Characters
What is the definition of character?
Characters are the people in the story.
What is the definition of setting?
The setting is where and when the story takes place.
What is the definition of plot?
The events (what happens) in the beginning, middle and end of the story.
What is the definition of theme?
The main idea or central meaning of why the story was written.
What is the genre of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
Fantasy
Who are the three main characters?
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley
List two settings from the story.
1. The Dursley's home
2. Hogwarts
3. The Forbidden Forest
4. Diagon Alley
5. Platform 9 3/4
6. Hagrid's Hut
7. The third floor corridor
*Other appropriate answers accepted
What happens on Harry Potter's 11th birthday and how does it change his life?
Hagrid hand delivers his letter to Hogwarts and he learns of his magical identity.
What animal does Harry face, showing bravery as one theme of the text?
Harry, Hermione and Ron are sorted into Gryffindor. Name the three other houses.
Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin
List three character traits to describe Harry Potter.
1. Courageous
2. Loyal
3. Brave
4. Curious
5. Determined
6. Smart
*Other appropriate answers accepted
Where does Harry find the Mirror of Erised?
The third floor corridor.
What is the conflict between Harry and Voldemort?
They are both trying to possess the sorcerer's stone for different reasons.
Ron protects Harry and Hermione by staying to finish the wizard's chess game. What is theme of that event?
Loyalty and bravery
What point of view is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone written in?
Third person point of view
How has Harry Potter changed throughout the book?
Harry changes from feeling like an ordinary, unwanted boy to feeling a sense of belonging and confidence in his new found magical skills.
Describe the setting of the Dursley's home.
A clean and tidy "ordinary" suburban home on Privet Drive where Harry is treated poorly and feels isolated in his room under the stairs
What is the climax?
When Harry, Hermione and Ron are trying to get the sorcerer's stone from Professor Quirrell/Voldemort in the forbidden corridor.
What is the main theme of the story?
The power of love and/or good over evil
What are the elements of the literary element, style?
words, images, metaphors, voice, tone and mood.
What events or challenges (list 2) bring Harry, Ron and Hermione together as friends at Hogwarts?
1. The sorting ceremony
2. The midnight duel attempt
3. Fluffy and the trapdoor
4. The Chess game
5. The final challenge in the forbidden corridor
Describe the setting of Hogwarts.
A magical and enchanting castle where staircases move and pictures can talk. The characters spend a lot of time in the great hall and their house common rooms.
What is the resolution?
Harry defeats Professor Quirrell/Voldemort with his own physical touch. Professor Dumbledore takes the sorcerer's stone and has it destroyed.
What magical force, stemming from Harry's mother, protects him from Voldemort's curse as a baby?
The power of sacrifice and love
What is the stance of the implied reader?
It is who the reader thinks will read and enjoy the text during the writing process.