Wonder novel character study, characterization, pennant. Wonder summer make friend with auggie clip hd youtube. I couldnt imagine what he was going through having to go to school and, at the same time, having christopher move away. Wonder novel study teacher guide by the lost teacher tpt. Summer if very kind and sweet to august and she puts up with people asking her why. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This novel study includes many things you need to adapt the book into your reading language arts plan. Tushman admits at the end of the year that he was aware of julians bullying and couldve done something about it had august confided in him. His whole view of whats important changes throughout the book.
The story of wonder takes place in modern times because there are references to modern technology, e. Julia roberts, jacob tremblay, owen wilson, izabela vidovic. Palacio, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Based on my favorite character from the book wonder by r. Character profile for summer dawson from wonder wonder. Via is the older sister of august auggie pullman, a tenyearold boy who has a facial deformity. Start studying wonder comprehension questions part 2.
Though august may have a face only his mother could love, he is a character. Wonder novelwonder artwonder book5th grade elafifth gradeteaching character traits. Wonder character map bundle teaching wonder, wonder novel. If i were in this story, i truly hope that i would be the summer in it. His favorite holiday is halloween, and his birthday is october 10th. First, we define character traits and talk about what is and isnt a character trait. Next section glossary previous section wonder summary. They are eager to enhance their quality of writing. All auggie wants is to feel normal, but he has had to. They are asked to think about character motive and character traits in a. Tushman gives a speech as he is about to name the recipient. His favorite character is jango fett, and he used to have a small braid in the back of his head like a padawan jedi apprentice. The novel includes an entire community as the main character moves through life, but there are only a few characters readers get to know well. In the book wonder, what are julians and summers last names.
Exposition august has a deformed face and is going to a real school for the first time. One of the things i use is this anchor chart to guide our discussions about a character s outward appearance vs. He is childish and strong, he can bare other peoples looks and live his life dealing with that. His favorite character is jango fett, and he used to have a small braid in the back of. On the first day of fifth grade, summer was sitting with a bunch of her. August was born with a face that all would describe as extraordinary. Type of character dynamic jack is a dynamic character because at first he is forced to hang out with august, then he is protective of him, and finally, he wants to be a friend of auggie. Wonder by rj palacio character maps auggie, jack will, summer and julian. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Each character is going through a transitional phase in life as they take on new ventures and work to figure out how to be themselves. In addition, you can use short selections from a basal reading text. Tushmans final address at the graduation ceremony for the fifth and sixth graders is built around. Your homework task for this lesson is to write a character description about olivia or august and one other character.
The majority of wonder takes place at beecher prep which is a private school in new york city. Tushman is the principal of the middle school that august pullman, or auggie, attends. Palacio this study guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of wonder. When she gets there, it only takes five minutes before the popular kids start crowding around her. This is a picture of summer made up by adjectives that describe her. Summer pages 1183 jack will pages 4185 justin pages 187234. Reading response activities for wonder rundes room. Palacio tells the story of a 10yearold boy, who was born with distorted facial features a craniofacial difference caused by an anomaly in his dna.
Not to mention julian, who seems to want to make his fifth grade year pure misery. Save yourself time with this comprehensive teacher guide to wonder. Books about friendship, like wonder, explore the different ways people make and view friends. Palacio part i ordinary to the performance space before you read the chapter.
Tushman has a very minimal presence for much of the school year, mr. And no matter how cold other kids may be at times, summer is always there to warm auggie right back up with her kindness, maturity, and loyalty. The book relates auggies first year of school from the perspective of many different characters. Azz writes her character well but his book is incredibly boring. Browne is probably one of those teachers that people remember forever. Students find this a fun and engaging way to think deeply about the text. Defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering the power of. August pullmans precept everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world. Palacio gives us a lot to laugh, cry and think about. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your questions are answered by real teachers.
After reading wonder, each class groups of 1520 students was assigned a character. Because in this book, summer is the most reliable friend auggie has. Summer quotes in wonder the wonder quotes below are all either spoken by summer or refer to summer. By the end of the novel, his fellow characters, and readers too, learn that auggie is a real wonder. A couple new characters are summer, miranda, ella, and a little bit of eleanor.
It was there that she met auggie and became one of his first and best friends, after sitting next to him at lunch on the first day when no one else would. Core standards introduction to wonder relationship to other books bringing in technology. Think back on some of your favorite characters from. The book wonder teaches compassion, courage, perseverance. Savanna, a popular girl, invites summer to her halloween party.
Though quiet, justin enjoys playing the fiddle and acting. In class today we compared the different characters mentioned in the book and completed a detailed comparison between august and olivia. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and. We know theres no steamy romance with summer this book is about fifth graders, after all, but shes so wonderful that warm and sunny just wasnt going to cut it as a header for this sectionhence hot stuff. English class is awesome, of course, but at the root of studying great literature is learning what it is to be human. Summer lives with her mother, as her father passed away. One such example where august exhibits these qualities is near his. Your students will list character traits using the background organizer on the pennant.
