Social Studies Connections by John Sullivan
Directions: Read the enclosed biography of Joseph Merrick. Complete the questions below which contain quotes from characters in the book “Wonder”. Keep in mind the similarities you notice between the way in which the characters in the book reacted to Auggie and the way in which Londoners of the 19th century reacted to Joseph Merrick.
Creativity. Images. Words. Share!
- Word Clouds give students a chance to create meaningful images with words. Try this Character traits activity using Tagxedo. Tagxedo even allows you to upload an image (think character silhouette) to customise your word cloud. Get ideas: 101 ways to use Tagxedo!
- Edit images and add a powerful word, thought or quote. PicMonkey is an online photo-editor. For iPad users, try Haiku Deck, Sketchbook Express, Skitch or Pentultimate.
- Visually presenting information especially through thinking maps, webbing & concept mapping can be powerful. Try using web-based technology tools such as Popplet, Webspiration and Giffly.