Annotating Harry Potter Songs
Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see, I'll eat myself if you can find A smarter hat than me. You can keep your bowlers black, Your top hats sleek and tall, For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat And I can cap them all. There's nothing hidden in your head The Sorting Hat can't see, So try me on and I will tell you Where you ought to be. You might belong in Gryffindor, Where dwell the brave at heart, Their daring, nerve, and chivalry Set Gryffindors apart; You might belong in Hufflepuff, Where they are just and loyal, Those patient Hufflepuffis are true And unafraid of toil; Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind; Or perhaps in Slytherin You'll make your real friends, Those cunning folk use any means To achieve their ends. So put me on! Don't be afraid! And don't get in a flap! You're in safe hands (though I have none) For I'm a Thinking Cap!" |
Things to Consider During AnnotationsComment on the poem considering these questions, and then comment back to someone's annotation. Mark up the texts with a clarifying thought, reaction, and/or question for each 1. Which house do you think you would be placed in? Why? 2. If someone is placed in Slytherin, is it still possible for them to be brave like someone in Gryffindor? 3. Does the sorting hat construct these identities? Or is the identity already established and the hat just confirms it? Why do you think this? **Last Question Do With Partner** 4. After hearing both poems, what is the difference between your poem and the second poem? |
Harry Potter and The Goblet of FireA thousand years or more ago
When I was newly sewn, There lived four wizards of renown, Whose names are still well known: Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor, Fair Ravenclaw, from glen, Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad, Shrewd Slytherin, from fen. They shared a wish, a hope, a dream, They hatched a daring plan To educate young sorcerers Thus Hogwarts School began. Now each of these four founders Formed their own house, for each Did value different virtues In the ones they had to teach. By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition. While still alive they did divide Their favourites from the throng, Yet how to pick the worthy ones When they were dead and gone? Twas Gryffindor who found the way, He whipped me off his head The founders put some brains in me So I could choose instead! Now slip me snug about your ears, I've never yet been wrong, I'll have a look inside your mind And tell where you belong! |
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Works Cited
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Book 1. Toronto: Scholastic, 1998. Print.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Book 4. Toronto: Scholastic, 2000. Print.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Book 1. Toronto: Scholastic, 1998. Print.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Book 4. Toronto: Scholastic, 2000. Print.
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