Ive read this book twice now, and it will definitely always have a special place in my heart. Summer lives with her mother, as her father passed away. Summer at last asks him what exactly is wrong with his face. Summer dawson is popular, but she doesnt always do what the other popular girls do. In the play, via is in the role of a character who, during the. Get everything you need to know about summer in wonder. I think the book was for grades fiftheighth grade, and adults would like it.
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. 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. Students find this a fun and engaging way to think deeply about the text. Projects are due to their language arts teacher on september 16, 20. The main characters in wonder are august pullman, via pullman, jack, julian, summer, miranda, justin. But only after getting to know august did the other characters understand who he really was. Not to mention julian, who seems to want to make his fifth grade year pure misery. It will be counted as your first book report grade. Wonder characters from litcharts the creators of sparknotes.
Dont worry, the last question does not effect your ending result. Wonder s greatest lessons are more emotional or behavioral than academic. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. 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. Summer was brave and when she shook augusts hand august asked, arent you going to. 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. 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. I hope youll have a fun time taking this quiz, just like i had fun making it. He loves xbox, his dog, daisy, and he really loves star wars. Weird kids summer doesnt understand why people question why she sits with august pullman at lunch. Via, augusts sister, who has gotten used to august being the center of attention.
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. The story is an eyeopening account that helps the reader understand what it is like to be different, to experience bullying, and to persevere. One day as she plays foursquare, she finds out about the plague, and she thinks its really dumb. Palacio august auggie pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream schooluntil now. This is a book that makes me laugh, makes me cry, and gives me endless amounts of hope. 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. 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. Your homework task for this lesson is to write a character description about olivia or august and one other character. 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. He was born with out a jaw so doctors made him one from his hip bone. 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. Lesson 3 character studies literature with mrs smith.
In the book wonder, what are julians and summers last names. The halloween party savannah, a popular girl, invites summer to her halloween party. 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. I first read the book wonder while on vacation at the beach. They only have one class together, english, but they eat lunch together every day and hang out after school. August pullman, a tenyearold kid who was born with severe birth defects. This character s brother has been homeschooled his entire life until fifth grade. 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. The epigraph for part two of wonder, narrated by auggies big sister via, is from david bowies. Palacio, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. I couldnt imagine what he was going through having to go to school and, at the same time, having christopher move away.
This empathy building project is a powerful endof book activity. Based on the new york times bestseller, wonder tells the inspiring and. I just couldnt put the book down, so i ended up spending a good bit of the day sitting under an. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the creators of.
Students will be allowed to choose to complete a reflection journal or collage. The novels perspective switches to summer, the girl who sits with auggie at lunch every single day. His eyes are where his cheek bones are and his ears look like little balled up fists. Because in this book, summer is the most reliable friend auggie has. Palacio gives us a lot to laugh, cry and think about. But the book does go into some detail about genetics and the probability of a child developing physical differences like auggies. She recalls the other kids asking why she hangs out with the freak so often. Starring julia roberts, owen wilson, jacob tremblay, mandy patinkin, daveed diggs. Palacio wonder is a childrens novel by raquel jaramillo, under the pen name of r. Wonder s side characters judged auggie by his deformities and thought he was a freak, which impacted augusts selfesteem and opinions. 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. What award does auggie win at the end of the school year. She is the only friend august has from beginning of the book to the end of the book. Character the main character in wonder is august pullman, a.
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. Book units teacher offers teaching ideas including book units and other resources for upper elementary teachers. The book relates auggies first year of school from the perspective of many different characters. Jack will its hard to beat the author for analysis of one of her own characters. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. August was a friendly kid who has a facial deformity. Wonder by rj palacio, is about a boy, auggie, who faces bullying and misunderstanding on a regular basis, due to a disfiguring genetic condition. The plague she admits that augusts face takes some getting used to. 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. Once students have completed the questions for the novel, wonder by rj palacio, they are to complete one of the attached projects. His favorite character is jango fett, and he used to have a small braid in the back of. They are asked to think about character motive and character traits in a.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. She explains that she first sat with auggie because she felt sorry for him, but now she sits with him because he is fun. Use these character maps of auggie, summer, jack will and julian from rj palacios book, wonder to reinforce the learning taught throughout the story. Its hard to beat the author for analysis of one of her own characters. I love the book and i cant wait to see the movie in november. She is a kind girl, and it always seems like she is happy. Returning to school, august ignores jack but admits to summer that he had. 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.
