In this multi-day, book club class, learners will read the novel Wonder by  R.J. Palacio. We will be taking a deeper look into the themes and messages of this book. We will talk about character development and the emotions and feelings of the main characters. Wonder is a powerful book about accepting people for who they are and choosing to be kind to everyone, no matter what their differences. We will be discussing how we can take the messages from this book and apply them to our own lives. Students will get a chance to read aloud a part of a chapter in each class while I join along in the reading. I will be asking questions to check for comprehension of the book. In the last class, we will be comparing the movie and the book. Students will share their thoughts on the movie and whether or not they think it is a good representation of the novel.  

As there is a lot of material to cover and talk about, we will be meeting once a week for 8 weeks. There will be two PDF worksheets provided that will help students with comprehension of the book's theme. Homework is stated in each class's description below. 

Class 1: 
Homework: Please read pages 1-42 before attending class (up until "Lamb to Slaughter"). Print off the Wonder Bingo PDF and bring to class. We will be talking about this worksheet in this first class. We will read pages 43-50 together in class. 

Class 2: 
Homework: Please read pages 51-94 before attending class (up until "After School"). We will read pages 95-99 together in class. 

Class 3:
Homework: Please read pages 100-132 before attending class (up until "Part Four-Jack"). We will read pages 134-143 together in class.

Class 4: 
Homework: Please read pages 144-185 before attending class (up until "Part Five-Justin"). We will read pages 187-204 together in class. 

Class 5:
Homework: Please read pages 206-234 before attending class (up until "Part Seven-Miranda"). We will read pages 236-248 together in class. 

Class 6: 
Homework: Please read pages 250-283 before attending class (up until "Ducks"). We will read pages 284-293 together in class. 

Class 7: 
Homework: Please read pages 294-313 before attending class (end of book). Print and fill out the attached Character Traits PDF. We will be talking about this worksheet during class. 

Class 8:
Homework: Watch the movie Wonder. This is available on streaming apps for under $5. We will compare the movie and book in this last class. We will also be talking about our thoughts on the book as a whole.