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Below are 10 quick lesson plan ideas for Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Use them to inspire your own lesson planning. If you want detailed lesson plans, fun activities, questions, quizzes, and everything else you need to teach Wonder, check out ...

Wonder by R.J. Palacio is a novel that tells the story of a young boy named August who is born with a facial deformity. Despite the challenges he faces, August is determined to attend a mainstream school and make friends. ...

R.J. Palacio’s Wonder abounds with important and profound themes for students to identify, reflect on, discuss, and write about. Here are three major themes from Wonder to explore with your class: The Power of Kindness In Wonder, the power of ...

Good discussion is the heart of any English class, and Wonder by R.J. Palacio provides so much rich material for students to reflect on and discuss. The questions below can be used to initiate discussion in small groups, or as ...

RJ Palacio’s Wonder is a phenomenal novel to teach, both for the strength of its story, as well as for the importance of the themes and lessons contained within. The articles, websites, and videos listed below will help further your ...

Lesson Description In this unique writing lesson for Wonder by R.J. Palacio, students learn about eulogies, examine a famous eulogy, and then write their own about Daisy the dog, or a character in Wonder by R.J. Palacio. First, read the ...

Point of view is the perspective a story is written from. In R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, the point of view shifts several times to show you the same events from different perspectives. In Wonder, we hear from August, Via, Jack, Summer, ...

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A Tour of the Galaxy What challenges do you think Via might face being Auggie’s sister? METAPHOR – A metaphor occurs when something is described using a direct comparison without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.  Example: Life is a ...

Part One – August Find definitions for these challenging words in Part One of Wonder by R.J. Palacio: Vocabulary Definition anomalies   hysterical   hindsight   incubator   diva   obnoxious   schlep   apprentice   precept   motto   ...