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Links Used in Class |
Syllabus |
Summoning Knowledge |
Cinematic Transfiguration |
| Date |
Readings & Assignments |
| Tuesday 25 Aug 2015 |
Welcome! |
| Thursday 27 Aug 2015 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapters 1-7 |
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Tuesday 1 Sept 2015 |
Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapters 8-17 |
| Thursday 3 Sept 2015 |
Travis Prinzi, “Harry Potter for Real Life” & “The Tales of Rowling the Bard.” (Handout) John Granger, “Narrative Misdirection.” (Handout) |
| Tuesday 8 Sept 2015 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 1-10 |
| Thursday 10 Sept 2015 |
Marguerite Krause, “Harry Potter and the End of Religion.” Elisabeth DeVos, “It’s All About God.” |
| Tuesday 15 Sept 2015 |
Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 11-18 John Granger, “Alchemy 101.” (Handout) |
| Thursday 17 Sept 2015 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapters 1-11 |
| Tuesday 22 Sept 2015 |
Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapters 12-22 |
| Thursday 24 Sept 2015 |
Review Day |
| Tuesday 29 Sept 2015 |
O.W.L. |
| Thursday 1 Oct 2015 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapters 1-10 |
| Tuesday 6 Oct 2015 |
Goblet of Fire, Chapters 11-19 |
| Thursday 8 Oct 2015 |
Goblet of Fire, Chapters 20-31 |
| Tuesday 13 Oct 2015 |
Goblet of Fire, Chapters 32-37 Susan R. Matthews, “Ich Bin Ein Hufflepuff.” |
| Thursday 15 Oct 2015 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 1-10 |
| *** Fall Break *** |
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| Thursday 22 Oct 2015 |
Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 11-20 Summoning Knowledge Due @ Midnight |
| Tuesday 27 Oct 2015 |
Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 21-30 Adam-Troy Castro, “From Azkaban to Abu Ghraib: Fear and Fascism in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” |
| Thursday 29 Oct 2015 |
Order of the Phoenix, Chapters 31-38 Daniel P. Moloney, “Harry Potter and the Young Man’s Mistake: The Illusion of Innocence and the Temptation of Power.” |
| Tuesday 3 Nov 2015 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 1-10 |
| Thursday 5 Nov 2015 |
Brycchan Carey, “Hermione and the House-Elves.” (Handout) Sarah Zettel, “Hermione Granger and the Charge of Sexism.” |
| Tuesday 10 Nov 2015 |
Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 11-20 Gregory Bassham, “Love Potion No. 9 ¾.” (Handout) |
| Thursday 12 Nov 2015 |
Half-Blood Prince, Chapters 21-30 |
| Tuesday 17 Nov 2015 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapters 1-11 |
| Thursday 19 Nov 2015 |
Deathly Hallows, Chapters 12-22 |
| Tuesday 24 Nov 2015 |
Deathly Hallows, Chapters 22-30 |
| Thursday 26 Nov 2015 |
No class…Thanksgiving Break! |
| Tuesday 1 Dec 2015 |
Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31-Epilogue Catherine Jack Deavel and David Paul Deavel, “Choosing Love: The Redemption of Severus Snape.” (Handout) |
| Thursday 3 Dec 2015 |
Cinematic Transfiguration Due @ Midnight. |
| Tuesday 8 Dec 2015 |
Review Day |
| Thursday 10 Dec 2015 |
Reading Day |
| Saturday 12 Dec 2013 |
N.E.W.T. @ 11:30 a.m. |