Palacio wrote wonder after an incident where her son noticed a girl with a severe facial difference and started to cry. Lesson 3 character studies literature with mrs smith. Wonder is a story about a boy named august pullman who was born. Wonder and ing the book to talk about kindness and then use art to represent it. Readers learn about selfacceptance, kindness and going against the grain in this story about a boy with facial differences and the family, friends, educators and classmates who care about him. Summer if very kind and sweet to august and she puts up with people asking her why.
Auggie loves star wars, and he isnt in a hurry to grow up. The character of august pullman in wonder from litcharts the. The wonder quotes below are all either spoken by summer or refer to summer. The power of the book likes in how palacio creates such a normal, relatable character from a boy living with such an extraordinary physical affliction. Staticdynamic character auggie pullman is a dynamic character because he changes overtime due to occurring events in the story. Wonder character list the resource for readers, book. These birth defects require many surgeries throughout his childhood. Describe justin, august, and vias character traits.
What i wanted was to go to school, but only if i could be like every other kid going to school. August auggie pullman is the main protagonist in wonder. Because in this book, summer is the most reliable friend auggie has. People on the streets are shocked to see the boy, but those who know him well see him as a bright, funny boy with a sweet heart. He felt as if he was an obligation to others as opposed to a benefit or support. Auggie is a tenyearold boy who was born with a facial deformity. Build your classroom community with morning meeting. Save yourself time with this comprehensive teacher guide to wonder. Think back on some of your favorite characters from. The book august auggie pullman was born with a severe facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Jack and summer become his friends almost instantly, but everyone else is a different story. All auggie wants is to feel normal, but he has had to get used to being stared at and avoided by others throughout his entire life. You are a wonder, auggie voices of youth cambodia medium. Wonder is a childrens novel by raquel jaramillo, under the pen name of r.
Your homework task for this lesson is to write a character description about olivia or august and one other character. Palacio part i ordinary to the performance space before you read the chapter. August pullman is a child who lives in his imaginationas evidenced by chewbacca and darth sidious. 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. The book wonder teaches compassion, courage, perseverance.
In class today we compared the different characters mentioned in the book and completed a detailed comparison between august and olivia. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. His favorite character is jango fett, and he used to have. He spent his younger years going through one surgery after another. At the beginning of the book, auggie felt seperated from other kids his age. August pullman has appeared in the following books. Palacio, is considered a middlegrade novel, the complex characters and nature of the story send a powerful message to people of all ages. 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. The wonder pennant is a reading and writing activity. 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.
His mouth always hangs open and his ears are underdeveloped and cauliflowershaped. He is starting 5th grade beecher prep, and he just wants to be treated as an ordinary kid. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Wonder and kindness portraits students write 15 ways they could show kindness in their lives. Shes also not very good at teaching august about fractions.
Fearing he would react badly, palacio attempted to remove her son from the situation so as not to upset the girl and her family but ended up worsening. I would have to describe him as a caring, childish in a positive way, intelligent. Palacio character study pennant is all you need to teach and promote the memorable characters found in the book. Majorminor character auggie pullman is definitely a major character, because august is mentioned in every part of the book. Palacio is a story that revolves around a 10 yearold kid named august auggie pullman. This character is a tenyearold who was born with a several facial abnormality.
August pullman has a face that only a mother could love, only his mother to be exact. Starting 5th grade at beecher prep, auggie wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kidbut his new classmates cant get past his extraordinary face. Palacio, theres something for everyone heredrawn from popular songs, inscriptions on egyptian tombstones, fortune cookies, and words of wisdom from such noteworthy. Palacio is about a little boy named august pullman who was born with a facial difference. 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 pages 1183 jack will pages 4185 justin pages 187234. He is childish and strong, he can bare other peoples looks and live his life dealing with that.
His favorite holiday is halloween, and his birthday is october 10th. Friendship discuss the characteristics of a good friend. In wonder, august sister, via, describes her brother for us august suffers from craniofacial abnormalities, and his facial deformity is still apparent despite countless operations. This novel study includes many things you need to adapt the book into your reading language arts plan. Wonder is an amazing novel study for young readers. Get everything you need to know about august pullman in wonder. Even though wonder is recommended for children ages 8 through 12, the books themes of identity, bullying, and acceptance make it interesting reading for a wide audience as well. The novel tells the story of auggie going to a real school for the first time and growing up substantially over the course of his first year there. August pullmans precept everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world.
All handouts have explicit reading skills written on top so that you can easily check off your teaching and learning objectives a. Have lots of friends and hang out after school and stuff like that. But the book does go into some detail about genetics and the probability of a child developing physical differences like auggies. This is a book that would support discussions centering on feelings, living in a community and what it means, developing empathy towards others, and the acceptance of differences, to name a few. The protagonist of wonder is grade five student, auggie, a boy who has already faced many difficult challenges in his young life. He is a boy, and he is old enough to start 5th grade.
If i were in this story, i truly hope that i would be the summer in it. Vocabulary comprehension questions for each chapter comprehension activities writing activities reflection pieces compare and contrast and much more all in spa. Also, at the beginning he was extremely scared and timid about entering school for the first time. Palacios latest book, i want to share some awesome ways to encourage kindness. 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. The daily wonder app is a free daily affirmation app that provides a precept for each day of the year celebrating goodness and strength. Wonder is the best kids book of the year, said emily bazelon. He is childish, unique, inspirational, unassuming, emotional, sympathetic and empathetic.
Exposition august has a deformed face and is going to a real school for the first time. He likes star wars, hot dogs, smores, and video games. August was born with a severe facial deformity that leaves him unable to attend school, until the fifth grade, when his family decides its time for him to try to give up homeschooling wonder tells the story of augusts first year of. August pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Before she began homeschooling august she was a childrens book illustrator, though august insists that her boy illustrations arent that great. Wonder 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unfortunately, he also has a lack of selfesteem that is caused by his disfiguration. He has a severe facial deformity and a cleft palate. Hyvern did you ever even read the god damn book or are you. Im always looking for good charactereducation resources, especially ways to encourage children to be kind. 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. Wonders greatest lessons are more emotional or behavioral than academic.
Your students will list character traits using the bac. All auggie wants is to feel normal, but he has had. Students greet each other and discuss sensitive topics as a class. August was born with a face that all would describe as extraordinary. Character profile for august pullman from wonder wonder. Wonder is the touching tale about a fifth grade boy, august pullman auggie, who was born with a rare combination of genetic anomalies, causing him to look deformed. Teach tolerance, kindness, and accepting differences by looking for the wonder in everyone using the book were all wonders by r. Wonder novel study teacher guide by the lost teacher tpt. Weird kids summer doesnt understand why people question why she sits with august pullman at lunch. Begin wonder, launch visual notetaking and getting to know characters like we get to know a good friend lesson title. 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.
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