Blog Week 2 – Deep Thinking Questions…

1. As you were reading your required section, what were some questions that came to your mind? Write these questions down in your blog (e minimum)? Write these questions own in your blog and include the answer if it was revealed. If it hasn’t been revealed then include what you think the answer will be.
   
   Look for three passages from this section of reading that you feel were important to the story.  In your blog include the sentence or phrase and explain why they are important to the novel.

• Choose three of the phrases below and finish the sentence. Make sure to include the because part of the sentence…

• Something unrealistic or too coincidental in this section is…because…
• My favorite sentence so far is…because…
• This book is controversial because…
• This section helped me understand the problem of …better because…
• I don’t understand why…because…
• I was surprised when…because…
• I was furious when…because…

•  Find a connection between your section read or the books theme to either a text to self, a text to text, or text to world.  Include the links and or pictures in your blog.  Make sure to include a detailed response in your connection.

Creative Response Post: Week 2

Reflect on the discussion from the live chat and about the video clip.  What are the characteristics (repetitive, purposeful, targeted, etc.) How does this video connect to your book?

Create a collage showing Bullying Characteristics see in the real world and in your novel.  The collage can be done digitally or manually.  You must include:

-a minimum of 10 pictures that explore the topic thoroughly

-a written explanation of your collage which clearly explains the characteristics that you have depicted.

Please put this collage on your WordPress post for week 2.

Optional program to use: Powerpoint, Pic Collage (App) , Pic Monkey, Pic Jointer

Exploring Characters

Think back to your novel and how the main character has changed.  In your blog, focus on the main character and answer the following questions:

1.  At the Beginning the character…

•  At the End the character…

• How the character changed….

Choose an important part fro the book that had an impact on the character. Write a paragraph as if you are the character sharing your experiences, thoughts, and feeling about the event.

 

1. Reflection on the discussion from the live chat about the video clip.

Character Meme:

Reflect on the discussion from the live chat about the video clip. What does bullying look like in your novel? What does it say about the characters and their reaction to the bullying?

For this assignment you will be creating two memes.

1. Create one Character Meme showing what a character in your novel is currently experiencing. Try to demonstrate how bullying connects and impacts the life of your character. Put this on your Kigblog. Be sure to include a brief explanation of your meme.
2. Now, create your own personal meme that shows a reflection about bullying in today’s schools. What can you to do demonstrate that kindness matters.

Complete the following Blog – “Making Predictions”

1. What’s your prediction? Put your novel away. You are going to predict the ending of your novel and include this prediction in your blog. What page are you on? What’s the total number of pages in the book?

• Which character will experience the biggest change? Based on what you’ve read, which character do you think will experience the biggest change by the end of the book? These changes may include physical circumstances, lifestyle, relationships or thinking/values.  Explain what you think is going to happen to this character by the time the story is over.  Briefly describe the clues in the story that make you think this.

• How will the book end? What are the clues?  Next, based on what you’ve read so far, how do you think the book will end? What problems will be resolved? What will happen to the main characters other than the one you discussed in Question 1? Brily explain the clues in the story that make you think this.

After you jot note your reaction, share your ideas with your group.

• How is our theme being portrayed in the setting and development of this novel? Is bullying being introduced in the first section of the readings.

Creative Response Post: Week 1

Reflect on the discussion from the live chat about the video clip from Wonder.  How can you tell that bullying is taking place in your novel? Using Adobe Spark, create a post with the key quote (or quotes) from your novel. The background must represent you think the setting of your story looks like.

Step 1: Find a key bullying quote that sums up the beginning of your novel.  Using Adobe Spark (or another platform of your choice) create a Post with the quote from your novel.  The background must represent the setting of your story.  Include the quotes in your visual with the title of your book, as well as chapter and page number.

Step 2: Write a blog post that includes the image, and a paragraph that explains how your novel is about bullying.

 

• How does August feel about going on the 5th Grade Nature Retreat?
• Jack and August find themselves in trouble. What is the trouble and who helps them?
• August lies to the teachers about not being able to remember the 7th graders’ faces. Why do you think he did this?
• What animal does August use to represent himself? Do you think it is a good choice?
• There is a ceremony at school, what happens at the ceremony that shows a change from the beginning to the end of the school year?
• Mr. Tushman says “Always try to be a little kinder than necessary.” What does that mean to you? In your opinion what character shows this the best?

• Do you think Via is jealous of all the attention August gets?
•  Did Via have a good first day of high school?
• Who is Miranda and why did she call?
• August decided to change his costume. How do you think mom reacted to this?
• Would you describe Summer as a good person? Why or why not?
• Do you think Summer thinks Jack is a good friend?

Complete the following questions.

• Why do people look quickly away when they first see August?
• In this section August discusses the issue of him going to school.
• Why has he never gone to school? Do you think he should?
• August goes on the tour of the school and meets three students. In your opinion which one would turn out to be a bully?
• How would you describe the other students’ reaction to August in homeroom?
• What does September’s precept, “When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind,” mean?