The Most Important Line From the Chapter

I'm finally making progress through my book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling. And I've started to notice a trend at the end of each chapter which also happens to be one of the most important sentences in that particular chapter. This sentence is somewhat of a conclusion sentence that sums up the last chapter while bringing us to the next chapter. I think these sentences are the most important because you can't just end a chapter with a normal sentence. You have to end it with a sentence that makes you want to keep reading and keeps you compelled within the book, wondering, pondering, questioning what's going to happen next so you don't have a choice to keep reading.

One example of these sentences is, ""I'm not going to be murdered," Harry said out loud. "That's the spirit, dear," said his mirror sleepily."(pg. 68) This sentence forces us to keep reading because we are so engulfed in the story that we need to know 'What will happen to Harry?' and 'Who is he seeing in his mirror?' Rowling does a fantastic job of leaving us on a cliffhanger at the end of each and every chapter and keeping us  wondering what will happen next.
Information and background knowledge one the book.

Krista Ramsey Article Analysis

This article by Krista Ramsey called "Locking into the Magic of Legos" is all about how playing with Legos are a much better alternative with all the video games and electronics out there. And there's a lot more brain growth and stimulation involved and helps kids move along in education easier than others.

Krista Ramsey's Lego Article

I think the best written quote from this text well sums up the majority of the article, "And out of all those wonderful things that adults want kids to master but never let them learn on their own – process, trial-and-error, deduction, elimination – chaos will turn to order. Meanwhile, a work ethic is built in: If you want to play with the toy, you have to make it first." I like this quote the best because it shows a major point through out the text that kids need the trial and error process and learn to deal with it and fix the problems, big or small. This lesson could be a life long one that he can use in many situations.

Krista Ramsey's writing style is unique in the sense that it seems like she is talking to the reader instead of a general audience and makes it feel very personalized through her diction and syntax. Some examples are, "Although they should never be spied on in the throes of construction, if they were, adults would see the focus and calm that come with creating." Ramsey makes it sound like she is giving the reader specific advice when she says "if they were" as if she was in an actual conversation with us. Another example is, "Then feet will pad up the basement stairs to show parents what's been created. And they'll pad right back down to tear it apart and move on to freestyle." We see her diction really come out here when she says the small word "pad". This word can almost allow us to here the child coming up the stairs. Lastly, one more example from Ramsey's article is, " Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Jungle Duel can, with a little imagination, turn into sword-training for a ninja or a backyard sleepout with giant ants." This diction is also another good example because her mentioning of all of these familiar things makes us feel like we can relate to her and makes us feel more comfortable.

If I could ask Ramsey three questions here's what they would be:

Who inspired her to become an article writer?
How does she come up with the many ideas she has for articles while still keeping them interesting?
Did she always enjoy writing, especially when she was younger?

Symbols for a Character

I am going to use Hermione Granger to select a tangible item that would symbolize them. For Hermione, I would choose an encyclopedia.

Hermione symbolizes an encyclopedia because she always has all of the answer. Every spell, every potion, every solution to whatever problem they may have. Encyclopedias are used to learn more facts and information about a certain topic. That is something that Hermione has in common. Here's a quote to support my opinion, "He waved his wand, but nothing happened. Scabbers stayed gray and fast asleep.
“Are you sure that’s a real spell?” said the girl[Hermione]. “Well, it’s not very good, is it? I’ve tried a few simple spells just for practice and it’s all worked for me. I’ve learned all our course books by heart, of course.” " This quote is from the first book, 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' but it still pertains to my opinion. She says in the quote that she learned all of the school books by heart. She knows all of the information just like and encyclopedia would. 

This link is many more quotes said by Hermione Granger that just support my thesis even more.