1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,000 Hello everyone! 2 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,000 Welcome back to our English reading class. 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 finally reaching the beautiful, heartwarming 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,000 ending of our book, Wonder. 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,000 We are looking at Part Eight, which is all about the nature 7 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:19,000 retreat and a very special medal. 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,000 To help us picture this amazing ending, let's put on our movie 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,000 director hats today. 10 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:29,000 As directors, we want to see the story through our camera lens. 11 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,000 We have two very different scenes to shoot. 12 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,000 One is dark and scary, and the other is bright and full of joy. 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Let's look at our first scene. 14 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,000 The setting is the fifth-grade nature retreat, deep in the 15 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,000 Pennsylvania woods at night. 16 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,000 Our camera pans through the dark trees. 17 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Auggie and his friend Jack are walking back from an outdoor 18 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,000 movie when they get lost. 19 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:56,000 Suddenly, a group of older kids from another school blocks their 20 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,000 path. 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:02,000 They are mean, they say hurtful words, and they shine a bright 22 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,000 flashlight right in Auggie's face. 23 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Auggie is terrified. 24 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,000 His heart is beating so fast we can almost hear it. 25 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 But then, look through the lens! 26 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,000 Three boys from Auggie's school—Amos, Miles, and Henry—run into 27 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,000 the frame. 28 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,000 These are boys who were never really Auggie's close friends. 29 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,000 In fact, they used to ignore him. 30 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,000 But in this dark moment, they stand in front of Auggie, protect 31 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,000 him, and help him run away to safety. 32 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,000 Now, let's cut to our second scene. 33 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:36,000 The lighting changes from dark forest shadows to the warm, 34 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,000 golden lights of the graduation ceremony. 35 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,000 Mr. 36 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,000 Tushman, the principal, is on stage. 37 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:47,000 He is about to give out a very special award called the Beecher 38 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:48,000 Medal. 39 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:52,000 When he announces Auggie's name, the most amazing thing happens. 40 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,000 The camera zooms out to show the whole auditorium. 41 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,000 Every single student, teacher, and parent stands up. 42 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,000 They are cheering, clapping, and smiling. 43 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,000 Why did this happen? 44 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Let's explain this big change simply. 45 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:10,000 In the beginning of the school year, kids played a mean game 46 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,000 called the Plague. 47 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:15,000 They thought touching Auggie would give them a disease. 48 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:19,000 But Auggie stayed brave, kind, and friendly, even when it was 49 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,000 hard. 50 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,000 When the older kids attacked him in the woods, his classmates 51 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 realized they cared about him. 52 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000 They chose to protect him. 53 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,000 By the end of the year, everyone realized that Auggie's heart 54 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,000 was beautiful. 55 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,000 Auggie did not change his face, but the school changed its 56 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,000 heart. 57 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,000 To help us describe these scenes like professional directors, 58 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,000 let's learn four useful words. 59 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,000 Our first word is retreat. 60 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,000 A retreat is a school trip to nature for a few days where 61 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,000 students can bond. 62 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Think of it as retreating, or stepping away, from normal school 63 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,000 walls to have fun in the forest. 64 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,000 Our second word is shift. 65 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,000 A shift is a big change in how people act or think. 66 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Think of shifting gears in a car to go in a new direction. 67 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,000 There was a huge shift in how the students treated Auggie. 68 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Our third word is standing ovation. 69 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,000 This is when everyone in an audience stands up to clap because 70 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,000 they are so moved and happy. 71 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Imagine standing up so fast your chair squeaks because you want 72 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,000 to cheer for someone. 73 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,000 That is a standing ovation. 74 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,000 Our fourth word is medal. 75 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:33,000 A medal is a special shiny award given for a great achievement. 76 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,000 Auggie won a medal for his quiet strength. 77 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,000 Now, let's practice our voices. 78 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,000 I want you to pretend you are the actors in our movie. 79 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:46,000 Repeat these five sentences after me with lots of feeling. 80 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,000 We were scared in the woods at night. 81 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,000 Amos and the other boys came to help us. 82 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 We ran together until we were safe. 83 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,000 At graduation, everyone stood up and clapped. 84 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,000 I finally felt like a normal kid. 85 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,000 You did a wonderful job reading and speaking with me today. 86 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:07,000 As we close our director's notebook on Wonder, I want to leave 87 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,000 you with one final question to think about. 88 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,000 Why do you think Amos, Miles, and Henry decided to protect 89 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,000 Auggie in the woods, even though they had not always been nice 90 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,000 to him before? 91 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,000 Think about that, and I will see you in our next lesson. 92 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:20,000 Happy reading!