Novel Study of Wonder Part 6/7 August/Miranda (245-274)

1. The main reason he does not like school events is that there will be new eyes to stare and judge August's appearance.

2. Students have started to realize just how stupid the war was, and they realized how normal August really is.

3. He didn't want to wear hearing aids because he would stand out even more than he already did, considering the unusual look of the hearing aids. The unusual look of the hearing aids would also give others another reason to bully him.

4. We already know that Via does not want to be known as the girl with a deformed little brother. If August ends up going to the play, everyone in her school will find out about her deformed litter brother and all her efforts in keeping August secret will go to waste. Her mother realises this and tries to prevent August from going to the play.

5. In my opinion, I think August means that everyone should be noticed for their achievements at least once in their life. That way they might be encouraged to work harder in order to be noticed again.

6. Daisy's death obviously gave everyone a shock and filled them with grief. But I think the most important effect was when August saw his dad crying for the first time. Making him realise that even his dad has weaknesses.

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Novel Study of Wonder Part 5 Justin (233-242)

1. It is always nervewracking to meet your partner's parents if you make the wrong move they might not approve of you. At the time Justin was stressed making his ticks even worse. In the end, Via's parents ended up liking him.

2. I think he greeted each member differently to suit each person. He shakes the dad's hand to be formal, fistbumps August to come off as cool, hugs the mum to show his soft side, and kisses Via because that's what couples do.

3. It was a good thing to do at the moment but in the long run, it was probably the wrong move. This is because now Jullian can say stuff like, you had to get a teenager to help you.

4. She says that she is an awful person because she didn't tell her parents about the play. The main reason she feels awful is that the reason she didn't tell her parents about the play is that she doesn't want her new friends to know about her deformed little brother.

5. For one it is from Justin's point of view. The biggest difference is that the grammar is not the best.

Social studies research task

Learning Intention:
TO understand the life of Maori prior to Europeans arriving and it's connection to today's society.

What was your research about:
My research was about Maori cloaks.

2 things you found interesting:
A thing a found interesting was how hard some cloaks are to make.
Another thing I found interesting was how Maori cloaks evolved with the new materials brought from the Europeans.

A thing you thought you did well:
I think I gathered the information really quick.

something you want to do differently next time.
I think I should have better time management so I can make my finished product look nicer.