Sunday, November 20, 2011

Walking Away

What do you think Brian Selznick wants readers to come away with when they read this book?

New ideas, New Concepts, New Things

Did you learn anything new from reading this book?

Prometheus

The story of Prometheus is important in The Invention of Hugo Cabret. There’s a picture of Prometheus on pages 344–345. 
We learn that Prometheus was “finally set free” from his chains.  
What character or characters in this book does Prometheus resemble?

Hugo's Invention

This book is called The Invention of Hugo Cabret. What is Hugo’s “invention”? Could the word refer to more than one thing?

Monday, November 7, 2011

Friendship

Despite a rocky start Hugo & Isabelle become good friends. 
Discuss and write about the ways is which they are similar. How are they different?
Do you think that their similarities outweigh their differences?