I have started reading this fascinating novel about Hugo Cabret, an orphaned boy who lives in the Paris Railway Station, to the class. Admittedly, the class was a bit taken aback when I told them Part 2 of the story started at page 257 (how long would it take to read the novel?) but at the end of day one we had reached page 80 because of how the book is constructed- lots of illustrations and some pages have very few words.
Each morning we build on our knowledge of the story, the characters and the plot by expanding our concept web. This is to help students understand how they can improve their own writing by determining all the myriad details, and the connections between the details, at the beginning of the writing process. Over the next few weeks watch the web grow as I add new connections.
Some illustrations from the book:
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