Introduction
The Phantom of the Opera (French: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialisation in Le Gaulois from September 23, 1909, to January 8, 1910. It was published in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte. The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet pupil's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber's 1841 production of Der Freischütz.
Task
On this webquest:
1. The student will understand what life was like in Paris, France in the 1860s.
2. The student will understand the connection between the Phantom of the Opera and the Paris Opera House.
3. The student will understand the historical context of the Paris Opera House and the background for the Phantom of the Opera.
Process
In your notebook, answer the questions that are on the handout. Each set of questions goes with a specific website- part of hte process is to read and learn about all aspects of the story and background. You need to do more than just find the answers and move on.