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“You are beautiful in every single way” 1

“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”

Christina Aguilera (Beautiful)

Name:

Course & Group:

Date: Raquel Feliu Ayala INS Narcís Monturiol (Figueres)


INTRODUCTION

In this project, you are going to write about your personal world by the hand of August, a 10-year-old boy with a rare medical facial deformity. You will be able to understand some excerpts from “Wonder” (the book in which August is the main character) and you will prepare a scrapbook using some lines from the compositions you will have written throughout the project plus a touch of creativity. This project is at the same time a Portfolio as it becomes a place for you to think about your language learning experiences, assess them and collect examples of your writing work. Each section includes writing models to illustrate what you are asked to do, grammar references, common phrases and expressions and some space for the writing tasks that your teacher will correct before you add them to your scrapbook layout “My life board”. The project is divided into 7 sections: 1 MY PHYSICAL/ PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION (Page 4)

Here you will learn how to write a description using vivid vocabulary. Some previous tasks (translation, reading, drawing) will help you improve the descriptive paragraphs

2 FAMILY AND FRIENDS (Page 7) Here you are asked to describe some photos in English. You will review the present continuous and some language you can use for this purpose 3 THINGS I LIKE, THINGS I DON’T LIKE (Page 9) You will reflect on some of the things you like and things you do not like. Analyse and understand your behaviour through this exercise 4 INSPIRATIONAL QUOTATIONS (Page 11) What inspires you? Find the best inspirational quotes by famous authors, experts on success and inspiring leaders. You will discover some positive thoughts, great advice and ideas from experts through a collection of inspirational quotes on topics including friendship, life, love, career and leadership 5 YOUR BEST MEMORY (Page 13) Do not let memories fade. In this section, you will be invited to get closer to your memories. It is always therapeutic to write down your recollections. Either way, do your best to recall the sensory details that made the moment important. You can write about your best childhood friend, a memorable place, memories of your mother and father, a holiday memory, school-related memories, etc. Keep the memory alive! 6 WHAT WILL YOU DO IN A FUTURE? (Page 15) It is said that writing about our dreams for the future can help us become happier. It is also fun to think about what life will be in the future and it will be a significant source of inspiration for you. Here you will use the future tense to envision and write about your future life


7 SCRAPBOOK DESIGN (Page 17) Time to tell your life story creating a unique scrapbook layout adding photos and including some paragraphs from the writing drafts your teacher will have corrected a priori. Follow the requirements and plan a beautiful scrapbook design 8 SCRAPBOOK PRESENTATION (Page 18) Prepare an oral presentation introducing your life board in class. Remember that the best scrapbook will be awarded 9 ASSESSMENT (page 18) This section includes the assessment criteria and grading percentage for the project tasks. The total project grade will be based on your behaviour and work habits, the performance in the project file (writing process), your “Life board” layout and the oral presentation of it

10 SELF-ASSESSMENT (Page 19)

You will use this section to assess your behaviour and language level to discover what you are good at and where there is room for improvement 11 PROOFREADING CHECKLIST (Page 22) You can use this section to help you with your written work BIBLIOGRAPHY The texts used as writing prompts are adapted from the book Wonder by R. J. Palacio. [Palacio, R J. Wonder. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2012. Print] Your teacher highly recommends you to read this book either in English or Spanish (“La lección de August”)

Before starting, can you answer these questions?

Why are we doing this project?

How is it connected with real life?

What do you hope to accomplish with this project?

Recommendation: In each section, you will find some space to write the final version of your essay. Follow the 5 parts of the writing process: 1. Prewriting: plan your writing 2. First draft 3. Revise 4. Edit 5. Publish: share your writing to your teachers in the space provided All copies of your rough draft work must be attached at the back of the project file.


1 MY PHYSICAL/ PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION

1.1 Do you know how to write a general description to appeal the readers? Read and translate the text. You may need a dictionary.

