Andrew ShieldsDec 22
Teaching George Méliès, Charlie Chaplin, and Buster Keaton along with Brian Selznick’s “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” and Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo”. #111Words #Teaching #BrianSelznick #TheInventionOfHugoCabret #GraphicNovel #Movie #Film #MartinScorsese #Hugo #GeorgesMéliès #LaVoyageDansLaLune #SilentMovie #CharlieChaplin #BusterKeaton #MiddleSchool https://111-words.ghost.io/teaching-george-melies-charlie-chaplin-and-buster-keaton-along-with-brian-selznicks-the-invention-of-hugo-cabret-and-martin-scorseses-hugo/
Teaching George Méliès, Charlie Chaplin, and Buster Keaton along with Brian Selznick’s “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” and Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo"

Reading Brian Selznick's graphic novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" (2007) yesterday not confirmed my idea to teach the book next term along with Martin Scorsese's film adaption "Hugo" (2011). It also made me want to include short silent films by Georges Méliès in the course, especially "Le Voyage dans

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Andrew ShieldsDec 21
Reading books about Parisian railway stations on a train. #111Words #BrianSelznick #TheInventionOfHugoCabret #GraphicNovel #MartinScorsese #Hugo #Film #JacqulineHarpman #Orlanda #Novel #Paris #TrainStation #GareMontparnasse #GareDuNord #Coincidence https://111-words.ghost.io/reading-books-about-parisian-railway-stations-on-a-train/
Reading books about Parisian railway stations on a train

For a course next semester, I might use Brian Selznick's graphic novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" (2007) and Martin Scorsese's film adaption "Hugo" (2011), which are about a boy living alone in a Paris train station. I know the film well, but I had never read Selznick's book, so

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Kai AshJan 3, 2024

It's a few years old now, but I absolutely loved The Marvels (2015), by Brian Selznick. Like Wonderstruck (2011) and The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007), it's half illustration and half written story.

The story is about belonging and plays with the idea of truth and fiction, asking: how should we tell the story of our family and our place, and how truthful must that story be?

#BrianSelznick #TheMarvels #KidsLit #YAlit #BookRecommendations