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. Palacio is the story of a young boy who has so much to overcome not only his physical appearance but also starting a new school. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. 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. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. 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. Who does something to the class picture and what does character traits does it show about that person. Summer dawson is a good friend to auggie and a good person in general, whereas julian albans could. Your students will list character traits using the background organizer on the pennant. After reading wonder, each class groups of 1520 students was assigned a character. Palacios wonder, august pullman was born with mandibulofacial dysostosis, a severe birth defect that combined with other abnormalities to disfigure his face. Who are the main characters in the book wonder rj palacio.
Summer dawson is popular, but she doesnt always do what the other popular girls do. English class is awesome, of course, but at the root of studying great literature is learning what it is to be human. 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. Even though wonder is recommended for children ages 8 through 12, the book s themes of identity, bullying, and acceptance make it interesting reading for a wide audience as well. They only have one class together, english, but they eat lunch together every day and hang out after school. If i were in this story, i truly hope that i would be the summer in it. She tries to avoid conflict but if pressed she will engage in battle and on occasion lose herself in the pleasure of battle. Hallway display of our character trait silhouettes. He experiences both bullying and random acts of kindness.
Do you think summer thinks jack is a good friend part four jack. He also seems to have a very strong understanding of peoples emotions. 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. 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. When he was born the doctors took him right into surgery. Each character within the story seemed very realistic. She recalls the other kids asking why she hangs out with the freak so often. The novels perspective switches to summer, the girl who sits with. Dont worry, the last question does not effect your ending result. 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 the protagonist, or main character, of the novel. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the creators of. The main characters in wonder are august pullman, via pullman, jack, julian, summer, miranda.
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 novels perspective switches to summer, the girl who sits with auggie at lunch every single day. The timeline below shows where the character summer appears in wonder. The wonder pennant is a reading and writing activity. 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. Summer lives with her mother, as her father passed away. Because rylant has written missing may in the first person, summer tells the story from her perspective as she experiences and understands it.
Get everything you need to know about summer in wonder. 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. Tushman august pullman is a tenyearold kid boy who was born. Use these character maps of auggie, summer, jack will and julian from rj palacios book, wonder to reinforce the learning taught throughout the story. Answerer, spellerer, everer, reed, and booke is spelled wrong so u. Wonder by rj palacio wonder characters august auggie pullman self character traits. The halloween party savannah, a popular girl, invites summer to her halloween party. And no matter how cold other kids may be at times, summer is always there to warm auggie. Palacio is about a little boy named august pullman who was born with a facial difference. The main characters in wonder are august pullman, via pullman, jack, julian, summer, miranda, justin, and mr. Summer is brave, outgoing, super cool, and doesnt care what other people think. I hope youll have a fun time taking this quiz, just like i had fun making it. Auggie and summer hang out a lot over the next month, often frequenting each others houses, and auggies parents become.
Character comparison wonder book trailer what does it mean to be ordinary. Wonder character analysis packet is a character analysis packet to be used with wonder by r. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the creators of sparknotes.
Go to link for good ideas on teaching character traits. August pullman is the tenyearold protagonist of the novel. His whole view of whats important changes throughout the book. Though august may have a face only his mother could love, he is a character that all readers can adore.
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. This book, wonder, pushed you to keep reading to see how auggies journey would continue. In the book wonder, what are julians and summers last names. This packet contains character analysis for all of the eight sections of the book. The plague she admits that augusts face takes some getting used to. What i wanted was to go to school, but only if i could be like every other kid going to school olivia via pullman. Wonder comprehension questions part 2 flashcards quizlet. This character is very pretty and is the only student who will sit with a boy with a deformed face at lunch. We know theres no steamy romance with summer this book is about fifth graders, after all, but. I invite you to look over this character traits list and pick at least one of these good qualities to begin working on. His favorite character is jango fett, and he used to have a small braid in the back of.
Summer at last asks him what exactly is wrong with his face. Wonder novelwonder artwonder book5th grade elafifth gradeteaching character traits. Wonder woman is fearless and focused on her objectives. 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. Summer pages 1183 jack will pages 4185 justin pages 187234. June survival guide with images teaching wonder, wonder. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Wonder 2017 movie meet summer millie davis youtube. His eyes are where his cheek bones are and his ears look like little balled up fists. 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. Students will be allowed to choose to complete a reflection journal or collage. The first step was to define charlottes character traits. Summer is biracial and lives only with her mother, since her father died a few years. Because in this book, summer is the most reliable friend auggie has.