“I know I’m not an ordinary ten-year-old kid. I mean, sure. I do ordinary things. I eat ice-cream. I ride my bike. I play ball. I have and X-Box. Stuff like that makes me ordinary. I guess. And I feel ordinary. Inside. But I know ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. My name is August Pullman, but my friends called me Auggie, by the way. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. I don’t want to brag or anything, but I am actually considered something of a medical wonder, you know.

I am so quiet and shy about meeting new people and I normally scream, gasp and gulp I eat like a tortoise, if you have ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric thing.”

DESCRIPTION OF PEOPLE

1 Introduction about you: name, age, what you do... 2 Physical description 3 Psychological description 4 Something peculiar about you


1.2 Focus on the physical description. Read August description and draw his portrait.

“I have had 27 surgeries to correct facial anomalies I was born with, but people still call me cruel nicknames

such as Freak, Freddy Krueger and Lizard face. In fact I suffer from craniofacial abnormalities, and my facial

deformity is still apparent despite the operations.

My eyes sag below the level of normal eyes on a face. The left eye is also situated a little lower than the

right eye (they are in the wrong place). Because of shallow eye cavities, my eyeballs appear unnaturally

pronounced. The upper eyelids always appear half-closed, while the lower lids seem to sag downward.

I do not have any eyebrows or eyelashes. While my cheekbones appear to be non-existent, my nose seems

to overwhelm my face. My ears are also very small and cauliflower-shaped. My jawbone is extremely

undersized. These surgeries have left scars on my face, the most prominent of which is a gash from my upper lip to my

nose. My skin is like “melted”… To protect myself I grew my hair long last year. I like how my bangs cover my eyes: it helps me block out the

things I don’t want to see!


WRITING TASK 1

Auggie’s story is told in 1st person. The first person voice always lends empathy to the action, since the

reader is given insight into the feelings of those involved in the story. Now it is your turn: write a description of yourself in first person too. Ask your teacher to correct it.


2 FAMILY AND FRIENDS – How to describe a photo or picture

Read the text and write the name of each Wonder’s character.

On the right of the picture you can see my mom Isabel. She is holding my astronaut helmet. A few years

ago I wore an astronaut helmet everywhere I went. To the playground. To the supermarket. To pick my sister

Via from school. In this photo Via is holding Justin’s hand. She truly cares for me and always defends me.

Justin is a nice guy. He has small round glasses. When he is nervous he has some tics. In the photo he is

carrying his violin. Jack Will is my closest friend, along with Summer. Summer is a “saint”. Everybody likes

Summer. Next to Vera, it’s me. I am wearing a baseball cap and it’s very handy to cover over my deformed face. Dad doesn’t appear in the photo because he is taking it, in fact. Cheeeeese!

WRITING TASK 2

Write a description of two photos, one with your family and one with your friends. Ask your teacher to correct any mistakes.

Remember to use the present continuous!


☺ Here is some language you can use:

What is in the picture?

In the picture I can see ...

There’s / There are ...

There isn’t a ... / There aren’t any ...

Say what is happening with the present continuous

The man is ...ing

The people are ...ing

It’s raining.

Where in the picture?

At the top/bottom of the picture ...

In the middle of the picture ...

On the left/right of the picture ...

next to

in front of

behind

near

on top of

under


3 THINGS I LIKE, THINGS I DON’T LIKE

Read August’s likes and dislikes and answer the questions.

For me Halloween is the best holiday in the world, even better than

Christmas. I get dress up in a costume. I get to wear a mask.

1) What do you think August like Halloween?

My favourite thing is Star Wars and Bobba Fett and Jango Fett are the best characters. Once I

was called “Dark Sidious” in class and I felt very sad.

2) Do you know why Auggie felt so sad?

I like “The Lord of the Rings” and when my mum reads me “The Hobbit” at

bedtime.

My number one thing is my old dog, Daisy. She is my best friend, always

taking care of me.

I don’t like hanging out after school. 3) What do you think August does after school?

I hate bullies in school like Julian and big kids and I can’t stand

people staring and making fun of me. 4) What can he do against bullies?


WRITING TASK 3

Flick through some magazines and cut things you like and things you don’t like. Write some draft captions for each thing and ask your teacher to correct any mistakes.


