Overall, it was difficult to find acurate sources that also had good, helpful information. There was one site that I was able to find alot of good information on. This site was about.com. (http://contemporarylit.about.com/od/fantasy/fr/harryPotter1.htm) This website was the most useful because it gave alot of backgroud information on the book. It explained the story and also gave alot of additional, helpful things about the book. This made it much easier to understand several things as I read. This webiste also seemed the most trustworthy. The author knew exactly what she was talking about and you could see that in her page.
(http://www.mugglenet.com/books/quotes/harry.shtml) This website seemed the most bias. You could tell by the decoration of the site that they were in love with Harry Potter. It gave acurate quotes from several different scenes in the book. It also has a place for discussions with other people, fan pages, and games. This website seemed to be the most bias website. You could definitely tell they love this series.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
28. Reflection on Findings and Process
During my research I learned alot about Harry Potter that I never realized before. Alot of different things that I learned about surprosed me alot. For the longest time I thought that Harry Potter was a book based on witchcraft and full of magic, but it's not. Yes, there is alot of magic in the book but it is not all bad. This surprised me alot. The most interesting thing that I discovered was how many positive lessons there were to learn in the book. For example, how important it is to treat others kindly. Despite the trials that Harry went through with other characters he still was a great friend and kind person to them.
During my research, I felt frustrated and happy at times. I felt frustrated because sometimes I would try to find things about my author and book but I knew the information I was reading was not accurate. This made reasearching difficult at times. The most exciting part of researching my book was hearing the authors comments. J.K Rowling had many positve comments to say. I enjoyed reading through some of the different things she had to say about the book because it showed me different perspectives on the book. If I had to do this project over again, I would try to dig deeper into J.K Rowlings quotes to try to give more of her thoughts and oppinions in my blog rather than the readers oppinions.
During my research, I felt frustrated and happy at times. I felt frustrated because sometimes I would try to find things about my author and book but I knew the information I was reading was not accurate. This made reasearching difficult at times. The most exciting part of researching my book was hearing the authors comments. J.K Rowling had many positve comments to say. I enjoyed reading through some of the different things she had to say about the book because it showed me different perspectives on the book. If I had to do this project over again, I would try to dig deeper into J.K Rowlings quotes to try to give more of her thoughts and oppinions in my blog rather than the readers oppinions.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
27) Finding Paragraph 3
The final question I had was how do people accept Harry once he gets into the wizard school since he is known to be the greatest wizard alive?
I found that many poeple fall in love with Harry but some do not like him at all. Alot of people want to be Harry's friend becuase he is such a powerful person. They want to learn things from him and be able to call him their friend. There are a few people such as Snape who despise Harry and will do anything he can to stop him from becoming succesful at Hogwarts. Their are a few classmates who also grow to dislike him becuase of being jealous. Overall, Harry is loved my almost everyone.
An example of Snape's harsh comments are when they are in the quadle match and snape is the referee. Snape tries to pull so many moves to make Harry fall down but he is one of the strongest wizards to ever live, so there is no way that Harry would fall.
I found that many poeple fall in love with Harry but some do not like him at all. Alot of people want to be Harry's friend becuase he is such a powerful person. They want to learn things from him and be able to call him their friend. There are a few people such as Snape who despise Harry and will do anything he can to stop him from becoming succesful at Hogwarts. Their are a few classmates who also grow to dislike him becuase of being jealous. Overall, Harry is loved my almost everyone.
An example of Snape's harsh comments are when they are in the quadle match and snape is the referee. Snape tries to pull so many moves to make Harry fall down but he is one of the strongest wizards to ever live, so there is no way that Harry would fall.
26) Finding Paragraph 2
The second question that I orginally ask was Why do the families hate each other so much.
I believe that the reason Harry's aunt and uncle hate him so much is because they know his potential.
They know that if he becomes an amazing wizard that he will have so much power. His family is jealous becuase their son will not have the same things that Harry does. I believe the reason they hate each other so much is all becuase of jealousy.
I believe that the reason Harry's aunt and uncle hate him so much is because they know his potential.
They know that if he becomes an amazing wizard that he will have so much power. His family is jealous becuase their son will not have the same things that Harry does. I believe the reason they hate each other so much is all becuase of jealousy.
25) Finding Paragraph 1
My first question was how did the family discover the Harry was a wizard?
The family found out that Harry was a wizard when his family was killed. Harry is living with his aunt and uncle who despises Harry and his family. His aunt and uncle found out Harry was a wizard when he survived the horrible accident that his parents did not survive. Harry was just a baby but was strong enough to make it through without getting hurt. His aunt and uncle knew all along, but Harry finds out when he gets to be a teenager by a letter accepting him into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The family found out that Harry was a wizard when his family was killed. Harry is living with his aunt and uncle who despises Harry and his family. His aunt and uncle found out Harry was a wizard when he survived the horrible accident that his parents did not survive. Harry was just a baby but was strong enough to make it through without getting hurt. His aunt and uncle knew all along, but Harry finds out when he gets to be a teenager by a letter accepting him into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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