Seeing a Different Perspective

10/22/2015

Have you ever hear the phrase, “until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes”. As we’ve been reading Wonder, it’s been a neat opportunity to see into the mind of August, Via, and now Summer, and to really see how feel and react when dealing with the same events. We've really had a chance to start "walking in those characters' shoes". Sometimes we get so caught up in our own feelings, lives, and personal things that we don’t see how others are seeing or feeling. The world is made up of different, amazing, and interesting people. After watching the video above, can you write a journal entry for the main character. What do you think this child feels after his parents talk to him, after his first day of school, or by the end of the video. This video is by Burlington group Walk Off The Earth and I found not just the video but the lyrics both positive and inspiriting.
The lyrics for the song can be found here.
Try writing a one paragraph journal entry, from the child’s perspective.
Walk a mile in their shoes!

Yerin

10/22/2015 12:27:18 pm

I think August Pullman is very strong about all the things he has been through because he always puts up a smile,and he has a great family supporting him and always making him laugh.Many people,like Julian have no idea what he has been through, and would hurt so much if they had been in August's place. If people got to know him better he would have many friends,because of his great personality and good spirit. If I were at the school and saw August,maybe I would stare a little bit at first,but I would certainly try to get to know him better,and maybe we could become good friends! August doesn't even have mental problems! People just make fun of him because of the way he looks.And that is very wrong. It's like the saying Don't judge a book by it's cover. Someone might see a book with a plain and boring cover,but when they start to read it,it's actually an amazing book!

Yerin

10/25/2015 11:13:04 am

I got confused and wrote mine about August!

Khushi

10/23/2015 03:23:51 pm

I think he feels upset and mad during the beginning of the video. I think he feels that way because when he woke up his parents were yelling at him and telling him what to do instead of letting him make his own choices. Also because when he got to school and changed into the dress the bullies were bullying him about what he was wearing. I think Ellie was upset after everything because he didn't get to be himself and do what he wanted to do. You have to realize that you shouldn't judge somebody just because of what they are or even what they are wearing you have to think that you wouldn't like it if somebody did something to you just like what Elli's parents and what the bullies said to him.

I think Ellie felt happy and relieved by the end of the video. I think that because in the end Ellie got to be himself when he was at the Talent Show. He probably just wanted what he felt was right and want he wanted to do. He probably felt happy because he knew that being himself was the best thing to do and being himself helped him do his best during his dance. EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS!!!!!! Even if they are a boy or girl or even if they live in different countries and have different religion. Ellie must have felt releived because he got to express himself in a way that he wanted to and felt comfortable in. In the end you have to realize that you shouldn't judge anybody. No matter what!!!!

Rayna

10/23/2015 04:44:00 pm

I think Elliot is feeling upset at the beginning of the video. I think he was feeling that because he just wanted to be himself but his parents just kept yelling at him. I think that when he went to school and changed into the dress he felt good, until a few boys started bullying him. At the end of the video when he says "I just want to be myself" I think his parents felt very bad. Once he started to dance I could tell he felt good and everyone else was completely in shock on how good he was. I think the main message of the story is be yourself.

Emily

10/24/2015 12:21:47 pm

I think that Elliot feels bad because Elliot was just different and his parents kept on yelling at him. When Elliot had a dress in his hand and his dad threw it away behind him, I think that Elliot felt bad because his parents wasn't supporting him for who he is.

When Elliot went to school and sign up for the talent show in the dress, I think he felt proud to do what he did. When the bullies went up to him I know that he was sad.

The night of the talent show, he was brave enough to go up there to present who he was. When he said : I just want to be me. His parents were probably upset and embrassed of what Elliot did.

I think that everyone should respect everyone else in their own way and being different isn't bad. That is just you and you should be proud no matter what. Everyone in the world are living things. We don't get bullied for who we are why should Elliot be bullied because he is different?

Salma

10/24/2015 02:13:13 pm

I am not sure if Ellie is a girl or a boy But everyone should respect everyone else. Like it doesn't matter If your a girl or a boy, what color skin you have, what country you come from etc. I think Ellie was trying to be her/his self, But her parent didn't want her too be. I know this because when Ellie picked up a dress her parents yelled at her and told her she has to wear a cap. At that point I think Ellie felt really sad and mad because her parents didn't really respect her for who she was. But at the end when Ellie preformed at the talent show with her dress I could see that her parents where really embarrassed and ashamed of what Ellie did. But I think you should always be yourself no matter what people think of you.

