Joe is writing about a passage from Wonder by R
Palacio
Which best shows that Joe is using a personal connection
to understand August's character?
I walked toward Jack and followed him out of the
auditorium. He held the double doors open for me, and as
I passed by, he looked at me right in the face, kind of
daring me to look back at him, which I did. Then I actually
smiled. I don't know. Sometimes when I have the feeling
like I'm almost crying, it can tum into an almost-laughing
feeling. And that must have been the feeling I was havin
then, because I smiled, almost like I was going to giggle
I know how it feels to want to laugh and cry at once.
When my family had my grandfather's funeral, we were
very sad. But still we laughed, remembering Grandpa's
funny jokes. I understand how August felt.
I know how August must be feeling. Sometimes I am
just so happy I want to cry, like the time I got a bike for
my birthday. I cried happy tears.
Di Just thinking about August makes me want to cry. It
(must be so hard to be so different looking and have so
many physical challenges. I feel sorry for him, because
he just wants to have friends, and nobody likes him.
D August made people feel uncomfortable because he
was different. He did not mean to, but he sometimes
made little children cry and older people laugh. I think
that is what the story means about laughing and crying.