Wonder Theme Writing

Kindness - When people are respectful, caring, helpful and include others.

Example  - Natur

- Amos and the boys rescue Auggie and Jack from the bullies. At the end they high fiveAuggie.Shows
- kindness because up until this point the others hadn't touched him or treated him with respect.
- Theme of kindness is important because through it Auggie makes friend, is more confident and happier.

Example  - Cafeteria scene Summer sits with Auggie

- Shows theme of kindness because Summer leaves the friend she has been sitting with who were bystanders and went to sit with Auggie because he was alone.
-Summer helps rebuild Auggies trust in friendship. If she hadn't shown kindness by sitting with him he wouldn't have learnt to make new friends and move on.

Importance of Family and Friendship

Through these relationships our characters build trust, resilience and self confident.

Example - Scene Where Auggie cuts off his padawan braid.

- Link to importance of family because shows that when Auggie is feeling sad/alone/depressed that he has a support network to build his resilience
- Home is Auggie safe and supportive place. He needs this relationship with his parents to help him build confidence to make new friends.

Example - When Jack punches Julian for calling Auggie a freak

- Shows importance of friendship because Jack wasn't willing to let Julian bully Auggie anymore. Auggie is a real friend to Jack, whereas Julian is the kind of friend that puts you down if you don't agree with him.
- Is important because it shows how real friends treat each other, they build trust and can forgive.

Being right vs. Being popular - doing the right thing, even if no one is watching or no one else doing it.

Example - Julian bullies Auggie

- Julian chooses to do things to be popular rather than doing the right thing. He calls Auggie names, hide notes in his locker and tells Auggie he should kill himself. Julian is the most popular boy in the class so when he chooses to be mean that becomes the thing to do.
- Julian shows importance of being right over being popular because through his actions he is removed from the school and loses his friends. Juxtaposed to this is wild. He decides he would rather be kind to Auggie and as a result keeps all his friends and isn't kicked out.