questions exploded inside Harry's head like fireworks and he couldn't decide which to ask first.'"
What language feature is this? Explain it and justify it's impact.
"Questions exploded...like fireworks".
Questions are compared to fireworks because they're uncontrollable and filling his mind with loud disruptions - he can't think straight.
What does Quidditch symbolise? Justify.
Freedom and talent, etc.
It represents Harry's ability to finally make choices and do the things he enjoys.
It can also represent relationships with family and friends.
HOGWARTS CHALLENGE!
Select a member from your group, then select another table (they will also select one member of their group).
The person from the team who selected this question... Ask the other person a question about the book.
If they get it correct, you both get the points.
If they get it incorrect, you both have to donate your points to the current lowest-scoring team!
Identify the language feature in this quote AND give examples of vocabulary that makes this excerpt fit the fantasy genre.
"Then, out of the shadows, a hooded figure came crawling across the ground like some stalking beast" (p.187).
Simile.
"Beast" / "Hooded figure"
HOGWARTS CHALLENGE!
Select a member from your group, then select another table (they will also select one member of their group).
The two selected members will participate in a Hogwarts-themed spelling challenge. Last one standing wins the points!
Identify the metaphor:
"A few embers were still glowing in the fireplace, turning all the armchairs into hunched black shadows. They had almost reached the portrait hole when a voice spoke from the chair nearest them: ‘I can’t believe you’re going to do this, Harry.’"
"turning all the armchairs into hunched black shadows"
What do you think is the most important symbol in the novel and why?
You must convince the class of your response to get the points.
Various responses.
How does Harry and Ron's relationship with Hermione change over time?
Not friends > friends after troll incident > always there for each other.
"'I'm not having one in the house, Petunia! Didn't we swear when we took him in we'd stamp out that dangerous nonsense?'"
What is the noun group that describes wizards and their behaviour? Explain the impact of this noun group.
That dangerous nonsense.
"That" - isolates it as behaviour that is unusual or undesired.
All strong negative connotations.
"Dudley was sniffling in the back seat; his father had hit him round the head for holding them up while he tried to pack his television, video and computer in his sports bag."
What does this suggest about Dudley's character traits?
Greedy, juvenile, etc.
Identify three language features in the following:
"They slipped back down the spiral staircase, their hearts as light as their hands, now that Norbert was off them" (p.176).
Simile, alliteration, imagery.
What symbol is discussed in the text below? Explain its purpose in the novel.
The Mirror of Erised allowed Harry to see "his family, for the first time in his life" which left him "[staring] hungrily back at them, his hands pressed flat against the glass as though he was hoping to fall right through it and reach them" (p.153).
Mirror of Erised
Desires. It represents temptation too.
How does Harry's perspective of Voldemort change throughout the novel (particularly in the Forbidden Forest detention)?
Varied responses but must mention Firenze's impact on Harry - the prophecy of the planetary alignment and what Harry thinks this means.
Malfoy "told long, boastful stories which always seemed to end with him narrowly escaping Muggles in helicopters" (p.107).
What is the noun group that describes what Malfoy talked about? What does it reveal about his character?
"long, boastful stories which always seemed to end with him narrowly escaping"
self-absorbed, an exaggerator, imaginative, etc.
"'Can't you see how much better off he'll be, growing up away from all that until he's ready to take it on?'"
What does Dumbledore's comment about Harry suggest about his (Dumbledore's) character?
Considerate, thoughtful, wise, etc.
Identify three language features in the following:
"Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls and no fewer than twelve towering Christmas trees stood around the room" (p.144).
Alliteration, imagery, personification.
What does Harry's scar symbolise? Why is this important to the novel.
Survival, sacrifice, connection.
His being famous and how he'll have to meet his fate with Voldemort.
TOO GREEDY!
No points for you but you get to award a team with 100 points!
Write a sentence, at least ten words in length, that describes Harry Potter.
Then, identify a noun group of at least four words in length.
Varied answers.