Connection to wonder: I decided to do a connection with wonder so here it is.......I think this video relates a bit to wonder because August has a different face then everyone else and a lot of people wont sit next to him or play with him because he dosnt have a normal face.

Chloe.V

10/24/2015 05:07:09 pm

When I was watching this video I thought that Elliot just wanted to be him self. I think that he felt sad and upset the morning of the talent show because his mom and dad said that he couldn't wear a dress to school but he took the dress secretly with out his parents knowing. At school kids made fun of him because he was wearing a dress. I think he felt sad because kids were making fun of him for the way he wanted to dress. I think at the talent show he felt happy because he was having a fun time. He said that he just wanted to be him self and when he performed he acted like him self too. I also think that his mom and dad were confused at first wondering why Elliot there son was wearing a dress. I think what they were trying to tell in the music video was just be your self.

Yerin

10/25/2015 05:26:25 pm

Ellie wanted to be himself. But not everyone accepted that.People would put him/her down about it. I think his parents were embarrassed about him and didn't accept his feelings and what he wanted to do. This reminded me of Mr.Browne's precept from Wonder,"When given the choice between being right or being kind choose kind." People said he was wrong, just because they wouldn't do that,instead they should have chose to be nice about it and support him. I think at the end the people realize,that he is very talented and also,doing what he wants to do makes him happy. So if you see someone who does something differently,or looks different,be nice to them,because as we see from August's perspective in Wonder,it makes him feel bad about himself.

Sydney

10/25/2015 05:55:27 pm

I will complete my blog writing from the child's perspective as requested.

I wake up with a smile on my face for the first day of school. I am excited to sign up for the talent show and dance in a perfect dress. I am sad after my parents tell me I am not aloud to express who I want to be and wear a dress. I feel like I am trapped in a box where there is no way out, and I am stuck with no other option but to live the way other people think I should live. At school I feel confident to change into my dress but then I had my peers make fun of me and I felt again like an outsider, different from the rest of the kids. I remember that I don't want to let myself down, I plan to do the talent show the way I want to. As I enter the stage I feel more and more confident with each step and realize that this is me and this is who I was born to be. When the crowd cheers I feel proud and joyful when I get a standing ovation from the audience.

Blake

10/26/2015 01:58:13 pm

From the child's perspective

I woke up all excited to sign up for the talent show but then my parents got all mad at me. I wish they just let me be myself but they don't understand that I just want to be myself and sign up for the talent show in my perfect dress. When I get to school I sign up and I feel great. As I get on the stage I get so excited and when I dance in the perfect dress I feel fantastic to finally be myself.

Haider

10/26/2015 02:10:01 pm

Ellie wanted to do wanted to do whatever he/she wanted and dance but her parents didn't want he/she to be a dancer because maybe they wanted to be casual like everyone else but she/he wanted to be whatever she/he wanted to be. The bullies even bully her/him, She/he couldn't take it anymore she/he just wanted to go on stage and dance. Somebody came and cheered her/him up and whispered to her/him then he/she got up and went on stage to dance.

August perspective in Wonder: be nice to people and don't says for example "Who ever goes close to August will have the will have the August touch.

Dominique

10/26/2015 03:22:49 pm

He wakes up and he sees his parents walk in his room. His mom said"you can't go to the talent show your a boy so man up, no girly stuff." He went to school and signed up for the talent show anyways. Then two boys came and started bulling him, but that didn't stop him. He went to the talent show and said into the microphone "Today I just want to be myself."

Nicole

10/26/2015 03:41:33 pm

Here is my journal entry from Elliot's perspective.

