Wonder

__Wonder__ by R.J. Palacio

Go to Projects at the top of the Wiki. Find your team and click on the page. On your project home page for the book, __ Wonder __, you will need to type the names of your team mates. With your team, you may decide on a team name and rename your project page.

On your project pages, you will respond to the book and add pictures of images the book inspires in you. Use the following prompts to help you and add anything else you can think of. Have fun!
Remember to use your reading strategies when responding. Make connections, draw and upload something your visualized from the book - tell us about it, explain a part that you really liked or that touched you in some way. **Make sure you have a balance of written responses to match images. If you only post images, that will not show me that you are using your reading and listening strategies.** __YOU MUST HAVE THOUGHTFUL WRITTEN RESPONSES TO GET FULL CREDIT.__

Here is the [|Google Presentation]regarding your Wonder Responses

__*BELOW ARE PROMPTS FOR RESPONSES*__
__**Songs**__ **-** [|Wonder by Natalie Merchant] Listen to this song. Does it tell a story similar to Auggie's?

Space Oddity

Beautiful


 * References to old TV shows, movies, toys, and fashion can be used as images. Some that have already been mentioned include //Doogie Howser MD, Star Wars (characters and weapons), Mr. T from The A Team, Crocs, Adidas, and Rubik's cube. //**

//What are your thoughts about these observations. Think back when you were younger, and now as a 6th grader. Have you experienced anything similar? Write your response on your Wonder Project page. **//
 * //Auggie shares his thoughts on how kids react to him when they see his face: //**
 * What's cool about really little kids is that they don't say stuff to try to hurt your feelings. But they don't actually know what they're saying. Big kids, though: they know what they're saying. (p. 20-21) **

//** "I felt very sad and a tiny bit happy at the exact same time, kind of like that laughing-crying feeling." (p. 33) **//
// Most everyone has experienced this juxtaposition of emotions. Work with a partner in your group or by yourself to write a poem in two voices: one voice expressing Auggie's sadness at various points of the story and the other voice expressing his happiness. Post your poem on your Wonder Project page. //

// **Precepts=Rules about really important things!** // // **Mr. Browne's Precepts -** // // *When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind. // // *Your deeds are your monuments. //
 * What do you think of Mr. Browne's precepts? Is there a precept you can come up with that you think Mr. Browne should use? **


 * Auggie met Summer in the cafeteria **//, and they proclaimed their lunch table the "Summer Table". What do you think of Summer? Do you think she will be a friend to Auggie? What kind of friend do you think she'll be? //

More TV, movies, books and other items referred to in Wonder. Augie Doggie, Padawan, __The Hobbit__, ancient Sumerians, ancient Egyptians, Boba Fett

Padawan - Auggie cut off his braid at the back of his head. Why do you think he did that? He also began to cry at the end of his first day of school even though he said it had been a good day. What are your thoughts about why he cried?

Auggie's mom says //**" The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."**// (pg 67)Who was she talking about and what did she mean by that statement?

Auggie heard his classmates talking about him while he was "incognito". (pg 77) What was his reaction to this? Was he surprised at who was talking about him? How would you have felt if something like this happened to you?


 * //Via uses the analogy of a galaxy to describe her world of family and friends. (pg 82-83) What other analogy could Via use? Can you think of an analogy you could use to describe your world of family and friends? //**

How does Via SEE August?
//** What kind of difficulty is Via working through with her best friends, Miranda and Ella? Do you think you will encounter anything like that when you go on to Nagel and then high school? How do you think you'd deal with something like that? **//

More media, science, and other references: Space Oddity by David Bowie, Avatar, Bone, __War and Peace,__ Punnett squares, germline mosaicism, chromosome rearrangement, delayed mutation, //The Ghost and Mrs. Muir //

Do you think Via is jealous of August? Tell why or why not.

What are your initial thoughts about Via's new friend Eleanor? Do you think Eleanor will meet August, and if she does, how do you think she will react/treat him?
Jack Will is a dynamic character. Has your opinion changed about him since the beginning of the story, and if so, how?

// How would you have reacted to Julian's behavior and taunts? Would you have done the same thing Jack did, or would you have handled things differently had you been in his shoes? //

Do you think Mr. Tushman is right when he said that Jack has an "abundance" of empathy, friendship, and loyalty?

Go to [|Wallwisher] //, read the question, and add your thoughts.//
Do you think Justin can relate to Auggie's circumstances? How/why?

// Justin thinks the Universe was not kind to Auggie, but he also thinks the universe has a way of taking care of the fragile. How does the universe take care of Auggie? //
Miranda seems to have regrets. What are some things she regrets? Do you have any regrets? If you don't know what regrets are, look it up.

** Auggie compares himself to the North Pole. Explain why he does this. **

 * What else do you think Auggie and his friends will be "KNOWN FOR"? Why do you think this?**

Auggie is experiencing his first time away from home for any significant amount of time, when he goes to camp. How was your experience at Camp Kern or another camp similar or different from Auggie's experience? What were your favorite parts of going to camp?
 * Day One **

<span style="font-family: HelloChunky,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Remember, this is the first time Auggie is away from home. Write about the mom’s feelings at this exact moment. Keep in mind, she has not heard from or seen Auggie in two days.
 * <span style="font-family: HelloChunky,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Fairgrounds **

<span style="font-family: HelloChunky,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you had to create an announcement for visitors to the Nature Center, what would you say? Write the script for the announcement.
 * <span style="font-family: HelloChunky,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Be Kind to Nature **

<span style="font-family: HelloChunky,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Auggie and Jack broke the rules when they go past the orange cones and into the woods. Write about a time you broke a rule. How did you feel about it while it was happening? How did you feel about it afterward?
 * <span style="font-family: HelloChunky,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Woods Are Alive **

<span style="font-family: HelloChunky,sans-serif; line-height: 21.81818199157715px;">Why do you think Amos, Miles, and Henry come to the aid of Auggie and Jack when they have been mean and unkind in the past at school? What has changed?

=// ** Check out [|Mr. Browne's Precepts here]. Remember, a precept is a general rule intended to guide behavior or thought. Write your own precept. Add your precept to our Precepts page. //=

The song Miranda used to sing to Auggie - Space Oddity media type="youtube" key="n-MqAkeWjcU" height="315" width="420"

Beautiful Child - Eurythmics media type="youtube" key="qrctC6t0v4s" height="315" width="420"

[|Wonder by Natalie Merchant] Listen to this song. Does it tell a story similar to Auggie's?

[|Meet the author of Wonder] - RJ Palacio, and hear how this story came to be.

[|RJ Palacio reads chapter 3 of Wonder - How I Came to Life]

[|Wonder book trailer]