Kindness- verbal/physical action that is nice, caring, using manners, respect
Example- When jack sticks up for Auggie during the fight scene with Julien.
- Shows kindness-sticking up for a friend
-not letting others talk badly about friends
-Jack has previously not been kind, talked about Auggie behind his back.
- Important because -important because - helps people make friends
-builds a person self-confidence
-makes people feel accepted/included
-if there wasn't kindness Auggie wouldn't have made any friends, grown his self-confidence to be able to take off his helmet, Ro included at breaker prop.
importance of Friendship and family - trust, trust of others, support systems, people you feel safe with, help build resilience
Example 1: When the Pullman's dog Daisy dies.
-Shows theme- bring the family together to grieve
-show support for one another
- Auggie and Via put aside their argument to look after each other
Example 2: The fight at the Nature Reserve where Amas and the other boys come together to rescue Jack and Auggie from the Graders.
-Show theme- support because they stand up for each other
-Trust-the boys come to help them, they don't abandon each other
-resilience- the boys support each other to move forwards, they are all friends now.
Important to the story- Goods relationships with friends help Auggie build trust and feel safe. He takes the helmet
-his friendships with summer teach him resilience, trust and forgiveness
- His family are always there to support him when things go wrong at school.
Struggle between being right and being popular- Being right means showing integrity- doing the right thing each when no one is watching
-Being popular means agreeing with/acting in a way others want you to, even when you don't agree.
Example 1- When Jack chooses to stay with Auggie as his science partner instead of Julien.
Shows theme- Jack choose right over popular. Julien wanted to leave Auggie out and jack chose not to.
-in the past, Jack had picked friendship with Julien over Auggie.
Example 2- When SUmmer decides to sit with Auggie instead of the popular girls who were talking behind Auggie back.
Shows theme- Summer chose right not to sit and talk nasty with her friends, but to go and sit with Auggie who was alone
-Auggie doesn't trust her a first because of dack
Summer stays anyway and helps Auggie-link to the importance of friendships
Important to the story- the concept is relatable, everyone has to experience this so it helps to viewer to engage with the story.
-Makes kindness/relationships more obvious when we've seen the persons struggles.
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