Today is going to be a good day because it's the talent show. I'm going to dance in my flower dress. Then my parents said that I can't dance, or wear that flower dress because that's not who I am. I was so upset. So I brought my dress to school to change there. Then I realized some kids around the corner laughing at me, I was upset again just like when my parents said I couldn't wear the dress. But I know I should never give up so I danced at the talent show and was who I wanted to
be. Everyone loved it!

paul

10/26/2015 05:03:41 pm

I think that Ellie fells sad that her parents and people at school are bullying her because he wants to act like him self and be a person who follows his heart. Everyone should respect everyone and be nice to the people that are different and the people that do different things. And I am not saying that being different is wrong its not.

Tom

10/26/2015 05:41:46 pm

After watching that video, I think Ellie is great because he has his own choice. He has guts to choose something maybe most of the boys don't, like dancing. If you have a dream, just do it. It doesn't matter what other people say, just be yourself. His parents should think if they were Ellie what they feel like. His parents should support him.

Kai

10/27/2015 12:48:49 pm

I think that Ellie is really exited in the morning for the talent show and feels like nothing can go wrong, but then her parents come into her room and start telling her that she can't wear the dress or do the talent show and that she needs to act like a boy. Ellie go's to school forgetting about the morning that she had trying to focus on the talent show. She puts on the dress and signs up for the talent show just as some bullies show up and start saying mean stuff to Ellie. Ellie sits down against a locker crying, while wondering she can't be accepted for who she is. She hears a voice in her head telling her to be who she really is. Ellie slowly gets up and enters the gym " Hi my name is Ellie, and I just want to be myself." Ellie starts to dance and slowly the audience starts to relieve that she is just a regular kid.

Monica

10/27/2015 02:12:22 pm

Jan.18,2012 Elliot's Perspective

Today is the day, the day I have been waiting for I am so exited for the Talent show there is so much stuff I need to do . I can't wait to wear that floral dress . My parents are getting mad at me My dad through out my dress and ripped up my talent show sheet , And my mom made me wear that UGLY hat "I wish I could just be myself " Today at school Two people were being so mean to me I don't know what there problem was that made me really sad I felt like saying " you continue with your life and I'll continue with mine " It was a disaster definitely not what I had in mind. I was so discouraged at this point I was feeling like quitting the talent show. Later on I was sitting in the corner re-thinking about my decision Should I go to the talent show or should I not. I was confused after a bit I was done I was tired of people trying to make fun of me and discourage my I decided that I just wanna be myself I will go to the talent show No matter what anyone says. Yeah I performed I am so happy I knew I was doing the right thing My parents were a bit embarrassed but it went okay . Now I have learned " I will always be my self "
and I just wanted to be myself.
Ellie.

Monica's perspective

I think it is a good lesson Just be your self no matter what you should make your own choices no one can tell you whats good or bad and even if Ellie was like that no one should make fun of him not even his parents I think his parents should have been a bit nicer to him about his choices they should support him not dis courage him.

Monica

Aidan Roseland-Barnes

10/27/2015 03:40:36 pm

This is from Elliots perspective:

I woke up to sign up for the talent show. I was just about to put on my flower dress and my parents came in and said I couldn't wear it for the talent show. I was sad that my parents didn't let me wear the dress. I packed it in my bag to put it on at school so my parents didn't know. At school I put my name on the sign up list for joining the talent show. Then I turned around and two kids started to laugh and bully me. When everybody was in the room, I started to dance. "I just want to be myself" is what I said. everybody's heads blew up into confetti. I was glad I could be myself!

Patrick

10/27/2015 04:54:12 pm

As Eliot woke up he looked like a normal kid who would go to school just a normal boy that's what people think he is but she is so much more than that she is a kid who is capable of much more than going to school she is someone who wants to be herself and that is awesome because in this world needs more people like her cause we need more people in this world who will believe in them self with out losing confidence when she gets on the stage for the talent show people are so amazed of what she has to offer and that she could be whatever she want's to be or somebody she wanted to be!

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!

Cali-Rose

10/28/2015 12:55:46 pm

I think that Ellie is really happy in the morning for the talent show and sad because her/his parents are being mean to her/him and when she/he goes to school she/he gets bullied and when the talent show is on she/he said " hi my name is Ellie and I just what to be myself" THE END

Jessica

10/28/2015 04:01:02 pm

I think that people should not judge a person by how they look. I think he/she was so happy to go to too the talent show but I think everyone was bullying him/her for entering but I think Ellie did the right choice and performed in the talent show.

