AppreciationofexcerptsfromWONDER

ExtendedreadingLead-inHowdidyoufeelonyourfirstdayofhighschool?ExcerptOneOntheFirstDayofMiddleSchoolVerynervous______nervousafraidAugust’sfeelingsIadmitthatthefirstdayofschoolIwasso

nervousthatthebutterfliesinmystomachweremorelikepigeonsflyingaroundmyinsides.(L1)Super Iwon’tdescribewhatIlooklike.Whateveryouarethinking,it’sprobablyworse.

August’sappearanceunconfidentsensitivehelpfulobservant……shykind-heartedAugust’spersonalitywell-behavedTheothercharactersJackMs.PetosaJulianHenryMilesfriendlyniceunfriendlyunkindmeansympathetic(同情的)prejudiced(歧視的)AttitudestowardsAugustAmbiguous(隱晦的)Verbal(言語(yǔ)的)Bullying(欺凌)!“DarthSidious”DarthSidious’sfacegetsburnedbySithlightningandbecomestotallydeformed.Hisskingetsallshriveledupandhiswholefacejustkindofmelts.(L83) Dadcompared__________toaweakandvulnerable(易受傷害的)lamb； andcompared__________totheslaughterhouse, whereAugustwassuretobecomethevictimof__________.Augustschoolbullying“alambtotheslaughter”ExcerptTwoOntheNatureReserveTripEddiepulledAugustandHenryfoughtwithEddie.AugustandJackwalkedintoagroupofseventhgraders.Henry,MilesandAmoscametoAugust’srescue.EddiepushedJackandmadeJackfall.TheseventhgraderslaughedatAugust’sfaceandcalledhimanuglyfreak.AuguststeppedinfrontofJackandtriedtoreasonwithEddie.Augustburstoutcryingandhisclassmatescomfortedhim.MilesgrabbedAugustandhelpedhimescape.August’sgroupsuccessfullylostEddie’sgroupandhighfivedeachother.

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9PlotEddie’sgroupAugust’sgroupVSsixkidssmallbigfivekidsstrongweakObviousbullying(verbalandbehavioral)ThefightWhodoyouthinkarethewinners?Why?Eddie’sgroupAugust’sgroupVSThefightWhatchangescanyoufindinAugust?Whatchangescanyoufindintheclassmates?Characterdevelopment“Look,”Isaid,steppinginfrontofJack.“We’realotsmallerthanyouguys…”

……AndthiswasthepointwhereIknewIshouldrunawayasfastasIcould,butJackwasstillonthegroundandIwasnottoleavehim.(L116-119)“Yeah,dudes,thanks,”Isaid,holdingmypalmuplikeJackjusthad,thoughIwasn’tsureifthey’dhigh-fiveme,too.(L152) ……August’schanges“Leavethemalone,dude,”saidHenry,withMilesandAmosrightbehindhim.(L122) …thefirstguyyankedmebymyarmandstartedpulling

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asweran…(L132)Henrylookedatmeandnodded.“Itwascoolhowyoustoodyourground.”hesaid,high-fiving

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likemydadwouldhavedoneandletmecry.(L169) ……Theclassmates’changesAsreaders,whatcanyoulearnfromthecharacters?MorallessonsTounfriendlystrangers

e.g.Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.Hewhohasanuglyfacemayhaveabeautifulsoul.ToAugust

Youcan’tblendin(混跡其中)whenyouwereborntostandout.Heisthegreatestwhosestrengthofcouragecarriesupthemostheartsbytheattractionofhisown.ToHenry

Augustcan’tchangethewayhelooks,butwecanchangethewayweseehim.ToJulian

Kindwordsdonotcostmuch.Yettheyaccomplishmuch.ToEddie

Greatnessliesnotinbeingstrong,butintherightusingofstrengths.Useyourstrengthintherightway.Itisnotcooltobea_________.Whatisreallycoolistostandupfortheweak.__________isachoice.It’sasimplethinglikeanicewordofencouragement,anactoffriendship,apassingsmile.Alwayschoosetobealittlekinderthanisnecessary.KindnessbullyThemeMedicalwonderSpiritualwonderInfluentialwonderThetitleThesignificanceofliterature

Literatureisthegreatwondersofmankind.Readersofliteraturecanfeelthebeautyoflanguage,harvestfunandentertainment,findinspirationandempathy(共鳴),peekatvariousaspectsofhumanlifeandsociety,andenrichtheirmindandsoul.

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