Oct262008
The Invention of Hugo Cabret

POSTED AT 06:42 PM

This is the Blog Spot for Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  You must read the entire book before you can add a comment here.
 
A meaningful Blog will include a variety of opinions and a rich discussion of a topic.  This Blog will give students a chance to share their unique views about this year's Bluebonnet books.
 
Here are some ideas for comments:
 
  • Explain how the pictures affect the mood of the novel.
  • Find one part of The Invention of Hugo Cabret that sounds like poetry when you read it aloud.  What words or phrases spice up the sentence(s)? 
  • Was there a part of the book that was a little confusing?  What would you like to know more about?
  • Whom does the Toymaker remind you of?
Once several students have shared their own comments, you may want to respond to those comments.  You may respond to your classmates with courtesy.  Make sure to add some sort of additional insight, though.  (Don't just say, "I agree.")

This is a password-protected, secure Blog.  Only Forest Creek Elementary students and staff members are authorized to read and use this site.
 
Happy Blogging! --Mrs. Smith
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  • Mrs. Shogan

    I was really using my questioning and wondering strategies with this book. I felt like it actually changed genres from fantasy to a little bit of non-fiction. I loved this book.

    10/30/2008 1:15:56 PM
  • Madison S.

    this bok grabed me and i could not put it down .my favorite charadter was hugo becausae you would never no what he would do next like steal a key or sneak into a movie theater

    11/4/2008 6:18:15 PM
  • Veronica R.

    The pictures set the mood because this book is basically evolved around a movie. When you see the pictures its like a movie and what eventually saves Hugo's life is a movie.

    11/8/2008 9:02:06 AM
  • Mrs. Remmert

    I really enjoyed this book. It is more than a children's book. The author did an amazing job of incorporating the drawings into the story, making them part of the story. You could not have one without the other. Because the story deals with silent movies, the pictures and the narrative work great together. It was like watching a silent movie. The story is based on some true facts.

    12/2/2008 9:42:02 AM
  • Nick M.

    I agree with Veronica in how the pictures set the scene like a movie. The pictures helped me visualize the scene in my head better.
    I thought the automatons in this book were really cool, because they could do all kinds of different things regular people can do (drawing pictures, etc.)

    12/30/2008 11:10:09 AM
  • Hannah M

    The Invention Of Hugo Cabret was kind of sad because when Hugo got locked up by the inspector, it was sad. One part in the book got me confused, and that was when Hugo was seeing only stars, moons, and comets. I thought about it a little, and then I remembered the cape had that design.

    1/4/2009 2:04:47 PM
  • timothy

    I liked how the pictures made me feel like I was watching a movie. The toy maker reminds me of the mean, angry old men that you usally see in cartoons.

    1/13/2009 8:52:09 AM
  • megan k.

    I loved the pictures and the detail! I still can not believe that an artist wrote and illustrated the book.

    1/27/2009 10:50:55 AM
  • izzyz

    i really enjoyed this novel because it involved mystery and fantasy i thought it was really sad when hugos father died.

    1/28/2009 9:55:41 AM
  • Robert u.

    I loved this book because it keeps you thinking is the machine his or not

    2/5/2009 9:28:08 AM
  • blaske p.

    i loved this book because it had many interesting parts, like when she broke her leg it kept me worring if they were going to get the notebook or not. i give it an A+

    4/8/2009 8:55:06 AM
 

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