For Educators: Literacy and Harry Potter, with Lesson Plans

June 6th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Gryffindor Common Room

This is a project I did for a graduate class.  It includes a brief theoretical framework, some brief reflections on how Harry Potter relates to that theory, and then, for the sake of any educators who read this site, I’ve attached, as a downloadable document, this content plus eight lesson plans I constructed.  I hope it’s [...]

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Hog’s Head Pubcast #52: Is Harry Potter Literate?

June 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Podcasts

Literacy and Power in Harry Potter; Announcing the winner of the giveaway; news; E-owl response
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Hog’s Head Proprietor at Convention Alley 2008

May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gryffindor Common Room

Exciting news: In addition to presenting twice at Portus 2008, I’ll be speaking twice, as Keynote Speaker, at Convention Alley in Ottawa, ON, June 19-22.  This will be an exciting event, held at the University of Ottawa, which will be a great venue for a Harry Potter conference.
One of the two talks will be on [...]

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