14 March 2011 Bell work: Place Les Mis book and your notes on your desk 1.Discuss “Intro” from book within groups 2.Read “Preface” together 3.My Introduction – listen carefully and take notes Homework: Read and take notes on… *pages 3-48 for Tues. *pages for Thur. Objectives: 1.Share analysis of text 2.Listen and take notes
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Author & Genre 1.Who? 2.What Kind?
Title 1.Who? 2.Why?
Setting 1.Where? 2.When?
Characters 1.Jean Valjean 2.Cosette 3.Fantine 4.Javert 5.Marius 6.Eponine 7.Thenardier 8.The bishop 9.Paris
Themes
The necessity of love and compassion
19 th century France and social injustice
Dwarfism of childhood due to poverty
Motifs -recurring ideas that help develop a theme
Symbols -objects or colors used to represent ideas or concepts
Catacombs
Parisian Sewers