Aidan,C,P

10/29/2015 12:25:39 pm

I think Ellie when he woke up he was all ready to go to the talent show and he was wearing a girls dress. But When his parents came I think they said no no you cant wear that you are a boy not a girl. When he got to school He Secretly Brought his dress and when he went to go sign up People Laugh and bulled him and then someone Told him its all alright then when he went to the talent show everyone was amused. hufdsio

Logan

10/29/2015 12:27:40 pm

I think Elliot feels sad when this parents are talking to he because they are yelling at him and if they where in his shoes they wouldn't like it too. The parents should know that everyone is different so maybe he want to be a girl.
The boy/girl didn't like his/her first day because people where being mean that he/she is going to do the talent show and that Elliot wants to be a girl.
When she is doing the talent show she feels good because just want to be herself and she wants to do what she does best. She is also happy that she blow everyones minds by her dancing that is why she feels good about herself.

Lucas

10/29/2015 12:45:46 pm

This is from Elliot's perspective

I wake up in the morning with a smile on my face because I am so exited for the talent show because I am going to do a beautiful dance. I picked out a flower dress that was perfect for the dance that I was doing but then my parents told me that I couldn't were that dress and that I couldn't perform at the school talent show tonight I was heartbroken. I was all ready for the big dance and everything. But I wont let that stop my dream. My parents also yelled at me "you're a boy you;re a boy" but I don't feel that way but my parents didn't want to hear it. They made me were a hat backwards but at the last second I sneaked a dress into my backpack.

At school I put the dress on and sign my name up with a couple other kids but a soon as I finish signing my name bullies at my school come and make fun of me for what I am. But I didn't let them stop my dream either not my parents not the bullies not anyone.

After school the talent show starts but i'm not nervous I am confident. When it is my turn to go up I just go up to the microphone and say "hello my name is Ellie and I just want to be myself" I move the microphone and start my dance I am happy while I am doing it to I just want to let everyone know just be yourself.

Noah

10/29/2015 01:33:30 pm

I am going to do this from Ellie's perspective

I was all exited for this years school talent show because I could really show who I was, I got this really nice dress I was looking in the mirror when my parents saw me and grad it out of my hand a threw it across the bedroom, they made me put a baseball hat a sent me on my way. But at the last second I managed to sneak it into my backpack the problem is I know I am a girl but my parents don't, that makes me really sad that I cant be who I really am.

My parents drove me to school they didn't know that I had the dress in my backpack but I wasn't going to let them ruin my dream, school was a bore straight after the last bell a rushed out of my seat and went straight to the sign up sheet I put my name "Ellie" even though my parents think that it's "Elliot", so anyway I put my name along with some other kids who I didn't know at all and I put on my dress but trouble seems to come my way as soon as I put on the dress these mean kids started to be mean to me, calling me names, pushing me around but I still keeped on going, now all I could do was wait.

I didn't tell my parents what I was doing in the talent show because If I told them I bet they wouldn't even let me do it, by the way I'm dancing. I got to the school changed back into my flower covered dress as half way into the talent show It was my turn the lights shined on my face glaring to see the crowd but then I started to the music playing and I could finally be myself, I danced as I never danced before I was so happy and the best part is I think my parents are supporting me now if I want to be a girl.

vib

10/30/2015 04:11:12 am

Ellie wanted to be free and this was her chance and she wanted to show everyone who she was.But her parents wouldn't allow Ellie to go to the talent show and they made her be someone and something else that Ellie didn't want to be.Some times just being yourself is all that matters.

Ana link

11/1/2015 04:35:30 pm

I woke up and I was so excited for the talent show I picked up my dress I was so happy until my parents came in they told me you cannot wear this dress they put a hat on my head I was sad when I got to school I put my dress on and signed up for the talent show but then two boys came up to me and said really mean things to me I was so sad I didn't have any courage but one person came up to me and said don't be discourage they made me regain my courage so I went up on the stage I told everyone hello today online gonna be me and I started dancing everyone was clapping and everyone's head exploded confetti fell out after everyone was proud of me they actually respected me I was glad for the first time in a long Time even my parents were proud

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