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There is a lot of dialogue between Summer and August in this chapter. These
videos will show you how to use punctuation correctly when writing dialogue.
a) When did August realize that he ate differently than other children?
b) Why do you think Summer came to sit with August? What are her character
traits?
c) Why doesn’t August want his Mom to carry his bag?
Punctuating Dialogue
Vocabulary Tortoise Eating
Stampeding Quotation Activity
Plopped
Cupped
Huffy
(Pg 61-72)
a) Why do you think August is able to joke with Jack about his facial anomaly?
b) What might the figurative speech “The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree”
mean? What did Auggie’s mean by saying this about Julian and his mother?
c) Why do you think the other kids are afraid of touching Auggie even though he
doesn’t have a contagious disease?
Vocabulary
Contagious
Wookiee
Politically Correct
Phobia
Aversion
(Pg 73-80)
a) What did August originally want to dress up as? What did he actually wear to
school?
b) If August is used to people treating him differently and calling him names, why
did this event upset him so much? Was this event unforgivable?
Vocabulary
Oozing
Coincidence
Impatient
Shrunken Heads
Comprehension Questions:
2. Predict what will happen in Part Two, which is told from the perspective
of Via (August’s sister).
3. Imagine you were treated the same way August has been treated in Part
1, how would you react to the events that happened? List the event(s)
and why?
Part 1: Summary and Reflection
Today’s Agenda
- Looking at the Rubric for this writing
- Looking at Examples
- Peer Evaluation
- Self Evaluation
Part 1: Summary and Reflection
Level 1 2 3 4
Neatness All over the page and Somewhat readable Good example of Excellent example of
unreadable staying within the staying within the
margins/lines and margins/ lines and
readable very readable
Sentence Structure Sentences are 1-2 sentences are 3 sentences are All sentences are
incomplete complete complete complete
Part 1: Summary and Reflection
I would be hurt when Jack thought that August was not listening when he
was. and he was saying mean things i think I could never forgive jack cause
of the way he treeted him and I know that Jack didn’t mean to treet august
that way but it still make be up set. Like bro like how could someone treet
If I was treated the same way August was treated in Part 1, I would have
with their hands-cupped, I would feel anxious all the time and not want to
go to school anymore too. I would also feel like I got kicked in the gut if I
Choose one of the following questions to answer. Write 4-5 complete sentences.
1. August expressed his interest in going to school AND not going to school. What are the
reasons he wanted to go to school? What are the reasons he doesn’t want to go to
school?
2. Predict what will happen in Part Two, which is told from the perspective of Via (August’s
sister).
3. Imagine you were treated the same way August has been treated in Part 1, how would
you react to the events that happened? List the event(s) and why?
If I was treated the same way August was treated when… I would…
(Pg 82-87)
“Menina Querida”
“Tu es meu tudo”
a) What does Via mean when she says that her parents
“orbit” August?
Vocabulary
Orbiting
b) What does Via mean when she says: “I held on to that
Shuttling
secret and let it cover me like a blanket.”
Crumpling
Heaving
Similes like/as Metaphors is/are/was/has
Summer and Jack are like two peas Miss. Bangit is a night owl, but Miss.
in a pod. Nibogie is an early bird.
Guided Drawing
Scar from his upper Long bangs Doesn’t really have Left ear is lower
lip to his nose ears
Eyes are bulging Left eye is lower than No cheekbones Lower eyelid sags
right eye
High School
Major Tom
b) What happened between Via and her friends Ella and Miranda? How does
Via feel?
Vocabulary c) What was Via’s reaction to August cutting his braid off? Why?
Instinctively
Meticulously
Spitefully
Indifferently
Decisively
(Pg 100-113)
Mandibulofacial Dysostosis (pg 104)
b) What do you think Via means when she says that her babies will never be
born?
Vocabulary
Indifferently
Inherit
Accustomed
(Pg 100-113)
Mandibulofacial Dysostosis (pg 104)
b) What do you think Via means when she says that her babies will never be
born?
Vocabulary
Indifferently
Inherit
Accustomed
(Pg 114-117)