Workshop 1.

Kindness-when people are-Helping other,Including other,Caring for others and Respecting others
Example 1-Fight scene at the nature reserve.

• Amos and the boys rescue Auggie and Jack from  the bullies. At the end they high five Auggie.
• shows Kindness because up until this point the other hadn't touched him or treated him with respect.
• The theme of kindness is important because through it Auggie makes friends, and is more confident and happier.

Cafeteria scene where summe sits with Auggie.

• Shows theme of kindness because summer leaves the friends she has been sitting with who were bystanders and went to sit with Auggie because he was alone.
• Summer helps rebuild Auggies trust in friendships. If she hadn't shown kindness by sitting with him he wouldn't have learnt to make new friends and more on.

Importance of family and friendship.
-Through these relationships our characters build trust,resilience and self confidence.

• Scene where Auggie cuts off his padawan braid.

-Link to importance of family because shows when Auggie is feeling sad,alone/depressed that he has a support network to build his resilience.

• Home is Auggie's safe a supportive place. He needs this relationship with his parents to help him build confidence to make new friends.

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


Being right vs being popular.
-Doing the right thing even, when no is watching or when no one else is doing it.

Example 1:Julien Bullies Auggie.
Julien chose to do think to be popular rather then do the right thing.
He calls him name,Hides notes in his locker and tells Auggie he should kill himself.Julien is the most popular boy in the class so when  he chooses to be mean that becomes the thing to do.
-Jullien shows importance of being right over being popular because through his actions he is removed from the school and loses his friends Juxtaposed to this is will. He decided he would rather be kind to Auggie and as a result keeps all his friends and isn't kicked out.