Ready Steady Read Together
Wonder: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Tick Me
How has August’s school experience been?
Tick two
A August has made some true friends over time.
B August was quiet in classes and struggled in lessons.
Check
C People only became friends with August because they were forced by teachers.
Click if correct
D Some children called August unkind names and bullied him.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘individually or apart’:
“Well, doing homework together is a good thing,” Ms. Rubin answered, “but you’re supposed to still do it separately, okay? You could work side by side if you want, but you can’t actually do your homework together, okay? Got it?”
Discuss then check
separately
Match Me
Match each word with the correct definition:
4 apparently
1 overall
3 extraordinary
2 alignment
A in line or in order
B altogether
C seemingly
D remarkable
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each character from Wonder with the adjectives that best describe them:
1 August
A friendly, playful, loyal
2 Via
B brave, kind, ordinary
Check
3 Summer
C dutiful, sincere, imperfect
Click if correct
D protective, independent, understanding
4 Jack
Speaking Spotlight
Role on the Wall
Explore
Role on the Wall
Think
Say
Do
Then bring the character to life!
First
Feel
Describe
Behave
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
orc
homeroom
realistic
shrugged
insisted
ditch
Explore
From: Wonder by R. J. Palacio © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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August: The Bleeding Scream
Walking through the halls that morning on my way to the lockers was, I have to say, absolutely awesome. Everything was different now. I was different. Where I usually walked with my head down, trying to avoid being seen, today I walked with my head up, looking around. I wanted to be seen.
I was starting to think this was going to go down as one of the most awesome days in the history of my life, but then I got to homeroom. The first costume I saw as I walked inside the door was Darth Sidious. It had one of the rubber masks that are so realistic, with a big black hood over the head and a long black robe. I knew right away it was Julian, of course. He was talking to two mummies and they were all kind of looking at the door like they were waiting for someone to come through it. I knew it wasn’t a Bleeding Scream they were looking for. It was a Boba Fett.
I was going to go and sit at my usual desk, but for some reason, I don’t know why, I found myself walking over to a desk near them, and I could hear them talking.
One of the mummies was saying: “It really does look like him.”
“Like this part especially…,” answered Julian’s voice. He put his fingers on the cheeks and eyes of his Darth Sidious mask.
“Actually,” said the mummy, “what he really looks like is one of those shrunken heads. Have you ever seen those? He looks exactly like that.”
From: Wonder by R. J. Palacio © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I think he looks like an orc.”
“Oh, yeah!”
“If I looked like that,” said the Julian voice, kind of laughing, “I swear to God, I’d put a hood over my face every day.”
“I’ve thought about this a lot,” said the second mummy, sounding serious, “and I really think…if I looked like him, seriously, I don’t think I could go on living.”
“You would not,” answered Darth Sidious.
“Yeah, for real,” insisted the same mummy. “I can’t imagine looking in the mirror every day and seeing myself like that. It would be too awful. And getting stared at all the time.”
“Then why do you hang out with him so much?” asked Darth Sidious.
“I don’t know,” answered the mummy. “Tushman asked me to hang out with him at the beginning of the year, and he must have told all the teachers to put us next to each other in all our classes or something.” The mummy shrugged. I knew the shrug, of course. I knew the voice. I knew I wanted to run out of the class right then and there. But I stood where I was and listened to Jack Will finish what he was saying. “I mean, the thing is: he always follows me around. What am I supposed to do?”
“Just ditch him,” said Julian.
From: Wonder by R. J. Palacio © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) I was starting to think this was going to go down as one of the most awesome days in the history of my life…
Why might August feel this way?
Tick one
August liked his Bleeding Scream costume better than his Boba Fett costume.
August was excited about getting sweets and candy for Halloween.
August was surprised he was allowed to wear a costume to school.
August was treated like an ordinary kid when he was wearing a costume.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) It had one of the rubber masks that are so realistic, with a big black hood over the head and a long black robe.
Circle the word which best completes this sentence:
The word ‘realistic’ suggests that the mask was…
lifelike
fake
scary
pretend
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Name two things to which the children compared August’s face?
Acceptable Answers:
- (the cheeks and eyes of his) Darth Sidious mask
- shrunken heads
- (an) orc
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Why did Julian and Jack talk about August right in front of him?
Text Mark Evidence he (Julian) was talking to two mummies and they were all kind of looking at the door like they were waiting for someone to come through it… I knew it wasn’t a Bleeding Scream they were looking for…It was a Boba Fett.
they didn’t think August had arrived yet
Text Mark Evidence I was going to go and sit at my usual desk, but for some reason, I don’t know why, I found myself walking over to a desk near them, and I could hear them talking
August wasn’t at his normal seat so they didn’t think he was there
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
5) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Summer found out about the Plague from Maya.
August was homeschooled because he had twenty-seven surgeries.
August overhead Jack and Julian say mean things about him.
Julian nicknamed August the Zombie Kid.
Reveal Answer
August wore the Bleeding Scream costume instead of Boba Fett.
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
keep a book journal.
Reveal
Write about what you've read or sketch your favourite scenes.
