WONDER: End of part 1

WONDER: Part 1 continued

The Scream

In part 1 of Wonder, Auggie unexpectedly wears his "Bleeding Scream" costume instead of the Boba Fete (from Star Wars) disguise he told his classmates he was going to wear. The Bleeding Scream costume originated with an amazing painting called The Scream by Edvard Munch.

The Scream (1)

There are four versions of The Scream. They are very similar and all depict (show) a man screaming. They were drawn in pastel between the years of 1893 and 1910 by Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch.

The inspiration (idea) for the painting came from a walk Munch was taking:

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        The sun was setting and “the clouds turned blood red. I sensed a scream passing through        nature”. (From Edvard Munch’s diary, January 22, 1892) 

• In your notebook (new page, date), write the title: The Scream
• Google The Scream, Edvard Munch and find out one interesting fact about it. Write the fact down in your notebook, in a complete sentence.

For example: One interesting fact I found out about The Scream by Edvard Munch is that it has been stolen more than three times!

Sentence starter: 

One interesting thing I found out about the painting, The Scream by Edvard Munch is _________________________ .

OR

The Scream by Edvard Munch has a very interesting story. One is interesting fact is that it  _________________ .

• Write in your notebook the title: I Screamed
• Write a short 2-3 paragraph about a time you screamed.

For example: A time I screamed really, really loud was when I was five-years-old. It was a hot summer's day and my brother and I were in my garden playing cricket. I felt something on my leg and when I looked down, there was the biggest, scariest looking purple and black beetle with giant fangs crawling up my leg. I jumped, screamed and shook my leg around until the beetle fell off. Then I screamed some more and ran into my house, slamming the back door behind me!

Sentence Starters: There have been a few times recently when I screamed, but the time that made me scream the loudest was ________________________

OR

I consider myself to be someone who is very tough and who rarely gets scared. However, one time ___________________________________ happened and I was so scared I screamed until I lost my voice!

• The Scream self-portrait! Take a picture of yourself screaming. Cut around the picture and paste it onto a piece of paper. Draw your own background, modeling it on Edvard Munch's painting, The Scream. 

READ TO THE END OF PART 1 (p. 80)

WONDER: Part 1

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For our next unit, we are going to be reading and studying the fantastic new novel, WONDER by R.J. Palacio.

We shall read it together in class and you shall be given sections to read at home. 

LESSON PLANS

* REMEMBER: Begin every day with a NEW PAGE, 

and make sure the date is at the top right hand corner*

Predictions and Pre-Reading

• Before you begin reading, click here to see a trailer for WONDER.

• In your notebook, write a paragraph: predicting what you think is going to happen in the book.

Remember, paragraphs have between 2-5 sentences. They have a beginning, a middle and an end. Use proper punctuation and check your spelling. 

Example: I predict that Wonder is going to be an interesting story about a boy who has something wrong with him. I think the story will tell the reader all about what the boy is living with and how he deals with it at school and with his friends. I also predict that the story will be sad and contain some drama because sometimes kids can be mean to kids who are different, and because he has something wrong with him, he might be sick. If he is dealing with being bullied or if he is sick, I think it could be a very sad story.

Sentence starter suggestions:

From seeing the short trailer about Wonder, I predict that _______________________ will happen.

OR

In Wonder, written by R.J. Palacio, I predict that ______________________ is going to happen.

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• In your notebook, on a new line, write: What Is A Precept?

• Look up the definition and go to: http://www.brainyquote.com/ 

• Find three inspiring quotations (precepts) and write them in your notebook.

For example: Love All, Trust Few, Do Wrong to No One. William Shakespeare

Beneath each one, write ONE SENTENCE explaining what the precept means.

For example: Be kind to everyone, and be careful who you trust. Don't ever harm or be mean to anyone.

• Visit Mr. W Reads Website. Make a list in your notebook of the nine (9) different objects he has pictures from pages 1-26.

READ PAGES 1-26 

BLOG: 
Write one complete sentence about how you think Auggie is going to get on at school.
OR
Write a sentence about how you think Auggie would get on if he came to HMS.

VOCABULARY

Choose two of the words below that are new to you and fill in the chart about them (see me for chart)

PART 1: AUGUST p. 3-80

petrified – p. 4 
anomalies – 6 
hysterical – 7 
overcometh – 7 
flounder – 11 
hindsight – 11 
slaughter – 10 
elective – 16 
accusing – 16 
percussion – 23 
baritone – 24 
incubator – 24 
auditorium – 27 
diva – 27 
sarcastically – 28 
obnoxious – 28 
schlep – 32

accordion – 38 
forewarned – 38 
resisted – 38 
specifically – 38 
annoyed – 40 
originally – 41 
pursue – 41 
apprentice – 42 
deformed – 44 
precept – 45 
motivate – 45 
plague – 47 
aluminum – 49 
palate – 50 
technically – 52 
reed – 52

dachshund – 57 
huffy – 58 
enchanted – 59 
straggle – 59 
contagious – 61 
mortality – 65 
recital – 66
RSVP – 67
phobia – 70 
aversion – 70  
classify – 71