PROJECT: “WONDER” (WONDER, LA LECCIÓN DE AUGUST)

Activities
Before watching the film
Imagine how the main characters are and fill in the chart.

NAME AGE PHYSICAL PERSONALITY

APPEARANCE

AUGUST
VIA
SUMMER
JACK
JUSTIN
MIRANDA

After watching the film

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Reading time

Extract N° 1
Read the sentences and answer TRUE ( T ) or FALSE ( F )

1. Auggie feels he is like other children. __________

2. He usually does ordinary things. __________
3. He feels he scares other children. __________
4. He would like to have long hair. __________
5. His sister Via doesn’t protect him. __________
6. His parents say he is “extraordinary”. __________

Extract N° 2
Imagine that Auggie is going to join your class as a new pupil. What sort of things would you
say to make Auggie feel welcome? How could you show Auggie that you understand that he is
ordinary on the inside, just like you?

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Extract N° 4
Underline all the incidents of bullying in red, and all the places where Auggie and Jack try to
stop the bullying in green.

Discuss the questions:

 What strategies do Auggie and Jack use against the bullies?

 Can you think of any other strategies Auggie and Jack could have tried?

In groups, write short catchphrases or rhyme to help you remember that bullying hurts and in
case of bullying, the anti-bullying strategies you can use.

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Extract N° 5
Discuss the questions:

 Why do they think Jack doesn’t want to help Auggie?

 How do you think that Auggie would have felt when Jamie screamed and ran away
from him?

Fill in the outline of Auggie’s face with things that Auggie might be feeling and thinking at that
moment.

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Extract N° 6
Write down two things about yourself that nobody else in the class knows. Then share.

Extract N° 7
Discuss the questions:

 Why does Auggie wish it could be Halloween every day?

 In Wonder, Auggie was judged by his appearance by many of the other characters until
they got to know him. Can you think of other characters from books and films who are
judged by their appearance?

 Choose a couple of the most well-known characters that you have suggested. What
happens when people in these stories look beyond these characters’ appearance and
see who they are on the inside?

At home, look for images in newspapers or magazines in which you can see bullying situations.

In class work on the campaign: “STOP BULLYING”, preparing posters and leaflets to share with
all the students at school.

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