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Y6 Wonder – R.J. PalacioP.82-83

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Wonder–R.J.Palaciop82-83

ThischapteriswrittenfromthepointofviewofVia–oneofthemaincharactersinthestory.ATouroftheGalaxyAugustistheSun.MeandMomandDadareplanetsorbitingtheSun.TherestofourfamilyandfriendsareasteroidsandcometsfloatingaroundtheplanetsorbitingtheSun.Theonlycelestialbodythatdoesn’torbitAugusttheSunisDaisythedog,andthat’sonlybecausetoherlittledoggyeyes,August’sfacedoesn’tlookverydifferentfromanyotherhuman’sface.ToDaisy,allourfaceslookalike,asflatandpaleasthemoon. I’musedtothewaythisuniverseworks.I’venevermindeditbecauseit’sallI’veeverknown.I’vealwaysunderstoodthatAugustisspecialandhasspecialneeds.IfIwasplayingtooloudlyandhewastryingtotakeanap,IknewIwouldhavetoplaysomethingelsebecauseheneededhisrestaftersomeprocedureorotherhadlefthimweakandinpain.IfIwantedMomandDadtowatchmeplaysoccer,Iknewthatninetimesoutoftentimesthey’dmissitbecausetheywerebusyshuttlingAugusttospeechtherapyorphysicaltherapyoranewspecialistorasurgery. MomandDadwouldalwayssayIwasthemostunderstandinglittlegirlintheworld.Idon’tknowaboutthat,justthatIunderstoodtherewasnopointincomplaining.I’veseenAugustafterhissurgeries:hislittlefacebandagedupandswollen,histinybodyfullofIVsandtubestokeephimalive.Afteryou’veseensomeoneelsegoingthroughthat,itfeelskindofcrazytocomplainovernotgettingthetoyyouhadaskedfor,oryourmommissingaschoolplay.IknewthisevenwhenIwassixyearsold.No-oneevertoldittome.Ijustknewit. SoI’vegottenusedtonotcomplaining,andI’vegottenusedtonotbotheringMomandDadwithlittlestuff.I’vegottenusedtofiguringthingsoutonmyown:howtoputtoystogether,howtoorganizemylifesoIdon’tmissfriends’birthdayparties,howtostayontopofmyschoolworksoIneverfallbehindinclass.I’veneveraskedforhelpwithmyhomework.Neverneededremindingtofinishaprojectorstudyforatest.IfIwashavingtroublewithasubjectinschool,I’dgohomeandstudyituntilIfigureditoutonmyown.Itaughtmyselfhowtoconvertfractionsintodecimalpointsbygoingonline.I’vedoneeveryschoolprojectprettymuchbymyself.WhenMomorDadaskmehowthingsaregoinginschool,I’vealwayssaid“good”–evenwhenithasn’talwaysbeensogood.Myworstday,worstfall,worstheadache,worstbruise,worstcramp,worstmeanthinganyonecouldsayhasalwaysbeennothingcomparedtowhatAugusthasgonethrough.Thisisn’tmebeingnoble,bytheway:it’sjustthewayIknowitis. Andthisisthewayit’salwaysbeenforme,forthelittleuniverseofus.Butthisyearthereseemstobeashiftinthecosmos.Thegalaxyischanging.Planetsarefallingoutofalignment.

ContentDomain

Examplesofquestionsfromeachcontentdomain‘Usingevidencefromthetext’isarequirementinresponsestoallquestions

2a 1. Findandcopyonewordmeaningtodowiththeheavens.____________________________________(1mark)2. Givethemeaningofthewordalignmentinthefinalsentence.____________________________________(1mark)3. Inthesecondparagraph,whichwordmostcloselymatchesthemeaningoftheword

shuttling…speeding/shuffling/going/taking

____________________________________(1mark)

4. WhatdoesthewordorbitsuggestabouttherelationshipbetweenAugustandtherestof

thefamily?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2marks)

2b 5. WhatdoMomandDaddescribeViaasbeing?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)6. Inthefirstparagraph,whatdoestheauthorcomparethefamilyto?____________________________________(1mark)7. Whydoesn’tAugust’sfacelookanydifferenttoDaisy?

_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)8. WhatdoesViausetoteachherselffractions?____________________________________(1mark)9. WritedowntwothingsthatVia’smumanddadmissbecauseofAugust?1.___________________________________2.___________________________________(1mark)10. Usinginformationfromthetexttosaywhetherthestatementsbelowaretrueorfalse?

_________Via’sparentshavetoremindhertodoherhomework._________Thefamilyareallnamedafterplanets._________Vianevermissesherfriends’birthdayparties.(1mark)

2c 11. Whyistheextracttitled‘ATouroftheGalaxy’?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2marks)

2d 12. Intheextract,Augustrefersto…?____________________________________(1mark)13. Inparagraph3whatevidenceistherethatViahascometoacceptherlifethewaythatitis?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)14. WhatevidenceisthereinthetextthatAugust’sfacelooksdifferent?

