You don't have to stick to this timeline exactly, but it might help keep you on track to finish before auditions for the spring musical.
12/26-1/2 Fantine: whole section
1/3-1/9 Cosette: whole section
1/10-1/16 Marius: whole section
(We have Book Club on 1/16, so we'll talk about the book and the blog up to this point.)
1/17-1/23 Saint and Idyl Denis: Eponine-Enchantments and Desolations
(Finals are 1/17-18, then students have MLKjr.day off on 1/21)
1/24-1/30 Saint and Idyl Denis: Where are they going?-The rue de l'homme arme
1/31-2/6 Jean Valjean: War between four walls-Javert off the track
2/7-2/13 Jean Valjean: The grandson and the grandfather-The last drop
2/14-2/20 Jean Valjean: The twilight wane-Supreme shadow, supreme dawn
(We have Book Club again on 2/20, so we can have a good wrap-up discussion)
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Welcome!
Welcome to the OEHS: One Book, One School blog! I have been wanting to start an online book discussion for a while, and thanks to a great idea from Mr. Barsch, one of our choir teachers, I'm finally getting it started!
A few weeks ago, Mr. Barsch emailed a handful of members of the OEHS community. Here's his original message:
Ladies & Gent,
I'm reading Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" right now, partially in preparation for the musical, and partly for my own entertainment. I've encouraged kids in the theatre dept. to read it as well. It struck me that since several people will be working our way through this monster simultaneously, why don't we work through it together as well? I was thinking of blogging my reactions as I go through each section of the book. It wouldn't necessarily be writing an explanation, just saying what I find interesting along the way. I might put up links to websites which explain the history a bit, too. Maybe also put up a running glossary of words the kids might find challenging? I'd invite any of the kids to blog along or simply comment. Teachers would be welcome, too.
Of course, I LOVED the idea. I hope you do, too. Get a copy of the book, start reading, and let's start discussing!
A few weeks ago, Mr. Barsch emailed a handful of members of the OEHS community. Here's his original message:
Ladies & Gent,
I'm reading Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" right now, partially in preparation for the musical, and partly for my own entertainment. I've encouraged kids in the theatre dept. to read it as well. It struck me that since several people will be working our way through this monster simultaneously, why don't we work through it together as well? I was thinking of blogging my reactions as I go through each section of the book. It wouldn't necessarily be writing an explanation, just saying what I find interesting along the way. I might put up links to websites which explain the history a bit, too. Maybe also put up a running glossary of words the kids might find challenging? I'd invite any of the kids to blog along or simply comment. Teachers would be welcome, too.
Of course, I LOVED the idea. I hope you do, too. Get a copy of the book, start reading, and let's start discussing!
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