The object was for my students to dive deep into charlottes character. All handouts have explicit reading skills written on top so that you can easily check off your teaching and learning objectives a. Answerer, spellerer, everer, reed, and booke is spelled wrong so u. Tushman, the principal, and august is aghast at mr. Auggies mangled hearing aids are discovered in eddies locker. Students made a list of all her positive and negative attributes. Feb 22, 2018 how summer and auggie become friend scene. What are the positive and negative reasons he gives about being ex friends with him. Teaching character traits in reading the teacher next door. We know theres no steamy romance with summer this book is about fifth graders, after all, but shes so wonderful that warm and sunny. Jan 25, 2012 wonder is the best kids book of the year, said emily bazelon, senior editor at and author of sticks and stones. May 10, 2017 im always looking for good character education resources, especially ways to encourage children to be kind.
The first step was to define charlottes character traits. Youll find a bibliography of suggested books on page 22. The wonder quotes below are all either spoken by summer or refer to summer. Wonder character list the resource for readers, book. Summers traits from the book wonder by kaylee meade on prezi. Advanced preparation locate several short readaloud books with memorable characters.
The timeline below shows where the character summer appears in wonder. June survival guide with images teaching wonder, wonder. He attends faulkner high school, where he met olivia pullman and they started dating. He becomes friendly with jack and august when he meets them at auggies house. His parents were divorced when he was four years old. Via is one of the main characters in the novel wonder, by r. My students need a class set of the book wonder by r. Wonder characters will help you with any book or any question. And were not the only ones who think summer is the cats pajamas. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the. By nkay96 on february 28, 2016 8 comments as we are quickly approaching the liveaction cinematic debut of wonder woman in batman v superman, now seems like a good time to get into a wonder woman character analysis.
Use these character maps of auggie, summer, jack will and julian from rj palacios book, wonder to reinforce the learning taught throughout the story. He is childish, unique, inspirational, unassuming, emotional, sympathetic and empathetic. In justice league shes written very cold and impulsive it seems. Based on the new york times bestseller, wonder tells the incredibly inspiring and. A mean boy who is at the head of the group of kids who torment auggie at the nature reserve. Lesson 3 character studies literature with mrs smith. Palacios latest book, i want to share some awesome ways to encourage kindness. Miranda is vias friend at first but i guess she gets rude or something and they dont hang out as much, but she is very sweet to august. This presentation includes a lesson on character traits, how to define character traits through textual evidence for the characters summer and julian in the book wonder, along with how to take this evidence to create a say, mean, and matter paragraph supporting one trait. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. My fourth grade students have a love for learning, especially writing. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Auggie is a tenyearold boy who was born with a facial deformity. Although most of the action occurs at school, some of the action also occurs at auggies house and at a nature reserve in pennsylvania.
Begin wonder, launch visual notetaking and getting to know characters like we get to know a good friend lesson title. Palacio character study pennant is all you need to teach and promote the memorable characters found in the book. Justin character traits, justin is a caring person because on page 196199 he talks to julian, henry, miles on by the store after they were bullying jack he acted tough and told them to not be picking on him. Palacio is a story that revolves around a 10 yearold kid named august auggie pullman. They are constantly begging me to write and share their writing in our. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the creators of. Describe justin, august, and vias character traits. The book has something for fans of the diary of a wimpy kid series or the strange case of origami yoda, but it extends far beyond those books in terms of scope. The protagonist of wonder is grade five student, auggie, a boy who has already faced many difficult challenges in his young life. Your students will list character traits using the bac. Tushman august pullman is a tenyearold kid boy who was born. Wonder is the perfect book to integrate social skills, habits of mind and character traits lessons.
Celebrating prezis teacher community for teacher appreciation week. Stepbystep lessons for analyzing character traits 1. Wonder comprehension questions part 2 flashcards quizlet. Superman wonder woman looks like it has a decent balance to it. One perfect example of how loyal summer is and what a great friend she is, is the halloween party. Jack and summer become his friends almost instantly, but everyone else is a different story. I would have to describe him as a caring, childish in a positive way, intelligent. Summer, jack will and julian from rj palacios book, wonder to.
Summer was brave and when she shook augusts hand august asked, arent you going to. He loves xbox, his dog, daisy, and he really loves star wars. He experiences both bullying and random acts of kindness. Jack seems to struggle with how he feels about august. The wonder pennant is a reading and writing activity. Wonder is an amazing novel study for young readers. The wonder pennant is a guided reading and writing activity. Character traits are the individual characteristics and qualities that make characters from books, stories, movies, plays, and other art forms come to life for readers use the following list of character traits as a guideline when writing book reports and essays about the different characters youve read about. A girl from auggies school who is friends with summer.
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