_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)15. HowdoyouthinkViafeelsaboutherbrother?Giveevidencefromthetexttosupportyour

answers.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2marks)16. WhydoyouthinkViahasalwaystoldherparentsthatschoolis‘good’evenwhenithasn’t

been?Useevidencefromthetextinyouranswer._____________________________________________________________________(1mark)17. ‘SoI’vegottenusedtonotcomplaining,andI’vegottenusedtonotbotheringMomand

Dadwithlittlestuff.’ExplainwhatViameansbythe‘littlestuff’._____________________________________________________________________(1mark)

2e 18. Basedonwhatyouhaveread,whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggestmighthappentoViaandAugust?

_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)

2f 19. Whatimpactdothefinaltwosentenceshaveonthetextasawhole?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)

2g 20. Whydidtheauthorchoosetodescribethefamilyasplanets?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)21. Inthefourthparagraphwhyhastheauthorchosentorepeattheword‘worst’?

_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)22. Whydoestheauthorusethesimile‘paleasthemoon’?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)

2h 23. Attheendoftheextractwhatindicationistherethatlifeisabouttochange?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)

Answers:Wonder

Content Domain

Examples of questions from each content domain ‘Using evidence from the text’ is a requirement in responses to al l questions

2a 1. celestial(1mark)2. notintheircorrectpositions(1mark)3. taking(1mark)4. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:

• Augustbeingthemostimportant• Augustbeingatthecentreofthefamily• Alltheotherfamilymembershavingtofittheirlivesaroundhis• Alltheotherfamilymembershavingtomakesacrificesintheirlivesforhisspecial

needs(2marks)

2b 5. themostunderstandinglittlegirlintheworld(1mark)6. planets(alsoacceptasteroidsandcomets)(1mark)7. ToDaisy,allhumanfaceslookalike(canalsoincludeflatandpaleasthemoon)(1mark)8. theinternet(donotacceptgoingonlineasthatisnota‘what’)(1mark)9. Soccergamesandschoolplays(1mark)10. Via’sparentshavetoremindhertodoherhomework.FalseThefamilyareallnamedafterplanets.FalseVianevermissesherfriends’birthdayparties.True(1mark)

2c 11. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceforonemarkto:• TheauthorisusingametaphortoshowtherelationshipbetweenAugustandhis

family• TheauthorisusingplanetsandtheSuntoshowhowthefamilyworksandthoseare

allinagalaxyForafurthermark,pupilanswersshouldgointomoredetail:

• Theauthoristellingyouabouteachoneofthefamilyinturn(givingthereaderatourofthefamily)andhowtheyallfittogetherlikeplanetsinagalaxyorpartsofa

universe.(2marks)

2d 12. Accept:• theboyinthestory• Via’sbrother(1mark)

13. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:

• Shesaysthat‘Iunderstoodtherewasnopointcomplaining’• Shesaysthatsheknewthewayitwasevenwhenshewas6yearsold• Shesaysthatnooneeverhadtotellher–shejustknewshecouldn’tcomplain(1mark)

14. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:

• ToDaisythedog,August’sfacedoesn’tlookverydifferentfromanyotherhuman’sface

• Augustlittlefacehasbeenbandagedandswollenafterhissurgeries(1mark)

15. Foronemark,pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:• Viafeelssorryforhim• Vialoveshim• Viaacceptshimthewayheis

Fortwomarks,evidencefromthetextcouldincludereferenceto:• Thefactthatshe’sseenAugustafterhissurgeries:hislittlefacebandagedand

swollen,histinybodyfullofIVsandtubestokeephimaliveshowsthathefeelssad/sorryforhim.

• ThefactthatshejustgetsonwithherownlifewithoutbotheringMomandDadsothattheycanconcentrateonlookingafterhim.

• Thefactthatnoneofher‘worst’moments(day/fall/headache/cramp/meanthing)couldevercomparetowhatAugusthasbeenthrough.(2marks)

16. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:

• Shedoesn’twanttoworrythemwhentheyneedtobefocussedonAugust.• Shedoesn’twanttocomplainasnoneofthebadthingsthatshehasexperiencedcan

comparetowhatAugusthasbeenthrough(1mark)17. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:

• Everydaythings• Smallproblemsthatarenotserious(1mark)

2e 18. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:• Theirrolesinthefamilymightbeabouttochange

• AugustmightbetheonehelpingVia• ViamightneedAugust’shelp• ViamightneedMomandDadmorethanAugustwill(1mark)

2f 19. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:

• Anunsettlingeffect• Theysuggestthatthereisabouttobeaturningpointinthestory(1mark)

2g 20. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:

• Planetshavetheirownplaceinthesolarsystemandtheystayinthatplace–liketherolesinthefamily

• Planetsareallgroupedtogetherlikeafamilyandtheyorbitonethinginthemiddle–likethefamilyallorganisingtheirlivesaroundAugust

• Planetsarepartofauniversethatcannotbechangednomatterwhathappens–andthatiswhatlifeislikeforVia(1mark)

21. toemphasisejusthowhardlifeisforAugust(1mark)22. toenablethereadertoimaginethecolourbyusingsomethingfamiliartocompareittoand

tocreateafurtherlinkwiththeplanetsintheuseofthewordmoon(1mark)

2h 23. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:• Becausethetextsaysthat‘thereseemstobeashiftinthecosmos’• ‘Thegalaxyischanging’• ‘Planetsarefallingoutofalignment’(1mark)