Wonder Work | Pages 249-310
1. August's fears of going on the camp were justified in my opinion. It can be nerve-wrecking to sleep away from home right now and it's fair that August's condition would be worse judging by his needs. He hasn't stayed away before and being at a camp surrounded by people he's only known for a few months would be scary.
2. Eddie and Julian, the two bullies in the story, are different. Julian takes a verbal bullying approach that may be foreseen as adults as just teasing or 'false compliments'. Eddie on the other hand, takes a physical approach with a goal to hurt his victims. They are two different kinds of bullying, however Eddie's is more violent.
3. The relationships between August and his classmates at the start and the end have changed drastically. At the start of the year, he didn't have many friends. Now he has a group of good friends that protect him and support him. His classmates are used to his face by now and think of him as a normal kid now, which is what August would have wanted.
4. August has shown greatness by always trying to stay positive and not hurting people with his emotions during his time at school. Anytime people have been mean he has not been mean back. He has tried his best in all of his classes, getting top grades in Science and defying expectations. Another great thing August has done is do brave things he would have never imagined doing just a few months ago - things such as camp.
5. At the start of the book, August was a shy, Star Wars fan who was insecure and isolated from the ordinary lives of middle schoolers. By the end, August broke out of his shell and now is interacting with ordinary kids and going to a normal school. Things that contributed to the change is that he is gaining better experience in a normal school than being home schooled, developing social skills, and getting better technology for his needs. He has also gotten a better understanding of Via's life, Daisy's life, Jack's life, and his parent's lives.
6. My favourite character in the story is Via. I empathise with her because I have younger siblings that I sometimes feel get more attention than me at points. She had an impact on the story by sharing her perspective on the Pullman family, her school life, and what people outside of the family think of August. She helped August deal with his school life and encourage him to face his fears, which I think impacted the story tremendously. I picked Via because I empathise with her and want to be like her.
7. The story explores the themes: Friendship, Betrayal, Overcoming Challenges, Bullying, and Family Relationships. Create a Brainstorm web on what the story has told for each theme.
2. Eddie and Julian, the two bullies in the story, are different. Julian takes a verbal bullying approach that may be foreseen as adults as just teasing or 'false compliments'. Eddie on the other hand, takes a physical approach with a goal to hurt his victims. They are two different kinds of bullying, however Eddie's is more violent.
3. The relationships between August and his classmates at the start and the end have changed drastically. At the start of the year, he didn't have many friends. Now he has a group of good friends that protect him and support him. His classmates are used to his face by now and think of him as a normal kid now, which is what August would have wanted.
4. August has shown greatness by always trying to stay positive and not hurting people with his emotions during his time at school. Anytime people have been mean he has not been mean back. He has tried his best in all of his classes, getting top grades in Science and defying expectations. Another great thing August has done is do brave things he would have never imagined doing just a few months ago - things such as camp.
5. At the start of the book, August was a shy, Star Wars fan who was insecure and isolated from the ordinary lives of middle schoolers. By the end, August broke out of his shell and now is interacting with ordinary kids and going to a normal school. Things that contributed to the change is that he is gaining better experience in a normal school than being home schooled, developing social skills, and getting better technology for his needs. He has also gotten a better understanding of Via's life, Daisy's life, Jack's life, and his parent's lives.
6. My favourite character in the story is Via. I empathise with her because I have younger siblings that I sometimes feel get more attention than me at points. She had an impact on the story by sharing her perspective on the Pullman family, her school life, and what people outside of the family think of August. She helped August deal with his school life and encourage him to face his fears, which I think impacted the story tremendously. I picked Via because I empathise with her and want to be like her.
7. The story explores the themes: Friendship, Betrayal, Overcoming Challenges, Bullying, and Family Relationships. Create a Brainstorm web on what the story has told for each theme.
8. I think August's future holds a lot of social development, surgeries, and overall improvement on his health. He might go into a Science career because that it was he's passionate about.
VOCABULARY: Find the meanings of the following words.
Rappelled: Another word for abseil - to descend cliffs or rock faces assisted by ropes.
Concession: To grant something.
Brainiac: A very intelligent person.
Imbeciles: A person of stupidity.
Quantifiable: To have the ability to be expressed as a quantity of something.
Verbosity: Using more words than required.
Abolitionist: The movement to end slavery.
CREATE: Make a promotional, digital poster to encourage others to read Wonder.
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