ADMIN/X-POST: Update on scheduled weekly discussions...

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 16801

Hi everyone,

Here's the latest on our weekly discussion schedules: -


IT'S HARRY FORTNIGHT UNTIL 29TH APRIL!!

Firstly, a reminder that from Monday it's 'Harry Fortnight' on HPfGU!
Joywitch will be posting a sketch on Harry Potter to lead off the
discussions, so look out for that.  The Harry discussions will be the last
from our GoF/HP characters schedule.


NEW DISCUSSIONS

From, 30 April, we'll be diving into a completely new schedule, starting
with the opening chapters of Prisoner of Azkaban and working our way through
the first three books. Alongside these, we'll cover some other essay-style
topics based on the HP books.

I've posted an updated schedule table to the Files section of the main list:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/files/Discussion%20Summaries/

This includes the names of some people who have volunteered to write
lead-off summaries already (one or two of these are subject to
confirmation).

It would be great to get volunteers in place for the following, if anyone is
interested:

Sketches:

7-13 May - Rita Skeeter & The Daily Prophet
11-17 Jun - Hogsmeade Village, tradespeople and area
25 Jun - 8 Jul - The Marauders' Era (discussion to run for two weeks)

Chapters:

25 Jun-1 Jul - PoA Chapters 16 & 17

For the newer people here, lead-off summaries are usually posted on Mondays
(occasionally they come in - ahem - a little late).  The style and content
is left to the author, but chapter summaries should pick up on the main plot
points and pose a few questions at the end to get the cogs whirring, whilst
topic sketches should provide an overview of the topic, again with a few
questions at the end.  Some people write quite long essays and others are
more concise; there is no hard and fast rule - the summaries are intended to
refresh our memories for the discussion ahead.

Anyone on the list is welcome to volunteer for summary duties, so don't be
shy!  We're concentrating on filling the next few weeks at the moment, but
there are plenty of opportunities coming up.  You can volunteer for both
summaries in a week or for chapter/sketch only.

I should stress that these scheduled discussions are meant to run alongside
any ongoing discussions.  Please feel free to discuss whatever you like,
whenever you like, within the HP world (and within reason <g>).

Please e-mail me at neilward at dircon.co.uk with any questions.

Magically,

Neil

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