I just couldnt put the book down, so i ended up spending a good bit of the day sitting under an. 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. Projects are due to their language arts teacher on september 16, 20. Though, with summer and jack will by his side, he can just about manage to survive the year. She explains that she first sat with auggie because she felt sorry for him, but now she sits with him because he is fun. Jack will its hard to beat the author for analysis of one of her own characters. The novel also offers a telling view into middle school life and curriculum and a bit about the differences between middle school and high school culture. It will be counted as your first book report grade. Wonder movie comparecontrast activities now that the movie version of r. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the creators of.
His eyes are where his cheek bones are and his ears look like little balled up fists. The epigraph for part two of wonder, narrated by auggies big sister via, is from david bowies. This character s brother has been homeschooled his entire life until fifth grade. Character profile for summer dawson from wonder wonder. I just couldnt put the book down, so i ended up spending a good bit of the day sitting under an language arts anchor charts great for upper elementary teachers. Summer at last asks him what exactly is wrong with his face.
Book units teacher offers teaching ideas including book units and other resources for upper elementary teachers. He loves xbox, his dog, daisy, and he really loves star wars. They only have one class together, english, but they eat lunch together every day and hang out after school. She sits with auggie at lunch on his first day of school, and they realized that their names kind of match because theyre both summer names. Palacio, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Students find this a fun and engaging way to think deeply about the text. Oct 26, 2017 wonder 2017 movie meet summer millie davis lionsgate movies. The story is an eyeopening account that helps the reader understand what it is like to be different, to experience bullying, and to persevere.
Summer displayed loyalty, friendship and courage by sitting with him the first day at lunch when nobody else would sit at the table with them. Character the main character in wonder is august pullman, a. Via, augusts sister, who has gotten used to august being the center of attention. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the wonder bread summer. Based on my favorite character from the book wonder by r. Wonder woman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero wonder woman and occasionally other superheroes as its protagonist. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Starring julia roberts, owen wilson, jacob tremblay, mandy patinkin, daveed diggs.
Part 4 jack chapters 54 73 pages 4 185 summer narrates this part of the novel. Wonder characters from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. What award does auggie win at the end of the school year. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the. He was born with out a jaw so doctors made him one from his hip bone. They are asked to think about character motive and character traits in a. This character is the best friend of a kid who has a horribly deformed face. Wonder s greatest lessons are more emotional or behavioral than academic. 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. Because in this book, summer is the most reliable friend auggie has. Ive read this book twice now, and it will definitely always have a special place in my heart. Palacio for teachers choose kind news hq shop the books the movie. Julian asks auggie if darth sidious is his favorite star wars character. 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.
We know theres no steamy romance with summer this book is about fifth graders, after all, but. This project can be completed by students either while they read the story or after completion of wonder. With this in mind, it makes sense that the book begins with auggie introducing himself by explaining some of the ways he is and isnt ordinary. Students will be allowed to choose to complete a reflection journal or collage. His favorite holiday is halloween, and his birthday is october 10th. One day as she plays foursquare, she finds out about the plague, and she thinks its really dumb. This empathy building project is a powerful endof book activity. I hope youll have a fun time taking this quiz, just like i had fun making it. Summer is one of august s closest friends at school. The book relates auggies first year of school from the perspective of many different characters. Dont worry, the last question does not effect your ending result. She is a kind girl, and it always seems like she is happy. The first part of the book is from auggies perspective and describes his transition from homeschooling to a private school. Summer dawson is popular, but she doesnt always do what the other popular girls do.
Wonder is a childrens novel by raquel jaramillo, under the pen name of r. Palacio wonder is a childrens novel by raquel jaramillo, under the pen name of r. This is a book that makes me laugh, makes me cry, and gives me endless amounts of hope. Describe justin, august, and vias character traits. The characters views of auggie and how they changed are vital to the book. She recalls the other kids asking why she hangs out with the freak so often. Wonder s side characters judged auggie by his deformities and thought he was a freak, which impacted augusts selfesteem and opinions. Use this fun, handson and engaging book project for wonder by rj palacio.
Use these character maps of auggie, summer, jack will and julian from rj palacios book, wonder to reinforce the learning taught throughout the story. The thing is auggies just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. Starring julia roberts, owen wilson, jacob tremblay, mandy patinkin, daveed diggs, and izabela vidovic. Summer character timeline in wonder the timeline below shows where the character summer appears in wonder. Summer is biracial and lives only with her mother, since her father died a few years. I love the book and i cant wait to see the movie in november. Auggie and summer hang out a lot over the next month, often frequenting each others houses, and auggies parents become. Your homework task for this lesson is to write a character description about olivia or august and one other character.
