All 20 Uses of
precept
in
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
- As we did what he told us to do, he said: "Okay, so who can tell me what a precept is?"
p. 46.1precept = rule for behavior
- Mr. Browne smiled, nodded, and turned around to write on the chalkboard again: PRECEPTS = RULES ABOUT REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS!
p. 46.2precepts = rules for behavior
- Basically, a precept is anything that helps guide us when making decisions about really important things.
p. 46.4precept = rule for behavior
- He turned around and wrote in big huge block letters that spread all the way across the chalkboard: MR. BROWNE'S SEPTEMBER PRECEPT: WHEN GIVEN THE CHOICE BETWEEN BEING RIGHT OR BEING KIND, CHOOSE KIND.
p. 47.9 *precept = important principle or rule for behavior
- "Okay, so, everybody," he said, facing us again, "I want you to start a brand-new section in your notebooks and call it Mr. Browne's Precepts."
p. 48.1precepts = rules for behavior
- And from now on, at the beginning of every month, I'm going to write a new Mr. Browne precept on the chalkboard and you're going to write it down in your notebook.
p. 48.2precept = rule for behavior
- Then we're going to discuss that precept and what it means.
p. 48.3
- So by the end of the year, you'll all have your own list of precepts to take away with you.
p. 48.4precepts = rules for behavior
- Over the summer, I ask all my students to come up with their very own personal precept, write it on a postcard, and mail it to me from wherever you go on your summer vacation.
p. 48.5precept = rule for behavior
- I've had students send me new precepts years after they've graduated from this school, actually.
p. 48.6precepts = rules for behavior
- As I wrote down Mr. Browne's September precept, I suddenly realized that I was going to like school.
p. 48.9precept = rule for behavior
- Mr. Browne's October Precept
p. 65.0
- Mr. Browne's precept for October was: YOUR DEEDS ARE YOUR MONUMENTS.
p. 65.0precept = important principle or rule for behavior
- Since we were just about to start studying ancient Egypt in history, Mr. Browne thought this was a good choice for a precept.
p. 65.3precept = rule for behavior
- Our homework assignment was to write a paragraph about what we thought the precept meant or how we felt about it.
p. 65.4
- This is what I wrote: This precept means that we should be remembered for the things we do.
p. 65.4
- Mr. Browne's December precept was: Fortune favors the bold.
p. 148.1
- The Last Precept
p. 288.0
- This was written on Mr. Browne's chalkboard when we walked into English class for the last time: MR. BROWNE'S JUNE PRECEPT: JUST FOLLOW THE DAY AND REACH FOR THE SUN!
p. 288.2
- If you remember, please send me a postcard this summer with YOUR personal precept.
p. 288.6
Definition:
a rule for behavior -- especially a shared moral doctrine