Thursday, March 8, 2012

Wonder - Part Three: Summer


Beautiful by Christina Aguilera

Every day is so wonderful
Then suddenly, it's hard to breathe
Now and then, I get insecure
From all the pain, I'm so ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down today

To all your friends you're delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The pieces gone, left the puzzle undone
That's the way it is

You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring you down
So don't you bring me down today...

No matter what we do 
(no matter what we do)
No matter what we say 
(no matter what we say)
We're the song inside the tune
Full of beautiful mistakes

And everywhere we go 
(and everywhere we go)
The sun will always shine 
(sun will always shine)
And tomorrow we might wake on the other side 
All the other times

We are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring us down
So don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down today

Continue to pages 118-132.

42 comments:

  1. is there going to be a movie?

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    1. maybe in 2014-2015. I hope so/ loved the book still reading it in school

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    2. hello world (hi mrblogspot)

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    3. Hey, Mr. Anonymous Commenter. ;-)

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    4. And by the way, there IS going to be a movie. It is scheduled to come out on April 7, 2017. This site - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543472/ - has lots of news as well as pictures of the characters.

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    5. 6 days after April fools! PERFECT!

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    6. The release date was moved to November 17, 2017.

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    7. I forgot my book this helps a lot and theys description thanks now I'm not going to get in troble

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    8. I sure hope you don't rely on this website to know what is happening in the book. The stuff you read here is nowhere close to a summary of the story.

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  2. good chapter

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  3. Awesome and I was wondering if u could visit our 6th grade language arts class at ridge road middle charter school in Arkansas north little rock

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    1. I'm not sure you want me to visit. I'm just a reading teacher in Wisconsin who put a bunch of pictures on a website. I'm not the author. I'm sure she would be a much better visitor than me. :-)

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    2. Clearly Mr. W you are not "just a reading teacher" in Wisconsin! You are one of "those teachers" that every parent wants their child to have at least once during their education and every student hopes to find in the front of the classroom on their first day of school.

      Signed, "just a mom in Michigan: :-)

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    3. Those are certainly humbling words. Thank you.

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  4. Is there going to be a movie cuz im gonna be first to se it

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  5. Would you please come to Ridge Road Middle School in North Little Rock

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  6. will their be a movie ??????????????????

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  7. Well Mr. Wilhorn, you still know a lot about the Wonder book!!! so will their be a movie?

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    1. According to this site: http://www.wordandfilm.com/2013/05/lionsgate-adds-r-j-palacios-wonder-to-its-ya-empire-with-skins-jack-thorne-adapting/ and this site: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=103989 there is going to be a movie. But that is the latest information I could find, and it is over a year old.

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    2. I bet the movie will be great.

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    3. Here's the latest movie news I could find, from April, 2015: http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=44121

      Also, there's this from an interview with R. J. Palacio in May, 2015: http://www.bustle.com/articles/82213-wonder-author-rj-palacio-talks-her-new-e-books-choose-kind-and-the-novels-massive-success

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    4. i thnk its in november

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  8. i cant play the song it said not allowed on saftey
    mode

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    1. I'm not sure what that is, but here are two guesses.

      One, it could be because you are using a mobile device like a tablet or phone and playback on some videos is restricted to only certain devices.

      My other guess is that, if you are at school, the school has a restriction on YouTube videos (and probably some other stuff) to regulate what students can and can't view. That's good when it blocks out stuff that's not needed for school, but it can have some unwanted side effects like not being able to see cool videos about Wonder.

      Try watching on a different computer or at home or at the library or something. It should work. (I'm listening to it right now.)

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  9. Thank you for doing all of this work. This is my third year to read the book to my 5th graders as they exit Elementary school, but my first year to use your resources. I really appreciate the fact that you have done all this work for other teachers/ classrooms and allowed us free access! Thank you!

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  10. You are welcome! I'm thankful that these resources can be helpful to so many other teachers and students. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

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  11. I LOVE the book so far! will there be a second one?

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    1. Right now there's no plan for a sequel that I've heard about, but there are several companion books. Check out 365 Days of Wonder. Then get Auggie & Me which is a compilation of 3 ebooks that were released called The Julian Chapter, Pluto, and Shingaling.

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  12. Most awesome book ever! :)

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  13. Hi!
    I am an elementary librarian who will be reading Wonder with the 4th grade in rotation. I certainly appreciate all of the links that you compiled to better describe the details mentioned in the book. With your song and lyrics, did you do a mini poetry lesson or just paired the songs to a moment in the book? (I read the book a couple of years ago so I can't remember if Auggie made a reference to these songs.)

    Thank you for keeping this page up! I will make good use of it this fall!

    Fabiola
    With the songs and lyrics, do y

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  14. I am going to watch that movie as soon as it comes out! #CANT'T WAIT # INSPIATIONAL

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  15. This book is life altering, the 365 days of Wonder has enhanced our environment, my students have heard from the author words that I have uttered in encouragement and problem solving so frequently that they are wondering if I am related to the author. Thank you to everyone for embracing and contributing to this project.

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  16. Thank you so much for sharing all your thoughtful and hard work on the book, "Wonder'. I very much appreciate your generous spirit in making this freely available to other teachers. It's a wonderful story, with so many valuable themes to explore with students. Thanks again!

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  17. Great song and it really helps understand as well as Parts 1 and 2.

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  18. I don't like it.......................................................................I love it

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  19. Hello Mr Wilhorn, I'm dreadfully sorry, but somehow I think I removed your YouTube video with Cristina Aguilera's song Beautiful... Really sorry!! Can you paste it back in? My apologies once again!! Best wishes!! Many thanks for these wonderful ideas!

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    1. The video is still there. Try reloading the page.

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