Before she began homeschooling august she was a childrens book illustrator, though august insists that her boy illustrations arent that great. 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. 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. Once students have completed the questions for the novel, wonder by rj palacio, they are to complete one of the attached projects. 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. For those unfamiliar with the play our town, it has certain similarities to this film as it shares vignettes of various characters at various points in their lives, including both happy times and sad. When he was born the doctors took him right into surgery. The halloween party savannah, a popular girl, invites summer to her halloween party. June survival guide with images teaching wonder, wonder. Its hard to beat the author for analysis of one of her own characters. Hes about to enter fifth grade at beecher prep, and if youve ever been the new kid, them you know how hard that can be. Based on the new york times bestseller, wonder tells the inspiring and. This character is very pretty and is the only student who will sit with a boy with a deformed face at lunch. Palacio writes the book in multiple voices auggies, some of his friends, his sisters and the different points of view are mostly very wellrealized and show the inner feelings of the different characters.
Oct 16, 2014 based on my favorite character from the book wonder by r. Character comparison wonder book trailer what does it mean to be ordinary. Wonder novel wonder book book study writing a book 5th grade reading reading time reading wonders book club books book clubs i first read the book wonder while on vacation at the beach. Summer sits down with auggie at lunch on the first day, initially because she feels sorry for him, but eventually continues spending time with him because hes sweet and funny and enjoyable to hang out with. His whole view of whats important changes throughout the book. He has rare craniofacial anomalies known as mandibulofacial dystosis and something similar to treacher collins syndrome, which primarily affect the way that his face looks. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
August was a friendly kid who has a facial deformity. Get everything you need to know about summer in wonder. Part 1 of wonder is called augustas in our main man, not the last month of summer vacation. Summer sticks up for auggie when people call him names behind his back. Wonder was on the new york times best seller list and was also on the texas bluebonnet award master list. 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. Book trailer olivia via pullman auggie is a wonder. Palacio wrote wonder after an incident where she and her threeyearold son were waiting in line to buy ice cream.
If i were in this story, i truly hope that i would be the summer in it. Summer is brave, outgoing, super cool, and doesnt care what other people think. Palacio has written a crackling pageturner filled with characters you cant help but. Song time of the new no melody artist erich paul glaubitz, ascapmichael s jewell, ascap. 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.
Palacio, auggie pullman is ten years old and dealing with the combined difficulties of health problems and. Palacios bestseller wonder is out, your students can practice great criticalthinking skills. Lesson 3 character studies literature with mrs smith. His favorite character is jango fett, and he used to have a small braid in the back of. Palacio is a story that grips your soul and changes your life forever. She is the only friend august has from beginning of the book to the end of the book. August pullman is a 10yearold boy who likes star wars and xbox, ordinary, except for his jarring facial anomalies. He experiences both bullying and random acts of kindness.
The timeline below shows where the character summer appears in wonder. I first read the book wonder while on vacation at the beach. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On the first day of fifth grade, summer was sitting with a bunch of her. But the book does go into some detail about genetics and the probability of a child developing physical differences like auggies. In the book wonder, what are julians and summers last names. Returning to school, august ignores jack but admits to summer that he had. But only after getting to know august did the other characters understand who he really was. Palacio gives us a lot to laugh, cry and think about. Wonder questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on wonder.
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. August pullman is the tenyearold protagonist of the novel. Palacio has often credited natalie merchants song wonder, from her 1995 album tigerlily, as the inspiration for her bestselling book and at merchants invitation, the song was featured on the soundtrack. I couldnt imagine what he was going through having to go to school and, at the same time, having christopher move away.
The book was the winner of the 2014 maine student book award, vermonts dorothy canfield fisher childrens book award, the 2015 mark twain award, hawaiis 2015 nene award, and the junior young readers choice award for 2015. Palacio august auggie pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream schooluntil now. August pullman, a tenyearold kid who was born with severe birth defects. The one that stood out to me was not to judge by the way someone looked but by the inner character of that person. The novels perspective switches to summer, the girl who sits with auggie at lunch every single day.
Summer lives with her mother, as her father passed away. Character description both physical and personality. 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. Wonder by rj palacio, is about a boy, auggie, who faces bullying and misunderstanding on a regular basis, due to a disfiguring genetic condition. Weird kids summer doesnt understand why people question why she sits with august pullman at lunch. Though august may have a face only his mother could love, he is a character that all readers can adore. I think the book was for grades fiftheighth grade, and adults would like it.
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