If you like this book, you might like...
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Ready Steady Read Together
Wonder: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Tick Me
How has August’s school experience been?
Tick two
A August has made some true friends over time.
B August was quiet in classes and struggled in lessons.
Check
C People only became friends with August because they were forced by teachers.
Click if correct
D Some children called August unkind names and bullied him.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘individually or apart’:
“Well, doing homework together is a good thing,” Ms. Rubin answered, “but you’re supposed to still do it separately, okay? You could work side by side if you want, but you can’t actually do your homework together, okay? Got it?”
Discuss then check
separately
Match Me
Match each word with the correct definition:
4 apparently
1 overall
3 extraordinary
2 alignment
A in line or in order
B altogether
C seemingly
D remarkable
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each character from Wonder with the adjectives that best describe them:
1 August
A friendly, playful, loyal
2 Via
B brave, kind, ordinary
Check
3 Summer
C dutiful, sincere, imperfect
Click if correct
D protective, independent, understanding
4 Jack
Speaking Spotlight
Role on the Wall
Explore
Role on the Wall
Think
Say
Do
Then bring the character to life!
First
Feel
Describe
Behave
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
orc
homeroom
realistic
shrugged
insisted
ditch
Explore
From: Wonder by R. J. Palacio © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
August: The Bleeding Scream
Walking through the halls that morning on my way to the lockers was, I have to say, absolutely awesome. Everything was different now. I was different. Where I usually walked with my head down, trying to avoid being seen, today I walked with my head up, looking around. I wanted to be seen.
I was starting to think this was going to go down as one of the most awesome days in the history of my life, but then I got to homeroom. The first costume I saw as I walked inside the door was Darth Sidious. It had one of the rubber masks that are so realistic, with a big black hood over the head and a long black robe. I knew right away it was Julian, of course. He was talking to two mummies and they were all kind of looking at the door like they were waiting for someone to come through it. I knew it wasn’t a Bleeding Scream they were looking for. It was a Boba Fett.
I was going to go and sit at my usual desk, but for some reason, I don’t know why, I found myself walking over to a desk near them, and I could hear them talking.
One of the mummies was saying: “It really does look like him.”
“Like this part especially…,” answered Julian’s voice. He put his fingers on the cheeks and eyes of his Darth Sidious mask.
“Actually,” said the mummy, “what he really looks like is one of those shrunken heads. Have you ever seen those? He looks exactly like that.”
From: Wonder by R. J. Palacio © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I think he looks like an orc.”
“Oh, yeah!”
“If I looked like that,” said the Julian voice, kind of laughing, “I swear to God, I’d put a hood over my face every day.”
“I’ve thought about this a lot,” said the second mummy, sounding serious, “and I really think…if I looked like him, seriously, I don’t think I could go on living.”
“You would not,” answered Darth Sidious.
“Yeah, for real,” insisted the same mummy. “I can’t imagine looking in the mirror every day and seeing myself like that. It would be too awful. And getting stared at all the time.”
“Then why do you hang out with him so much?” asked Darth Sidious.
“I don’t know,” answered the mummy. “Tushman asked me to hang out with him at the beginning of the year, and he must have told all the teachers to put us next to each other in all our classes or something.” The mummy shrugged. I knew the shrug, of course. I knew the voice. I knew I wanted to run out of the class right then and there. But I stood where I was and listened to Jack Will finish what he was saying. “I mean, the thing is: he always follows me around. What am I supposed to do?”
“Just ditch him,” said Julian.
From: Wonder by R. J. Palacio © 2012. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) I was starting to think this was going to go down as one of the most awesome days in the history of my life…
Why might August feel this way?
Tick one
August liked his Bleeding Scream costume better than his Boba Fett costume.
August was excited about getting sweets and candy for Halloween.
August was surprised he was allowed to wear a costume to school.
August was treated like an ordinary kid when he was wearing a costume.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) It had one of the rubber masks that are so realistic, with a big black hood over the head and a long black robe.
Circle the word which best completes this sentence:
The word ‘realistic’ suggests that the mask was…
lifelike
fake
scary
pretend
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Name two things to which the children compared August’s face?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Why did Julian and Jack talk about August right in front of him?
Text Mark Evidence he (Julian) was talking to two mummies and they were all kind of looking at the door like they were waiting for someone to come through it… I knew it wasn’t a Bleeding Scream they were looking for…It was a Boba Fett.
they didn’t think August had arrived yet
Text Mark Evidence I was going to go and sit at my usual desk, but for some reason, I don’t know why, I found myself walking over to a desk near them, and I could hear them talking
August wasn’t at his normal seat so they didn’t think he was there
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
5) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Summer found out about the Plague from Maya.
August was homeschooled because he had twenty-seven surgeries.
August overhead Jack and Julian say mean things about him.
Julian nicknamed August the Zombie Kid.
Reveal Answer
August wore the Bleeding Scream costume instead of Boba Fett.
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
keep a book journal.
Reveal
Write about what you've read or sketch your favourite scenes.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Wonder by R. J. Palacio © 2012 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.