Themes in Wonder by https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes Answer questions on your theme in a new padlet post. en-us 2018-08-28 06:11:08 UTC 2025-12-10 05:30:07 UTC hello@padlet.com INSTRUCTIONS: steph_parmar https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275777687 1. Get in groups
2. Choose one person in group to have padlet open.
3. Answer questions on your groups theme in full sentences as a padlet post
4. Copy and paste your work on a Google Doc as you go, just in case


]]> 2018-08-28 06:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275777687 Kindness-Group 2 https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781007 Question 1
Although the lack of kindness can lead to unkindness, we think that the lack of kindness shouldn't need to cause unkindness because showing kindness to others will reflect kindness back to you.

Question 2
In Mr. Tushman's speech, he says that little acts of kindness, that are more than necessary, will go a long way and if everyone did the same then the world would become a better place. 

Question 3
Julian's parents believe that because their kids have got into the elite school, they are better than the average child. Though they are entitled to believe in their children in such a way, it doesn't excuse their unkind behaviour towards others. 

Question 5
Though it is good that Charlotte acknowledged
him at the start, it is bad that she doesn't bother to support him or "hang out" with him. She is too full of her self to bother with August and is fairly self-centred. She is too focus on her social status than what is right.]]> 2018-08-28 06:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781007 Group 5 - Self-Image https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781047 Activity

1. August has low self-esteem as he compares himself with lesser lifeforms. He kind of brings himself down.

2. At school, Olivia will get unwanted attention and sympathy while at home August will get all the attentions. Also, your friendships might suffer because they could find it "weird" or "scary" and not want to be friends anymore or come to your house.

3. We think that August needs to understand that other people may see him differently and that he should not be offended as easily.

4. August has OAV spectrum. It is also in TCOF1 gene.

5. Other kids were repulsed by August and Summer knew this, she became the bigger person and sat with him.

6. links to Natalie Merchant's song 'Wonder'
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=fate+smiled+and+destiny+laughed+as+she+came+to+my+cradle+lyrics&rlz=1CALEAI_enAU797&oq=fate+smiled+and+destiny+laughed+as+she+came+to+my+cradle+lyrics&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.37374j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Questions

1. Yes, it would please those who suffer from the same affliction because usually they get weird looks and no one wants to talk or be near him. However the award made him proud of himself, he basically got an award for being himself and overcoming a hard year. 

2. Medical science plays a major part in his life, without the operations, he probably wouldn't have lived as long as he already has. Medical science made living for him easier, however he still was not meant to live as long as he has so he is still living a miracle.

3. Via doesn't expand on the sad statement, 'Countless babies who'll never be born. Like mine.' because she means she wouldn't want her baby to look like August. ]]> 2018-08-28 06:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781047 Humour https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781093 Activity 1:
Humour plays a very important role in helping the family to dwell in the present as opposed to the past. Humour helps the family to deal with August's medical issues and health, while releasing the tension in some pretty serious parts of the book.

Activity 2:
'Slapstick' is comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions an humorously embarrassing events.

Activity 3:
Sarcasm is found in the book when...
"Were people nice to you?"
"Yes."
"No one was mean?"
He put the PlayStation down and looked up at me as if I had just asked the dumbest question in the world. "Why would people be mean?" he said. It was the first time in his life that I heard him be sarcastic like that. I didn't think he had it in him.(pg. 27-30)
Question 1:
The funniest line in the book:
"Something about the way his cheeks puffed out when he smiled made him look like a jack-o-lantern. Just as I thought, it occurred to me how funny that was: cheeks, Mr Tushman." 

Question 2:
The funniest scene in the book:
- when Jack Will gets exposed about his true intentions, and August hears him.
]]> 2018-08-28 06:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781093 Loss and Grief https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781178 Activity 1: 
Loss and grief are sad times that everyone experiences at sometime during life. Strategies for dealing with loss and grief include;
- Cry
- Talk to someone
- Spend time alone
- Physical activities
- Therapy/counseling
- Go Out

Activity 2 
Grief and loss can help you become a stronger person as you learn to grow from it and that death is an inevitable part of life. 

Questions:
1. The loss of Via's Gran made her sad, she didn't really have anyone to talk to so she kept it bottled up inside. She reflects on her Grans last words to her alot and that helps her alot. 

2. For some people this is a response to grief as they need to feel as though this person is still in their lives because they are not ready to let go.]]> 2018-08-28 06:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781178 Group 4 - Identity https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781226 Activity 1:
- 'You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.' This quote says everyone is different and that no one is perfect.

Activity 2:
- August sees himself as an ordinary kid but he looks different. He has no special needs. He fells normal but is seen as different.

Activity 3:
- Our identity is not based on our looks or on how other people see us, because our identity is our personality and our quirks.

Question 1:
- When Auggie went to middle school he became more independent, matured and made more friends.
 
Question 2:
-  During this period Via begins to stand up for herself and she realises she wants more attention. She also goes out of her comfort zone to make new friends. She feels like she has missed out on a childhood and has been compromised due to Auggie's medical condition.

Question 3:
- Summer matures by leaving her friend group, because they were bullying Auggie. She also decides to sit with Auggie even though all the kids are talking bad things about him. When asked why she is friends with August she replies with 'He is a nice kid and I am friends with him because I want to be friends with him.'
- Jack matures by deciding he will not follow the crowd. Instead he wants to be August's friend. 

]]> 2018-08-28 06:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781226 Friendship Grp 3 https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781448 Activity
1. If someone new came to our school. Hope you enjoy you're time at our school."  Get to know them better by asking questions. 
2. We would befriend someone who is different by welcoming nicely, and accept them for who they are. 
3. If there is peer group pressure to conform and ostracise people who don't fit in, we would make that person feel comfortable by accepting them for who they are. we can also stand up for them. 

Questions
1. Yes, it is a good understanding of friendship. August was a good friend by forgiving Jack, and it would make their friendship stronger than before. 
2. Yes, it is a friend's role to demand the best for us because it shows that they care and want you to become a better vision of yourself.
3. It's not easy to be neutral because towards the end your friends will pressure you to pick a side.
4. The kind of friend Summer is to August:
- caring
- kind
- thoughtful
- forgiving
- non-judgmental]]> 2018-08-28 06:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275781448 Bullying benjaminhunt https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/wonderthemes/wish/275782695 xv      1. Whilst public bullying is bad because there are more people who can get in on it, we believe that Private bullying is more dangerous because its one and one and they could hurt you more and no one is there to help you or stand up for you. 

2.The neutral people in the situation aren't as dangerous as the bullies but they are still pretty dangerous because they don't do anything but follow the rules as majority rules. 

3. Most kids play a game similar game to tag but were a 'touch' is passed on without being cruel


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