Wonder character map.

LO: Create a character map with August in the middle and other characters around him, the more significant, the closer to the centre.

I used the 'wonder' movie site to create the faces of the characters how I imagine them. If you would like to create yourself, click here.
Next time I would fit more characters In the map.

Wonder

This weeks work focuses on the chapter of 'Wonder' about Olivia. It was interesting reading about Via and how she feels about Auggie. Next time I would add more quotes from the book.

How was the point of view different in part one than part two? When the book got up to part two the story was told by Olivia, August’s older sister.

In a paragraph, describe the challenges Via must face being Auggies sister?

I think Via will face lots of challenges being Auggie’s sister because she is always trying to protect him and keep him out of harm. Olivia also wants to be someone other than ‘ the cripples sister’. She feels embarrassed when she invites her family to places. Olivia loves August very much and doesn’t want to see him hurt.

Via says ‘ August is the sun’ explain what she means. She says that august is the sun because it feels like everything revolves around him, the spotlight is never on her.

Via thinks that her parents are wrong when it comes to making August feel normal, why do you think this is? I think she feels that making him feel normal is a bad idea because nobody else thinks of him as normal and she doesn’t want him to get his hopes up. Do you agree? No but I understand her argument.

Via goes by Olivia at high school, why do you think this is? I think she doesn’t go by Via because that’s what Auggie calls her and she wants to be her own self, not just Auggie’s sister.

How is Olivia going at high school? At highschool nobody knows about August, she has a boyfriend and some other friends so it is going well.

What are the odds of Olivia having a baby which looks like August?. If she marries someone with the gene there is a %50 chance of the child having the gene and being fine, %25 chance of the child not having the gene at all and %25 chance of the child looking like Auggie. Do you think these are good odds?  They are not the greatest.

Explore the character Miranda, what did she say to August in the end of part two? Miranda was Via’s best friend and she said that she misses Via.

Describe Via as a character. Via is August’s big sister and is a very empathetic person, she has her own problems but worries and cares about Auggie heaps. She loves her family but wants a life of her own. Do you empathise with her? Yes, I do.

What do you think will happen to august when he returns to school? Nobody knows that it was him in the bleeding scream mask, he will continue to be friends with Summer.

The black death

The black death was one of the worlds most well known and deadly human disasters. In central Asia, 1347, the plague began. The plague was spread by oriental fleas carried by black rats. The rats boarded boats sailing to Europe and the Mediterranean. Through out the four years the plague was active, it killed anywhere from 75-200 million people. If you were infected you would die within a week, but it would be a slow and painful death. First you would get buboes on your limbs, neck and groin. Next you would start vomiting blood. The plague could also spread to you lungs, causing respiratory problems. An estimated %30-%60 of the population of Europe were killed by the black death. People tried to cure the plague by cutting buboes, soaking the affected person in water and vinegar or slitting the veins to rid the blood stream of the plague. Seeming that over 100 million people died, it looks like none of these 'cures' worked. In conclusion, the black death was one of the most horrific, deadly outbreaks in human history!

Pizza!

Pizza, one of the worlds favourite food, was created yesterday in pinwheel form. In other words, we made pizza rolls yesterday. I worked with Tanaya and Dylan to create the rolls. We kept to time and nailed all of our tasks, we even had time to help other teams. Next time we could work on how we divide the end product because people are always screaming for the biggest ones. The only fault was the teacher put way too much sauce on ours, oh well.

Wonder

The book 'wonder' was partly based on Natalie Merchants song by the same name. The song is about a handicapped lady who, with much support from her adopted mother, overcomes all obstacles. The reason R.J Palacio used this song as inspiration is because it celebrates everyone as equals rather than excluding people.
Goal: Listen to the song and explain what story it tells and how it relates to the story.
How does this show my learning: Because I have explained how this song relates to the story.

Here are my video notes

'Doctors have come from distant cities, just to see me, stand over my bed, disbelieving what their seeing' Hints that she may have a medical complication of some form.
'they say I must be one of the wonders, God's own creation'tells us she valued.
Natilie Merchant wrote this song about a handicaped lady who, with love and surport from her adopted family, overcame her disability. When Natilie Merchant was a teenager she volenteered at a camp for kids with special needs, her song is also written to those kids.

Natilie Merchant views people with disabilities gifted and a wonder, not as a handicaped, doctors can not understand their condition so they are God's wonders

'News papers ask intimate questions, want confessions' Maybe the doctors think having a disability is a sin.

'Reach into my head, to steal the glory from my story' This is most likely the disabled persons point of view, seeing the doctors as trying to make them normal when they are special

The many different people in the video represents how we are all different but we all need love and kindness.

'and they smile as they can not find no explanation' doctors do not know what causes disibilities.

'Laughed when she came to my cradle, know this child will be able' the child will be able to over come the obstacles.

'Laughed as my body she lifted, know this child is gifted' means they are special in their own way.

'With love, with patience and with faith,she'll make her way' we all need love and support to thrive and take on the world. She will succeed!

'People see me, i'm a challenge to your balance' people view others with a disability like a flaw or impurity to their lives

'I’m over your heads; how I confound you and astound you to know I must be one of the wonders of god’s own creation, and as far as you can see you can offer me no explanation' means that we all can succeed, just because we are not the same doesn't mean we are a problem, everyone is different and that should be celebrated, the world would be boring if we were all the same.

Beatriz Milhazes

Beatriz Milhazes is a Brazilian artist who creates her art based on art from her heritage and references to western art. She works with large art spaces and works by layering different shapes, colours and patterns. 

 

This piece of art stood out to me because it is vibrant and incorporates some ko whai whai like shapes. I like how the colours stand out against each other. She also uses an open composition.

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This quote means that it is ok to be different, to make risky moves and to go against the grain. I think this quote is important because it helps us to realise that we can’t all be the same; it would be a very boring world if we were all the same.