Though, with summer and jack will by his side, he can just about manage to survive the year. His favorite holiday is halloween, and his birthday is october 10th. 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. Though august may have a face only his mother could love, he is a character that all readers can adore. Oct 16, 2014 based on my favorite character from the book wonder by r. Summer character timeline in wonder the timeline below shows where the character summer appears in wonder. The timeline below shows where the character summer appears in wonder. Character description both physical and personality. August pullman is a 10yearold boy who likes star wars and xbox, ordinary, except for his jarring facial anomalies.
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. When he was born the doctors took him right into surgery. Part 4 jack chapters 54 73 pages 4 185 summer narrates this part of the novel. 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.
Auggie and summer hang out a lot over the next month, often frequenting each others houses, and auggies parents become. The characters views of auggie and how they changed are vital to the book. We know theres no steamy romance with summer this book is about fifth graders, after all, but. 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. If i were in this story, i truly hope that i would be the summer in it.
Oct 26, 2017 wonder 2017 movie meet summer millie davis lionsgate movies. Summer is biracial and lives only with her mother, since her father died a few years. Wonder is a childrens novel by raquel jaramillo, under the pen name of r. This project can be completed by students either while they read the story or after completion of wonder. Use this fun, handson and engaging book project for wonder by rj palacio.
Palacio is a story that grips your soul and changes your life forever. Palacio wrote wonder after an incident where she and her threeyearold son were waiting in line to buy ice cream. Wonder movie comparecontrast activities now that the movie version of r. The thing is auggies just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. Wonder 2017 movie meet summer millie davis youtube. Palacio for teachers choose kind news hq shop the books the movie. Starring julia roberts, owen wilson, jacob tremblay, mandy patinkin, daveed diggs, and izabela vidovic. Summer sticks up for auggie when people call him names behind his back. Palacio, auggie pullman is ten years old and dealing with the combined difficulties of health problems and. 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.
Wonder was on the new york times best seller list and was also on the texas bluebonnet award master list. Describe justin, august, and vias character traits. Before she began homeschooling august she was a childrens book illustrator, though august insists that her boy illustrations arent that great. Wonder woman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero wonder woman and occasionally other superheroes as its protagonist. On the first day of fifth grade, summer was sitting with a bunch of her. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the. Song time of the new no melody artist erich paul glaubitz, ascapmichael s jewell, ascap.
Part 1 of wonder is called augustas in our main man, not the last month of summer vacation. In class today we compared the different characters mentioned in the book and completed a detailed comparison between august and olivia. 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. Book trailer olivia via pullman auggie is a wonder. August pullman is the tenyearold protagonist of the novel. This character is the best friend of a kid who has a horribly deformed face. This character is very pretty and is the only student who will sit with a boy with a deformed face at lunch. This is a picture of summer made up by adjectives that describe her. The one that stood out to me was not to judge by the way someone looked but by the inner character of that person. June survival guide with images teaching wonder, wonder. Character profile for summer dawson from wonder wonder. The first part of the book is from auggies perspective and describes his transition from homeschooling to a private school. Palacios bestseller wonder is out, your students can practice great criticalthinking skills. Several spinoffs, including the calendar book 365 days of wonder.
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. His whole view of whats important changes throughout the book. 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. 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. Summer is brave, outgoing, super cool, and doesnt care what other people think. He experiences both bullying and random acts of kindness. Julian asks auggie if darth sidious is his favorite star wars character. Character comparison wonder book trailer what does it mean to be ordinary.
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