1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,000 Hello everyone! 2 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,000 It is so wonderful to see you today. 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,000 I am your reading coach, Minhee Teacher. 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,000 Today, we are diving back into the beautiful book Wonder, and we 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,000 are looking at Part Seven: Miranda's Camp Lies. 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:19,000 Let's get ready to see this story come alive like a movie in our 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:20,000 minds. 8 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Before we yell action and zoom in on the details, let's look at 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,000 the big picture. 10 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,000 This part of the story has three main scenes. 11 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,000 In the first scene, we see Miranda at summer camp. 12 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:37,000 She feels lonely, so she changes her look and starts telling big 13 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,000 lies to make herself look cool and get attention. 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:44,000 In the second scene, she is back at school, but she feels 15 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,000 distant and cold toward her old best friend, Via, because of 16 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,000 those lies. 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,000 In the third scene, we are backstage at the school play. 18 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,000 Miranda makes a big, generous choice to let Via shine, and she 19 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:02,000 realizes how much she still loves Via's family, especially 20 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Auggie. 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Now, let's put on our movie director hats. 22 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,000 Imagine you are looking through the camera lens. 23 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 Zoom in on Miranda. 24 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,000 She is holding a bottle of bright pink hair dye. 25 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,000 Why is she doing this? 26 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,000 She wants to wash away her old, quiet self. 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,000 Now, pan the camera over to the camp campfire. 28 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,000 Miranda is talking to a crowd of cool kids. 29 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,000 She tells them, "I have a brother who has a deformed face." 30 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,000 Wait, cut! 31 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,000 That is not her brother. 32 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,000 That is Auggie, Via's little brother! 33 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,000 Why did she say that? 34 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,000 As directors, we can see the look in her eyes. 35 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,000 It is not malice; it is a desperate need to be noticed. 36 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,000 The other kids gasp and suddenly think she is so interesting. 37 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,000 But look at the cost. 38 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,000 When camp ends, Miranda cannot face Via. 39 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,000 How can she look at Via after using Via's sweet little brother 40 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,000 to buy popularity? 41 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:02,000 The camera shows Miranda sitting alone, looking at her phone. 42 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,000 She dials Via's house just to hear Auggie's voice. 43 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:10,000 When he answers, she smiles and says, "Hey, Major Tom!" That was 44 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,000 her special nickname for him, from a famous song about an 45 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,000 astronaut. 46 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:19,000 Even though she made a huge mistake, she still loves this 47 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,000 family. 48 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,000 Let's break down why this matters. 49 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,000 Why do people lie to fit in? 50 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,000 It is like wearing a mask that is too tight. 51 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:32,000 At first, everyone looks at the mask and says, "Wow, cool mask!" 52 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,000 But inside, you are suffocating. 53 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,000 Miranda wanted to feel special, so she borrowed Auggie's 54 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,000 real-life struggle to make her own life sound dramatic. 55 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,000 But here is the simple cause and effect: when you pretend to be 56 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,000 someone else, you lose the people who love the real you. 57 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:55,000 The good news is that true love does not just disappear when we 58 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,000 make mistakes. 59 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:00,000 At the end of the chapter, Miranda lets Via take the lead role 60 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:05,000 in the play because she knows Via's family is in the audience. 61 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,000 She watches Via get a massive standing ovation, and instead of 62 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,000 being jealous, she feels happy. 63 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:16,000 When she hugs Auggie at the end, she is taking off her mask and 64 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,000 coming home to the people who truly know her. 65 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,000 Let's look at some key words that help us paint this picture. 66 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,000 First, we have camp lies. 67 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,000 These are the silly or big untruths people tell at summer camp 68 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,000 to make themselves sound cooler to strangers. 69 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Think of it as a temporary fictional identity. 70 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Next is pink hair. 71 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 Miranda dyed her hair bright pink. 72 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:44,000 It is a visual symbol of her trying to change who she is on the 73 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,000 outside. 74 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:46,000 Then we have understudy. 75 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:51,000 An understudy is a backup actor who learns all the lines and is 76 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,000 ready to jump on stage if the main actor gets sick. 77 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,000 Via was Miranda's understudy. 78 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,000 Our fourth word is standing ovation. 79 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,000 This is when the audience is so amazed that they do not just 80 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,000 clap; they stand up on their feet and cheer. 81 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,000 Finally, Major Tom. 82 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:12,000 This is the sweet nickname Miranda gave Auggie, inspired by a 83 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,000 song about an astronaut. 84 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,000 It shows the deep, gentle connection they shared. 85 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,000 Now, let's practice speaking! 86 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:23,000 I want you to repeat these five short sentences after me. 87 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,000 Imagine you are Miranda, feeling these emotions. 88 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,000 Ready? 89 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,000 I told camp lies to make new friends. 90 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,000 I said I had a brother who was deformed. 91 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,000 I lost my real best friend for a while. 92 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,000 I let Via take the lead role. 93 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,000 I still love Auggie like a little brother. 94 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:42,000 Fantastic job! 95 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,000 You sounded just like actors delivering their lines. 96 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,000 To wrap up our lesson today, I have one question for you to 97 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,000 think about. 98 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,000 Why do you think it is so tempting to lie about our lives when 99 00:04:55,000 --> 00:05:00,000 we meet new people, and how can we find the courage to just be 100 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,000 ourselves instead? 101 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,000 Think about it, and I will see you in our next reading 102 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,000 adventure. 103 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,000 Bye-bye!