1 00:00:00,450 --> 00:00:01,393 Hello everyone! 2 00:00:01,393 --> 00:00:03,643 It is so wonderful to see you today. 3 00:00:03,643 --> 00:00:06,142 I am your reading coach, Minhee Teacher. 4 00:00:06,142 --> 00:00:13,121 Today, we are diving back into the beautiful book Wonder, and we are looking at Part Seven: Miranda's Camp Lies. 5 00:00:13,121 --> 00:00:17,549 Let's get ready to see this story come alive like a movie in our minds. 6 00:00:17,549 --> 00:00:22,537 Before we yell action and zoom in on the details, let's look at the big picture. 7 00:00:22,537 --> 00:00:25,347 This part of the story has three main scenes. 8 00:00:25,347 --> 00:00:28,468 In the first scene, we see Miranda at summer camp. 9 00:00:28,468 --> 00:00:35,572 She feels lonely, so she changes her look and starts telling big lies to make herself look cool and get attention. 10 00:00:35,572 --> 00:00:43,671 In the second scene, she is back at school, but she feels distant and cold toward her old best friend, Via, because of those lies. 11 00:00:43,671 --> 00:00:47,165 In the third scene, we are backstage at the school play. 12 00:00:47,165 --> 00:00:55,202 Miranda makes a big, generous choice to let Via shine, and she realizes how much she still loves Via's family, especially Auggie. 13 00:00:55,202 --> 00:00:57,825 Now, let's put on our movie director hats. 14 00:00:57,825 --> 00:01:00,822 Imagine you are looking through the camera lens. 15 00:01:00,822 --> 00:01:02,014 Zoom in on Miranda. 16 00:01:02,014 --> 00:01:05,011 She is holding a bottle of bright pink hair dye. 17 00:01:05,011 --> 00:01:06,390 Why is she doing this? 18 00:01:06,390 --> 00:01:09,075 She wants to wash away her old, quiet self. 19 00:01:09,075 --> 00:01:11,947 Now, pan the camera over to the camp campfire. 20 00:01:11,947 --> 00:01:14,632 Miranda is talking to a crowd of cool kids. 21 00:01:14,632 --> 00:01:18,998 She tells them, "I have a brother who has a deformed face." Wait, cut! 22 00:01:18,998 --> 00:01:20,501 That is not her brother. 23 00:01:20,501 --> 00:01:22,813 That is Auggie, Via's little brother! 24 00:01:22,813 --> 00:01:24,129 Why did she say that? 25 00:01:24,129 --> 00:01:27,001 As directors, we can see the look in her eyes. 26 00:01:27,001 --> 00:01:30,433 It is not malice; it is a desperate need to be noticed. 27 00:01:30,433 --> 00:01:34,239 The other kids gasp and suddenly think she is so interesting. 28 00:01:34,239 --> 00:01:35,555 But look at the cost. 29 00:01:35,555 --> 00:01:38,054 When camp ends, Miranda cannot face Via. 30 00:01:38,054 --> 00:01:43,104 How can she look at Via after using Via's sweet little brother to buy popularity? 31 00:01:43,104 --> 00:01:46,910 The camera shows Miranda sitting alone, looking at her phone. 32 00:01:46,910 --> 00:01:50,031 She dials Via's house just to hear Auggie's voice. 33 00:01:50,031 --> 00:01:58,317 When he answers, she smiles and says, "Hey, Major Tom!" That was her special nickname for him, from a famous song about an astronaut. 34 00:01:58,317 --> 00:02:02,371 Even though she made a huge mistake, she still loves this family. 35 00:02:02,371 --> 00:02:04,496 Let's break down why this matters. 36 00:02:04,496 --> 00:02:06,248 Why do people lie to fit in? 37 00:02:06,248 --> 00:02:08,996 It is like wearing a mask that is too tight. 38 00:02:08,996 --> 00:02:15,042 At first, everyone looks at the mask and says, "Wow, cool mask!" But inside, you are suffocating. 39 00:02:15,042 --> 00:02:22,021 Miranda wanted to feel special, so she borrowed Auggie's real-life struggle to make her own life sound dramatic. 40 00:02:22,021 --> 00:02:29,498 But here is the simple cause and effect: when you pretend to be someone else, you lose the people who love the real you. 41 00:02:29,498 --> 00:02:34,361 The good news is that true love does not just disappear when we make mistakes. 42 00:02:34,361 --> 00:02:42,149 At the end of the chapter, Miranda lets Via take the lead role in the play because she knows Via's family is in the audience. 43 00:02:42,149 --> 00:02:48,008 She watches Via get a massive standing ovation, and instead of being jealous, she feels happy. 44 00:02:48,008 --> 00:02:54,801 When she hugs Auggie at the end, she is taking off her mask and coming home to the people who truly know her. 45 00:02:54,801 --> 00:02:58,607 Let's look at some key words that help us paint this picture. 46 00:02:58,607 --> 00:03:00,172 First, we have camp lies. 47 00:03:00,172 --> 00:03:06,902 These are the silly or big untruths people tell at summer camp to make themselves sound cooler to strangers. 48 00:03:06,902 --> 00:03:09,774 Think of it as a temporary fictional identity. 49 00:03:09,774 --> 00:03:10,904 Next is pink hair. 50 00:03:10,904 --> 00:03:13,029 Miranda dyed her hair bright pink. 51 00:03:13,029 --> 00:03:17,519 It is a visual symbol of her trying to change who she is on the outside. 52 00:03:17,519 --> 00:03:19,022 Then we have understudy. 53 00:03:19,022 --> 00:03:26,188 An understudy is a backup actor who learns all the lines and is ready to jump on stage if the main actor gets sick. 54 00:03:26,188 --> 00:03:28,002 Via was Miranda's understudy. 55 00:03:28,002 --> 00:03:30,252 Our fourth word is standing ovation. 56 00:03:30,252 --> 00:03:36,796 This is when the audience is so amazed that they do not just clap; they stand up on their feet and cheer. 57 00:03:36,796 --> 00:03:37,988 Finally, Major Tom. 58 00:03:37,988 --> 00:03:43,349 This is the sweet nickname Miranda gave Auggie, inspired by a song about an astronaut. 59 00:03:43,349 --> 00:03:46,408 It shows the deep, gentle connection they shared. 60 00:03:46,408 --> 00:03:48,222 Now, let's practice speaking! 61 00:03:48,222 --> 00:03:51,779 I want you to repeat these five short sentences after me. 62 00:03:51,779 --> 00:03:54,776 Imagine you are Miranda, feeling these emotions. 63 00:03:54,776 --> 00:03:55,283 Ready? 64 00:03:55,283 --> 00:03:57,595 I told camp lies to make new friends. 65 00:03:57,595 --> 00:04:00,094 I said I had a brother who was deformed. 66 00:04:00,094 --> 00:04:02,530 I lost my real best friend for a while. 67 00:04:02,530 --> 00:04:04,344 I let Via take the lead role. 68 00:04:04,344 --> 00:04:06,967 I still love Auggie like a little brother. 69 00:04:06,967 --> 00:04:07,848 Fantastic job! 70 00:04:07,848 --> 00:04:11,093 You sounded just like actors delivering their lines. 71 00:04:11,093 --> 00:04:15,583 To wrap up our lesson today, I have one question for you to think about. 72 00:04:15,583 --> 00:04:24,554 Why do you think it is so tempting to lie about our lives when we meet new people, and how can we find the courage to just be ourselves instead? 73 00:04:24,554 --> 00:04:28,608 Think about it, and I will see you in our next reading adventure. 74 00:04:28,608 --> 00:04:29,154 Bye-bye!