Taylor+Journal

1/7/14 I think Auggie was making a sort of a big deal and sort of not because he wasn't invited to the parties and he should know that every party you don't have to be invited and even if you weren't invited you shouldn't feel bad because the person who didn't invite you wasn't being a good friend and their a lot of more chances to got to another party in life. Also not being to a party can be sad because what if there were people there Auggie never met and he could make new friends and wouldn't feel as bad because his friend likes him no matter what other people say.

1/9/15 Mom is probably more scared than Auggie because she's wants the best for him and doesn't want kids teasing him on the tour because of his looks.She also wants him to be happy at his new school not sad because its his first school he has been in for awhile and wants him to be comfortable. She wants him to have a good education because she can't teach him as much as real teachers can and that wouldn't be good for Auggie's education.

1/12/15 My feelings at the end of this chapter was happy, funny and exciting. The "tour" was was exciting because Auggie got to see classrooms he's never seen before and a great auditorium. Also he got to meet some kids and find out their personalities. It was funny because of how the kids acted. Charlotte wouldn't stop talking on the tour, Jack was boring, but he would talk to Auggie, and Julian was sort of rude, but in a funny way.

1/12/15 What surprises me about Auggie at the end of this chapter is that he said he wanted to go the school. It surprised me because before he never wanted to go to school because people might make fun of his face or just give him that dirty look that he doesn't like. Which is a shiny smile, but I think now that its good he wants to go to school because that means he's maturing and facing his fear of going to school and seeing new people.

1/16/15 My feelings about Jack Will at the end of this chapter is very disappointed because Jack Will was the first person who was actually nice to Auggie and hanged out with him when no one else did. He made Auggie feel like he belonged and was just as ordinary as the other kids. Now he's making fun of Auggie with his friends and talking behind his back. I'm thinking Jack Will was starting to become a Julian or maybe he was just under peer pressure and was just copying what is friends were saying. Either way his words about August weren't very nice.

1/16/15 The thing that could possibly change Auggie's mind about not going back to school is if his "friends" comeback to apologize to him about saying all the rude things behind his back, especially Julian and Jack. If I was Auggie I would go back to school because first of all I think my education is very important and standing up for myself is even more important and if I have friends who think I'm ugly, weird and disgusting, then I need some new friends. There are a lot more people in the world who can be my friends than act like my friends. I think Auggie should tell someone what happened because sometimes you just need to let every word out even if it doesn't make sense, so you can be more relaxed in your head than stressed because emptying your mind is way better than having it full with all different kinds of things. That could worry you and make you even more stressed.

1/16/15 What I have learned from reading Part One of this novel is how it is to be Auggie Pullman. I learned his perspective on school, meeting new people and, on how to handle things, but the number one thing I learned from reading Part One of this novel is how people treat him. I learned how people treated him because in every chapter he was treated differently by his parents, sister, friends, principal, and even teachers. Some of these people act that way because some of them care for him and others just don't know how to react to the way he looks. One thing I would like to tweet and share with others is that I learned that it doesn't matter what you look like, you should be treated the same because we're all human beings. 1/26/15 I think Via meant, when she said the galaxy is changing that everything changes when its a new year. People can change, school can change and lots of other things can change. Also when she says planets are falling out of alignment that can mean they might be heading the wrong direction. Which means they act and do something there not suppose to do. 1/26/15 When Via says i held onto that secret and let it cover me like a blanket. She meant that even though she knows that grandmothers aren't suppose to pick favorites. Which her grandma did. It made her feel happy and glad because she knows that grandma loves her more than anyone even before she died and that made her feel special. If she told Auggie that might make him sad or even mad. So, keeping that secret and having that special feeling inside her made her feel cozy, warm like a blanket. 1/26/14 Summer left the party because she felt uncomfortable about the questions Savannah was asking and also mad because of how they were talking about Auggie. She would probably want a friend than a boyfriend like Julian because she knows how Julian acts and she does not like his attitude. I would have left the party because I don't like when people talk about my friends like that, or even have people asking me personal question,and I don't want someone asking me out of the bloom, before I even talk to him. 2/9/15 After reading this war on page 160 I see myself on Jack's because Jack didn't do anything, it was Julian's fault for making him mad and so he just hit him. Maybe it wasn't the right thing to or maybe it was. Also Jack cares about Auggie and saying something about his friend can make someone mad. I'm not on Julians side because what he said and did was really wrong. Eveyone is just following Julian because he's popular and thats how he got everyone on his side. Also Jack Will doesn't derseve that because what he did was an accident and he didn't mean to do it, but Julian is making a big deal out of it, and taking it too far and revenge isn't always the right answer. So Julian was just being a big bully trying to get back at Jack and letting his anger out on him instead of solving the problem. 2/9/15 If I was Auggie I wouldn't have forgiven Jack because I don't like people talk behind my back and saying rude things about me. Also I want a friend that I can trust and not a person who just says something mean about me just because everyone else was saying it. Having at least one friend you can trust is better than having three friends that you can't trust. 2/9/15 After reading about the Facebook posts, letters, emails, and texts from Melissa Albans is that I learned that she still likes Jack, but she doesn't really like Auggie, especially his face. She thinks its to much pressure on the kids and no one need to be around that and she doesn't feel that he should be at this school. After reading Mr. Tushman's letters, emails, Facebook posts and texts I learned that he does like Jack and he still thinks he's a good kid, but he doesn't like how Melissa talks about Auggie. He doesn't like how she said Auggie shouldn't be included in this school or that Auggie being their caused all the children to feel pressured, which wasn't true. Mr. Tushman likes Auggie the way he is and Ms. Albans saying made him feel all mad inside. 2/19/15 My finial decision about telling Mr.Tushman about the notes is that August should tell him. August should tell him because those notes were really mean and I don't think a school would allow that kind of behavior and that can make their school look bad if people want to come. Also maybe Mr. Tushman will end the notes and Auggie can be treated differently. August could more have friends, Julian can finally be punished, and August can gain more self- confidence knowing that a mean note won't be in his locker everyday and he can finally relax. 2/23/ 15 What I'm learning about family in this novel is that its very important. Family is very important in this novel because they protect, care about August, and they always make sure he's okay. They also have problems and things to deal with, but they always solve it in the end. They care about eachother and will love eachother no matter what. Thats what a family is suppose to be like, but no everyone is the same way and you should try to help them and let them join your family. Like what Augusts family did to Justin.