Van Gogh’s hidden paintings

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By Catherine Gilhooly

This poster explores the real-life mystery of Van Gogh’s hidden paintings and explains how they were discovered. It includes examples of technical language and descriptive vocabulary, as well as demonstrating the conventions of layout and illustration that are typical of an information text.

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Before reading

Talk about real-life mysteries and riddles – eg, yetis, the Loch Ness Monster, the Marie Celeste. Modern research methods are making it easier to solve some of these mysteries, but not all.
What do the class know about Vincent Van Gogh? Can they name some of his paintings? When and where did he live?