Harry Potter Informative Speech

I. Introduction A. Attention-getter: How many authors can you name that went from rags to riches in five years, created the outline for a million dollar story on a train, and has an asteroid and a dinosaur named after her? B. Tie-to-topic: Well, Joanne Kathleen Rowling is all that and more. C. Thesis: Today I would like to inform you about J.K. Rowling. D. First, we will look at her early life; secondly we will look at the books she has written in her career. Finally, we will look at the awards and worldwide fame the Harry Potter books has brought her.

II. Body A. First, Main Point #1: Early Life (According to J.K. Rowling Official Site) 1. First Years a. J. K. Rowling is the child of Peter and Anne Rowling and was born in July of 1965 at Yate General Hospital. b. She grew up in
Dumbledore draws Harry deeper into his plans to eliminate Voldemorte once and for all. And Hogwarts becomes center stage for the thrilling story that is bringing all the threads of the previous books together. 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows a. The final book in Harry Potter series is a griping odyssey. It is a hero’s mission; not only is Harry on a quest to carry out the mission Dumbledore charged him with: to find and destroy the elusive Horcruxs in hope of saving his own life. The Deathly Hallows is also a journey from boyhood to becoming a man. b. The question of where Snape’s loyalty lies propels one through the book from one harrowing adventure to another. As Harry has become the would the leader of an unlikely gang of those revolting against Voldemorte, he is forced again and again to choose between what is right and what is easy. c. The ending is heart wrenching. There is triumph and tragedy, and more perils than Harry has ever faced before. But in the throbbing finale Rowling grasps hold of all our emotions and unanswered questions in a spectacular