Uncover magic and innovation with the Invention of Hugo Cabret Student Directed Literature Unit by Epiphany Curriculum, ideal for grades 4-6. This captivating worktext guides students through Brian Selznick's illustrated masterpiece about an orphan's discovery in Paris, exploring early movie history, magic tricks, Greek myth analysis, and creative story writing inspired by historical figures. As part of a complete homeschool language arts curriculum, it develops vocabulary, grammar, composition, spelling, story elements, and figurative language through structured, varied lessons in a student-directed, secular format. Excellent for pairing with inventions social studies or standalone use with high teacher involvement and multi-sensory engagement.
Invention of Hugo Cabret Student Directed Literature Unit
Description
Travel through the streets of Paris with an orphan boy on a journey of discovery. Along the way, explore the early history of movie making and the role of magic tricks in the early movies. Analyze an ancient Greek myth and how the moral of the story applies to the main character. Write your own creative story inspired by an unusual or curious person you have learned about in history.
This unit can be used independently, but it is also designed to be used concurrently with the social studies Unit 2: Inventions.
A set of Literature Units (LU) is a complete language arts curriculum teaching vocabulary, grammar, composition, spelling, story elements, and figurative language in the context of popular children's books. LUs each explore one facet of a concept that ties three units together. Each unit has a primary book that is studied for 2-3 weeks and may include additional titles. these concept-based studies allow your child to compare/contrast themes and characters across novels.
Lessons are structured and easy to use but extremely varied, often with several options for an assignment. In lower grades each Literature Package contains the LU and the corresponding novel and possibly other components. Student Activity Page Sets are not included in the packages. The LU includes these pages (single-sided and usable but not reproducible).
Beginning with Gr 4-6, the Student Directed Literature Units (SDLU) are Worktexts with instruction written directly to the student. Each package contains the SDLU, the corresponding novel, and sometimes other books. Upper levels provide rigorous and challenging studies with occasional tests (answer keys included).
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 4-6 |
| Brand: | Epiphany Curriculum |
| Author: | Kim Howe |
| Length in Inches: | 12 |
| Width in Inches: | 9 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.3125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.8313 |