4 INSPIRATIONAL QUOTATIONS

a. What is a “quotation”?

b. How do you translate “quotation/quote” into Catalan?

c. What movies is this quote from? “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna

get”

1. Watch the presentation, copy and translate the quotations.

https://www.emaze.com/@ALQRZIOC/quotations-day

QUOTATION

TRANSLATION INTO CATALAN/SPANISH

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1. WRITING TASK 4 1. Search on the internet 6 quotes you like.




2. Choose the best inspirational quote according to you.


5 YOUR BEST MEMORY

Read and practice the past simple! Write the past simple verbs in the right column, find the infinitive of each verb and write the meaning. See the example. “The night I was born there were two nurses in the delivery room. One was very nice and sweet. The other one, Mom said, didn’t seem at all nice and sweet. She had big arms and (here comes the funny part) she kept farting. Like, she’d bring Mom some ice chips, and then fart. She’d check Mom’s blood pressure, and fart. And the nurse never ever said “excuse me”! When I came out from mom’s stomach, the doctor fainted, and the farting nurse started yelling at him the whole time: “Get up! Get up! What kind of doctor are you? What kind of doctor are you?” And then all of a sudden she let out the biggest, loudest, smelliest fart in the history of farts. Mom thinks it was actually the fart that finally woke the doctor. Of course I can’t remember this story but I like when Mom tells it because it makes me laugh so much. R/IR INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE MEANING

Irregular TO BE BORN WAS/WERE BORN NÉIXER

Remember: Past Simple regular verbs:

Past Simple Irregular Verbs:


Past Continuous:

WRITING TASK 5

What is your best memory? Write a short essay on it using the past simple and past continuous. Then fill in the bubble speech and the thought bubble. Your teacher will correct it.


I won’t judge anybody

6 WHAT WILL YOU DO IN A FUTURE?

Read Auggie’s wishes and prospects.

☺ Remember:

Future forms (will/ won’t)

Other expressions to express “wishes”:

- I would like to + infinitive

- I hope + future

I’ll be in heaven some day and my ugly face won’t matter anymore

I won’t hide anymore

I’ll improve my hairstyle and eye contact

In a future I would like to walk down the street without people seeing me and then doing that look-away thing

I will give up the bad habit of mumbling


WRITING TASK 6

what will you do in a future? What are your dreams or wishes? Find a photo or draw it. Write a caption in

future. Your teacher will correct it.


7 SCRAPBOOK DESIGN

SCRAPBOOKING means creativity, mental development and together! , isn' t it?

MATERIALS

Images of you, your friends, family, pets… A big cardboard, preferably white Scissors Ruler Colouring pencils Bottle of glue, adhesive, scotch tape Plain and patterned papers, magazines Small envelopes (it can be handmade) Embellishments: stickers, stamps, ink pads, hole making machine, labels, buttons... anything you can collect to work on your scrapbook.

Visit these suggested webpages to find inspiration: http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/?type=layout https://es.pinterest.com/scrapbookcom/favorite-scrapbooking-layouts/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QShCoBotCEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ns4YOK-8Hs

STEPS 1 Choose 5 lines from your own physical/psychological description and add them to the scrapbook accompanied by your best photo. 2 Now paste 3 images of you, your family and best friends (those who you love) and copy some paragraphs from your essay describing them. Put them into 3 envelopes glued on your scrapbook. 3 Flick through some magazines and cut things you like and things you don’t like. Paste the images and add the corrected notes/captions. 4 Add the best inspirational quote to your Life Board layout. 5 Paste a photo of your most memorable memory. Write some lines of your corrected essay. Add the bubble speech and the thought bubble. 6 Finally, what are your dreams or wishes for the future? Paste a photo or draw it and copy a paragraph from the essay you wrote. 7 Add a nice title and a subheading to your scrapbook. 8 Embellish the layout!

http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/?type=layout

https://es.pinterest.com/scrapbookcom/favorite-scrapbooking-layouts/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QShCoBotCEk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ns4YOK-8Hs


