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. Writers guide to character traits, 2nd edition answers all of these questions and many others. Julian is the antagonist of the novel, who bullies. Wonder is an amazing novel study for young readers. One in four million is what a doctor says about auggies. Its hard to beat the author for analysis of one of her own characters. Palacio character study pennant is all you need to teach and promote the memorable characters found in the book. This characters brother has been homeschooled his entire life until fifth grade. Wonder novel character study, characterization, pennant. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. This character s brother has been homeschooled his entire life until fifth grade. The book relates auggies first year of school from the perspective of many different characters. In class today we compared the different characters mentioned in the book and completed a detailed comparison between august and olivia. Palacio is about a little boy named august pullman who was born with a facial difference.
Wonder is the perfect book to integrate social skills, habits of mind and character traits lessons. Palacio is one of the 26 literature guides in growing young americans. Your homework task for this lesson is to write a character description about olivia or august and one other character. The main characters in wonder are august pullman, via pullman, jack, julian, summer, miranda, justin, and mr. The wonder quotes below are all either spoken by via pullman or refer to via pullman.
Wonder 1 who does something to the class picture and what does character traits does it show about that person. I couldnt imagine what he was going through having to go to school and, at the same time, having christopher move away. Describe justin, august, and vias character traits. Tushman gives a speech as he is about to name the recipient. 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. She is a supreme warrior and a powerhouse, she is called the god killer. Exposition august has a deformed face and is going to a real school for the first time. 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. The novel tells the story of auggie going to a real school for the first time. Wonder character list the resource for readers, book clubs. Soon after talking book, came innervisions, another huge success for stevie wonder. Aug 09, 2006 writers guide to character traits, 2nd edition answers all of these questions and many others.
Auggie has had twentyseven surgeriessome big, some smalland he has some medical mysteries that doctors still havent figured out. Students cut along the outside edges and fold the organizer in half. His whole view of whats important changes throughout the book. He is starting 5th grade beecher prep, and he just wants to be treated as an ordinary kid. All auggie wants is to feel normal, but he has had to. Use it as an inspiration when youre creating characters. He is childish, unique, inspirational, unassuming, emotional, sympathetic and empathetic. We know theres no steamy romance with summer this book is about fifth graders, after. Sep 05, 2017 hey there so i absolutely love wonder, so i decided to make a macfriking quiz on it so yah, hiiii. Lesson 3 character studies literature with mrs smith. With the potential to be included in the top 10 comic book movies of. Wonder character list the resource for readers, book.
In the beginning of this book, the main character, august, had never attended school before because of all the surgeries he had since he was born and because he used to get sick frequently. August pullmans precept everyone deserves a standing ovation. August pullman is the tenyearold protagonist of the novel. He is childish and strong, he can bare other peoples looks and live his life dealing with that. He loves xbox, his dog, daisy, and he really loves star wars. But, now, august makes the decision that he wants to attend school even though he knows that people would stare and make fun of him, and to me, that is a pretty brave decision. Wonder novel character study, characterization, pennant, make. August pullmans precept everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world. The character is a founding member of the justice league. Here are the main characters in wonder, many of who serve as narrators at some point in the novel. Each character is going through a transitional phase in life as they take on new ventures and work to figure out how to. 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. Books about friendship, like wonder, explore the different ways people make and view friends.
She is absolutely mesmerizing and her charm is truly that of a fairytale princess. Begin wonder, launch visual notetaking and getting to know characters like we get to know a good friend lesson title. Your students will also learn about and apply writing skills, collaboration, and more during this pbl. He experiences both bullying and random acts of kindness. Wonder by rj palacio wonder characters august auggie pullman self character traits. I would have to describe him as a caring, childish in a positive way, intelligent. Literature discussion character traits with taxego wonder novel, wonder book. Tushman august pullman is a tenyearold kid boy who was born. That january, one of the songs from that album, superstition, topped the billboard 100 chart, which became stevies first number one single in ten years. The epigraph for part two of wonder, narrated by auggies big sister via, is from david bowies. With more than 400 easytoreference lists of traits blended from a variety of behaviors and influences, youll gain the knowledge you need to create distinctive characters whose personalities correspond to their thoughts and actions no matter how.
This presentation includes a lesson on character traits, how to define character traits through textual evidence for the characters summer and julian in the book wonder, along with how to take this evidence to create a say, mean, and matter. Jack and summer become his friends almost instantly, but everyone else is a different story. His favorite holiday is halloween, and his birthday is october 10th. 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. Character traits ela projectbased learning activity using. Wonder woman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics.
Vias former bff, shes suddenly changed a lot hey there, hot pink hair and isnt paying much attention to via anymore. Not to mention julian, who seems to want to make his fifth grade year pure misery. This character is very pretty and is the only student who will sit with a boy with a deformed face at lunch. Use the character traits foldable to have students identifying how an author presents a character within a text. If i were in this story, i truly hope that i would be the summer in it. Summer pages 1183 jack will pages 4185 justin pages 187234. The wonder woman title has been published by dc comics almost continuously except. In the book julian ask auggie what happen to his face because he was born with a. Palacio 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. Palacio is a story that revolves around a 10 yearold kid named august auggie pullman. Since via is so great, this makes miranda pretty hard to like for most of the bookafter all, she ditched auggies super awesome big sis without explanationbut. This ela projectbased learning activity is a fantastic way to teach students about internal and external character traits using the novel wonder by r. August was born with a face that all would describe as extraordinary. Nice, he is the one who hangs out by august the most charlotte.
The character of via pullman in wonder from litcharts. Reading response activities for wonder rundes room. In this activity, students will read the passage, highlight evidence of character traits. The creators of sparknotes wonder characters from litcharts. The wonder quotes below are all either spoken by summer or refer to summer. The story is an eyeopening account that helps the reader understand what it is like to be different, to experience bullying, and to persevere. Jul 08, 2017 diana is a beautiful amazonian warrior princess. Azz writes her character well but his book is incredibly boring. Vias former bff, shes suddenly changed a lot hey there, hot pink hair and isnt paying much attention. In justice league shes written very cold and impulsive it seems. The wonder quotes below are all either spoken by mr.
Personalitytough and funny type of characterdynamic 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. Take this quiz hey there so i absolutely love wonder, so i decided to make a macfriking quiz on it so yah, hiiii. Wonder character traits analysis freebie by mrs reiber tpt. The character of summer in wonder from litcharts the. The book wonder teaches compassion, courage, perseverance. Auggie is a tenyearold boy who was born with a facial deformity. 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. Palacio, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Tushman is the principal of the middle school that august pullman, or auggie, attends. While i have included lessons on bullying, i have never come across an illustration as powerful as the crumpled paper thank you so much for sharing. This character is the best friend of a kid who has a horribly deformed face. His favorite character is jango fett, and he used to have a.