The Real Magic Behind Hugo PART ONE

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes historical fiction?

• A story that is entirely made up with no real events or people.

• A story that only includes real events and people from history, with no fictional elements.

• A story that blends real events and people from history with fictional elements.

• A story that is written in the past but has no connection to real history.

Open Ended

CHOOSE ONE

ONE: Today, we use electricity and code to make computers do things people once did — as well as things they never dreamed would be possible. How are automata like today’s robots or AI? How are they different?

TWO: Back in the 1700s, every part of a machine had to be built and fixed by hand. Today, we store things in “the cloud” or online. What do you think we lose—and what do we gain—when our memories and stories aren’t anchored in the physical world anymore?