8 SCRAPBOOK PRESENTATION

Now that your life scrapbook is finished, display it to the class. Make sure your speech is a good one. We’ll organize a student’s poll to choose the most creative and original scrapbook! Go for it! “Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life.” [Wonder by R,J. Palacio]

9 ASSESSMENT

Your teacher will use the following percentages to assess your work. 10% Work habits & Behaviour 60% Project file (essays) 15% Life board layout 15% Life board presentation

During the oral presentation, make sure you…

Topics / Vocabulary

- Give a description of yourself - Describe some photos - Use an inspirational quote - Include a past memory - Talk about your future

Grammar

Use the proper verb tenses for each essay: - Present Simple - Present Continuous - Likes and dislikes expressions - Expressions to describe photos - Past Simple - Past Continuous - Future Tense and expressions

Pronunciation & Intonation

Speak not too fast not too slowly Speak loudly Pronounce words correctly Classmates understand you You show enthusiasm


10 SELF-ASSESSMENT

It’s time to self-assess your individual work and performance.

Points

PROJECT RUBRIC

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Earned

Assessment

Minimal Basic Proficient Masterful SELF TEACHER

WORK HABITS & BEHAVIOUR (10%)

Listen while others are talking

Work quietly, raise hand to talk and stay in seat

Followed directions and use time wisely

Bring materials and keep them organized

Don’t disturb others

Try to do their best

Accept responsibility for actions

Is gaining Independence

WRITING PROCESS (60%)

Work independently on assignments

Use accurate punctuation and capitalization

Use a variety of vocabulary and interesting words. Shows own personality in appropriate ways

Senses are complete and make sense

Use transitional words

No sections have been skipped

Use resources such as a dictionary when needed

Handwriting is neat

There are no spelling mistakes

There are no grammar mistakes

Stays on topic and is through with interesting details

The presentation is clear and easy-to-understand

Follow the project directions

LIFE BOARD ORAL PRESENTATION (15%)

Topics / Vocabulary

● Give a description of himself/herself

● Describe some photos ● Use an inspirational quote ● Include a past memory


● Talk about his/her future

Grammar

Use the proper verb tenses for each essay:

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Likes and dislikes expressions

Expressions to describe photos

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Future Tense and expressions

Pronunciation & Intonation

Speak not too fast not too slowly

Speak loudly

Pronounce words correctly

Classmates understand him/her

Show enthusiasm

LIFE BOARD LAYOUT (15%)

● Information is complete and is en-

hanced by accurate and appropriate details

● Pictures, photo- graphs, drawings, diagrams, graphs, or other similar devices add to the overall effectiveness of the scrapbook; captions are relevant and explanatory.

● Space, shapes, textures, and colours provide information themselves and add to the overall effectiveness of the scrapbook.

● There is a wholeness about the scrapbook; the theme is consistent throughout. The title and subheading clearly identifies the theme.

● Conventions of spelling, punctuation, and grammar are used with a high degree of accuracy.

● The requirements of the assignment have been exceeded. The scrapbook is very creative and interesting.

● We did our best and we tried to be creative and imaginative paying attention to details

TOTAL POINTS


Use this section to reflect on your learning process.

Answer... What did you learn?

What assistance did you need from your

teacher?

How well did you do?

Where could you use what you have been

practicing?

What was the most difficult part?

Did you like the task? Why, why not?

What could be improved?

Do you feel more confident in writing after

completing the project?

Overall, how would you rate your work?

Do you think this project has help you review

some contents you have learnt throughout the

school year?

Imagine that a complete stranger just picked up

this portfolio and reads it. How would this

stranger conceive of the author? What kind of

person appears to have filled these pages?

Finish the sentences…

I did my very best at…

Next time I could improve…

My favorite thing about the project is…

I now understand…

One idea I have for adding to the project is…


11 PROOFREADING CHECKLIST

When editing and proofreading your assignments, ask yourself…

From http://homeschoolgiveaways.com/2015/05/free-essay-proofreading-checklist/

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