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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick is an engaging work of historical fiction. This lesson plan uses two text lessons to summarize the plot of the book and present key...
- Activity 1: Setting The Scene
- Activity 2: Getting to Know Hugo
- Activity 3: Film Language
- Activity 4: Fact Meets Fiction
- Activity 5: Hugo Across The Curriculum
Discuss the central themes of hugo cabret… Introduce the idea of a creative scrapbook to the children where they can record all their thoughts, findings, questions and reflections about the book – their own ‘Guide to the world of Hugo Cabret’. This will act as a reading and writing journal for use throughout the work where they can record their ide...
Put the spotlight on character… The key elements of character and setting can be explored in depth throughout the book with the children recording their own writer’s tips and tracking how the characters develop and change. Drama and discussion will be central. Recreate with the children Hugo’s room in the station’s secret apartments using the detai...
Assess the power of still pictures… Begin by reading aloud the narrator’s introduction to the book by Professor H. Alcofrisbas, who interestingly will return at the end of the book. As he encourages, complete a short visualisation, ‘like the beginning of a film’, of the opening scenes to the story. Watch the opening sequence of illustrations, avail...
Investigating the real George Méliès… The drawings and annotations in Hugo’s precious notebook are stolen by the old man, Papa Georges. Hugo’s life work has been to use them to bring to life the broken automaton owned by his father. We discover that Papa Georges was once a celebrated magician and filmmaker, the real-life filmmaker Georges Méliès. C...
The possibilities are endless… • The distinctive illustrations would be an ideal stimulus for work around the use of line, tone and shading. Children could imitate the illustrator and pose as models to sketch in black and white. • Explore France, the city of Paris and its tourist features seen in the book. • Colour wash the opening image of Paris b...
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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Use The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.
Synopsis of Text: ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.
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This file contains reading questions for each chapter of the novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick, and a tier 1 & 2 vocabulary list with word webs and draw the word activities. Also included are a dream narrative writing assignment, a concordance of themes, motifs, and symbols...