A couple new characters are summer, miranda, ella, and a little bit of eleanor. And were not the only ones who think summer is the cats pajamas. They are asked to think about character motive and character traits in a. Once students have completed the questions for the novel, wonder by rj palacio, they are to complete one of the attached projects. The main characters are august pullman, jack will, julian, summer, via olivia, justin, and mr. Your students will list character traits using the bac. This character is one of the most popular girls at school. Students are expected to select the novel, wonder by rj palacio. I couldnt imagine what he was going through having to go to school and, at the same time, having christopher move away. 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. Book trailer olivia via pullman auggie is a wonder. 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. Though, with summer and jack will by his side, he can just about manage to survive the year. The idea of juxtaposition is relatable as how in this world, you can do something nice and receive something horrible.
Weird kids summer doesnt understand why people question why she sits with august pullman at lunch. Its hard to beat the author for analysis of one of her own characters. 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. In class today we compared the different characters mentioned in the book and completed a detailed comparison between august and olivia. His new classmates cant get past auggies extraordinary face.
Character analysis graphic organizers for use after parts 17 of the book. Lets look at 25 good character traits that impact your happiness. Summer character timeline in wonder the timeline below shows where the character summer appears in wonder. Character profile for summer dawson from wonder wonder. Summer is one of august s closest friends at school. Wonder characters from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. He was born with out a jaw so doctors made him one from his hip bone. 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. Wonder woman is a compassionate caring, stubborn, opinionated, highly competitive, outgoing, immortal amazon.
This character hangs around a deformed boy, but at first does so just because he has to. His favorite holiday is halloween, and his birthday is october 10th. Oct 26, 2017 wonder 2017 movie meet summer millie davis lionsgate movies. This character is from brazil and lived in montauk. Describe justin, august, and vias character traits. 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. Begin wonder, launch visual notetaking and getting to know characters like we get to know a good friend lesson title. Wonder is an amazing novel study for young readers.
Oct 03, 2015 august character traits, august is a funny kid he doesnt take everything serious he makes funny jokes about him self like in school he said its too bad cause all the girls are all over me this made jack crack up so bad that his milk came out of his noise in the cafeteria. This is a picture of summer made up by adjectives that describe her. I was very moved by the message portrayed and reflected on in the book, and how innocent his personality was yet he was treated horribly. 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. Books about friendship, like wonder, explore the different ways people make and view friends. Browne is probably one of those teachers that people remember forever. Start studying wonder comprehension questions part 2. Projects are due to their language arts teacher on september 16, 20. All auggie wants is to feel normal, but he has had to. 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. If you can get through middle school without hurting anyones feelings, thats really cool beans. Also, i combined all of your answers and i wrote it in my own. He loves xbox, his dog, daisy, and he really loves star wars. Summer was brave and when she shook augusts hand august asked, arent you going to.
August pullmans precept everyone deserves a standing ovation. He is starting 5th grade beecher prep, and he just wants to be treated as an ordinary kid. Summer spent the first six years of her life in ohio. Your homework task for this lesson is to write a character description about olivia or august and one other character. Lesson 3 character studies literature with mrs smith. It will be counted as your first book report grade.
There could easily be someone who would respond like via, or jack, or summer. Wonder novel character study, characterization, pennant. Palacio gives us a lot to laugh, cry and think about. One day as she plays foursquare, she finds out about the plague, and she thinks its really dumb. Summer if very kind and sweet to august and she puts up with people asking her why. They are to answer each question in complete sentence and use details from the novel to support your answer. Not to mention julian, who seems to want to make his fifth grade year pure misery. Based on my favorite character from the book wonder by r. Wonder was on the new york times best seller list and was also on the texas bluebonnet award master list. Students made a list of all her positive and negative attributes. The book wonder teaches compassion, courage, perseverance.
Palacios latest book, i want to share some awesome ways to encourage kindness. The epigraph for part two of wonder, narrated by auggies big sister via, is from david bowies. Teaching character traits great way to start the school year as well. This character is a tenyearold who was born with a several facial abnormality. We used this in honor of presidents day and listed character traits of a good leader. Im always looking for good character education resources, especially ways to encourage children to be kind. Summers traits from the book wonder by kaylee meade on prezi.
She sits with him on the first day of school because she felt bad seeing. Get an answer for what are some of the traits that mr. The object was for my students to dive deep into charlottes character. Integrity is a personal trait that has strong moral principles and core values and then conducting your life with those as your guide. Very useful for designing your peresonalities and includes also ideas for the writer to design stories fromwd 55. 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. Wonder character evolvement jack wills karyl ah hee. The book relates auggies first year of school from the perspective of many different characters. One such example where august exhibits these qualities is near his. Palacio character study pennant is all you need to teach and promote the memorable characters found in the book.
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