1 00:00:00,450 --> 00:00:01,365 Hello everyone! 2 00:00:01,365 --> 00:00:03,911 Welcome back to our English reading class. 3 00:00:03,911 --> 00:00:06,336 I am your reading coach, Minhee Teacher. 4 00:00:06,336 --> 00:00:11,539 Today, we are finally reaching the beautiful, heartwarming ending of our book, Wonder. 5 00:00:11,539 --> 00:00:17,165 We are looking at Part Eight, which is all about the nature retreat and a very special medal. 6 00:00:17,165 --> 00:00:22,187 To help us picture this amazing ending, let's put on our movie director hats today. 7 00:00:22,187 --> 00:00:26,001 As directors, we want to see the story through our camera lens. 8 00:00:26,001 --> 00:00:28,607 We have two very different scenes to shoot. 9 00:00:28,607 --> 00:00:32,421 One is dark and scary, and the other is bright and full of joy. 10 00:00:32,421 --> 00:00:34,242 Let's look at our first scene. 11 00:00:34,242 --> 00:00:39,505 The setting is the fifth-grade nature retreat, deep in the Pennsylvania woods at night. 12 00:00:39,505 --> 00:00:41,870 Our camera pans through the dark trees. 13 00:00:41,870 --> 00:00:47,013 Auggie and his friend Jack are walking back from an outdoor movie when they get lost. 14 00:00:47,013 --> 00:00:51,250 Suddenly, a group of older kids from another school blocks their path. 15 00:00:51,250 --> 00:00:57,117 They are mean, they say hurtful words, and they shine a bright flashlight right in Auggie's face. 16 00:00:57,117 --> 00:00:58,334 Auggie is terrified. 17 00:00:58,334 --> 00:01:01,423 His heart is beating so fast we can almost hear it. 18 00:01:01,423 --> 00:01:03,365 But then, look through the lens! 19 00:01:03,365 --> 00:01:07,843 Three boys from Auggie's school—Amos, Miles, and Henry—run into the frame. 20 00:01:07,843 --> 00:01:11,476 These are boys who were never really Auggie's close friends. 21 00:01:11,476 --> 00:01:13,478 In fact, they used to ignore him. 22 00:01:13,478 --> 00:01:19,587 But in this dark moment, they stand in front of Auggie, protect him, and help him run away to safety. 23 00:01:19,587 --> 00:01:21,710 Now, let's cut to our second scene. 24 00:01:21,710 --> 00:01:27,758 The lighting changes from dark forest shadows to the warm, golden lights of the graduation ceremony. 25 00:01:27,758 --> 00:01:30,183 Mr. Tushman, the principal, is on stage. 26 00:01:30,183 --> 00:01:34,420 He is about to give out a very special award called the Beecher Medal. 27 00:01:34,420 --> 00:01:38,294 When he announces Auggie's name, the most amazing thing happens. 28 00:01:38,294 --> 00:01:41,323 The camera zooms out to show the whole auditorium. 29 00:01:41,323 --> 00:01:44,473 Every single student, teacher, and parent stands up. 30 00:01:44,473 --> 00:01:46,958 They are cheering, clapping, and smiling. 31 00:01:46,958 --> 00:01:48,175 Why did this happen? 32 00:01:48,175 --> 00:01:50,419 Let's explain this big change simply. 33 00:01:50,419 --> 00:01:55,199 In the beginning of the school year, kids played a mean game called the Plague. 34 00:01:55,199 --> 00:01:58,530 They thought touching Auggie would give them a disease. 35 00:01:58,530 --> 00:02:02,586 But Auggie stayed brave, kind, and friendly, even when it was hard. 36 00:02:02,586 --> 00:02:08,151 When the older kids attacked him in the woods, his classmates realized they cared about him. 37 00:02:08,151 --> 00:02:09,731 They chose to protect him. 38 00:02:09,731 --> 00:02:14,330 By the end of the year, everyone realized that Auggie's heart was beautiful. 39 00:02:14,330 --> 00:02:18,265 Auggie did not change his face, but the school changed its heart. 40 00:02:18,265 --> 00:02:23,830 To help us describe these scenes like professional directors, let's learn four useful words. 41 00:02:23,830 --> 00:02:25,410 Our first word is retreat. 42 00:02:25,410 --> 00:02:30,009 A retreat is a school trip to nature for a few days where students can bond. 43 00:02:30,009 --> 00:02:35,816 Think of it as retreating, or stepping away, from normal school walls to have fun in the forest. 44 00:02:35,816 --> 00:02:37,335 Our second word is shift. 45 00:02:37,335 --> 00:02:40,424 A shift is a big change in how people act or think. 46 00:02:40,424 --> 00:02:43,936 Think of shifting gears in a car to go in a new direction. 47 00:02:43,936 --> 00:02:47,448 There was a huge shift in how the students treated Auggie. 48 00:02:47,448 --> 00:02:49,571 Our third word is standing ovation. 49 00:02:49,571 --> 00:02:55,076 This is when everyone in an audience stands up to clap because they are so moved and happy. 50 00:02:55,076 --> 00:03:00,219 Imagine standing up so fast your chair squeaks because you want to cheer for someone. 51 00:03:00,219 --> 00:03:01,859 That is a standing ovation. 52 00:03:01,859 --> 00:03:03,378 Our fourth word is medal. 53 00:03:03,378 --> 00:03:07,192 A medal is a special shiny award given for a great achievement. 54 00:03:07,192 --> 00:03:09,738 Auggie won a medal for his quiet strength. 55 00:03:09,738 --> 00:03:11,620 Now, let's practice our voices. 56 00:03:11,620 --> 00:03:14,891 I want you to pretend you are the actors in our movie. 57 00:03:14,891 --> 00:03:18,403 Repeat these five sentences after me with lots of feeling. 58 00:03:18,403 --> 00:03:20,647 We were scared in the woods at night. 59 00:03:20,647 --> 00:03:23,072 Amos and the other boys came to help us. 60 00:03:23,072 --> 00:03:25,195 We ran together until we were safe. 61 00:03:25,195 --> 00:03:27,922 At graduation, everyone stood up and clapped. 62 00:03:27,922 --> 00:03:29,924 I finally felt like a normal kid. 63 00:03:29,924 --> 00:03:33,496 You did a wonderful job reading and speaking with me today. 64 00:03:33,496 --> 00:03:39,907 As we close our director's notebook on Wonder, I want to leave you with one final question to think about. 65 00:03:39,907 --> 00:03:48,129 Why do you think Amos, Miles, and Henry decided to protect Auggie in the woods, even though they had not always been nice to him before? 66 00:03:48,129 --> 00:03:51,520 Think about that, and I will see you in our next lesson. 67 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:52,410 Happy reading!