J. K. Rowling Author Study
J. K. Rowling, the world-famous author of the Harry Potter series, was born on July 31, 1965. Start your author study by reading a short biography of J. K. Rowling and reading her Harry Potter series . Then use the activities and lessons below to build from students' love of Harry Potter into other areas of the curriculum. For more information about Rowling and her books, visit J.K. Rowling's Web site .
Articles
Harry Potter Thrills
by Maeve Hammond
Scholastic News Online |
September 28,2007
Scholastic Kid Reporter Maeve Hammond reviews the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series.
Interview With J. K. Rowling
Features an interview with J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series. The author talks about how she came up with plot and character ideas.
Harry Potter Brings Magic into the Classroom
Instructor Magazine |
March ,1994
Utilize kids' enthusaism for J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter to motivate your students through these Harry Potter themed skill-building classroom activities.
Resources
Harry Potter Birthday Activity Kit
Harry Potter's birthday is July 31 but anytime is a good time to celebrate with this activity kit full of Harry Potter puzzles, games and activities.
Harry Potter Discussion Guide First 4 Books
It's the pivotal fourth novel in the seven-part tale of Harry Potter's training as a wizard and his coming of age.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Booktalk
There are moments in everyone's life when everything changes, and nothing can go back to being the same way it was before.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Discussion Guide
Harry Potter has lived a miserable life since his parents' death. Left to survive with horrible relations, Harry has been forced to live in a closet under the stairs. But as his eleventh birthday approaches, all this is about to change.
Lesson Plans
Wizards and Resumes
Presents a lesson in which students write resumes for author J.K. Rowling and then for themselves.
