Inside & Out - Workshop 1

Today is the first workshop for the movie wonder. Please give me feedback :)

Kindness - When people are respectful, caring, helpful & include others.

Example 1 - Fight scene at the nature reserve. 
- Amos & the boys rescue Auggie & Jack from the bullies. At the end they high five Auggie.
- Shows kindness because up until this point the others hadn't touched him or treated him with respect.
- Theme of kindness is important because through it Auggie makes friends, is more confident and happier.

Example 2 - Cafeteria scene where Summer sits with Auggie.
- Shows theme of kindness because Summer leaves her friends she was sitting with who were bystanders & went to sit with Auggie because he was alone.
-  Summer helps rebuild Auggies trust in friendship. If she hadn't shown kindness by sitting with him , he wouldn't have learnt to make new friends & move on. 


Importance Of Family & Friendship } Through these relationships our characters build trust,                                                                                          resilience and self confidence.

Example 1 - Scene where Auggie cuts off his padawan braid.
- Link to importance of family because it shows that when Auggie is feeling sad / alone / depressed that he has a support network to build his resilience.
- Home is Auggies safe & supportive place. He needs this relationship with his parents to help him build confidence to make new friends.

Example 2: When Jack punches Julian for calling Auggie a freak.
- Shows importance of friendship because Jack wasn't willing to let Julian bully Auggie anymore. Auggie is a real friend to Jack, whereas Julian is the kind of friend that puts you down if you don't agree with him.
- Is important because it shows how real friends treat each other, they build trust and can forgive.


Being Right VS Being Popular } Doing the right thing, even when no one is watching or no                                                                                                  one else is doing it.

Example 1 : Julian bullies Auggie
- Julian chooses to do things to be popular rather than doing the right thing. He calls Auggie names, hides notes in his locker & tells Auggie he should kill himself. Julian is the most popular boy in the class so when he chooses to be mean that becomes the thing to do.
- Julian shows importance of being popular over being right because through his actions he is removed from the school & looses his friends. Juxtaposed to this is Jack Will. he decides he would rather be kind to Auggie and as a result keeps all his friends & isn't kicked out.