The End?

Now that we have finished the book, many of us are still talking about it. I am even getting lots of students who want to re-read the book coming into the library to check Wonder out. Many teachers have asked to keep their copy of Wonder longer to allow them to share it with a friend or family member.

It seems that our school-wide read aloud of Wonder has touched many of us in ways we may not have expected.

Please use leave a comment telling us what you think about our school-wide read aloud of Wonder.
Did you enjoy the shared experience of reading this book each morning together with your classmates and teachers? What was the best part? Do you think we should do another read-aloud with a different book?

The Daisy Chapter Writing Contest

Wonder has sections written from the point of view of several characters. Wouldn't it be interesting to know what the world looks like from Auggie's dog's point of view? Write a chapter or a section of the book from Daisy's point of view and you could win a $25 Wal Mart gift card! One winner will be chosen from each grade.

All entries must be typed, printed and double spaced. Illustrations are encouraged. Winning entries may be published online.  Entries are due to Mrs. Tazerouti by Wednesday, October 17th.

Comic Relief

What are some examples of Comic Relief in Wonder?

The Musical References in Wonder

Natalie Merchant's "Wonder"
Christina Aguilera "Beautiful"
David Bowie "Space Oddity"
Annie Lennox "Beautiful Child"

This book is full of musical references.I love music. When I read Wonder for the first time I looked up all the lyrics in every single song mentioned in the book. It made the book even better for me. One of the songs mentioned in the book has become my new favorite song. Since this song is featured at the end of the book, I won't mention it yet.

What other songs would you include and why? Have the references to songs influenced your enjoyment of the book?

Daisy the Dog

Daisy is important to August because he loves her. How is the relationship between Daisy and August even more special than it might be for a "normal" kid and his dog?

Summer Dawson

Who is Summer? What does she mean to Auggie? What is it about Summer that is different from most of her classmates? Did something happen to her that could have helped her become the person she is today?

Jack Will

Who is Jack?  What is his relationship to Auggie? Does Jack's life change because of Auggie? How? Leave a comment about Jack.

Julian

Who is Julian? What does he think of August Pullman? Does Auggie change Julian's life? Why do you think Julian behaves the way he does?

Via

Who is Via? What is her relationship to Auggie? How has Auggie changed Via's life?
Leave a comment about Via.

Miranda

Leave a comment about Miranda. What is her relationship to Auggie? What do you think about Miranda?

One of our Awesome Readers

Classroom Connections to Wonder

Choose Kind

Also, you may want to visit this website Choose Kind, inspired by the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. You can add your story or submit a photo and sign the pledge.  

Are you on Twitter? Check out #thewonderofwonder , next time you are there.
Are you on Facebook? Check out the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wonderthebook



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Wonder-FUL

The school year is off to an awesome start this year at Sims. One of the many things that makes this year fantastic is our school wide read-aloud of the book Wonder during our SSR time. Thank you Mrs. Sommer-Gough and Ms. Sommer for reading to us each morning!

We are enjoying the book and talking about it every day. This blog is a place for you to post your insights and comments about the book. It is also a place for us to post content related to the book that you might enjoy.

Here is the author R.J. Palacio introducing the book trailer.

Here is the book trailer.

Here is the video of one of the songs featured in the book.