The book Wonder

Wonder is by R.J. Palacio

Questions to answer: Before, during, and after

Before reading:

What do you think the book is going to be about? We know it is about a boy born with distorted

facial features, but what else will happen with this book?

How do you think his disorder will help him with his new school? Also, how will it affect him?

How do you think this book is going to end?

After reading half the book:

How are you enjoying the book?

Were your assumptions right about what the book is going to be about? If not, do you see it

ending the way you thought or in a different route?

Now you told me how this book would end, but is it heading towards the ending you thought it

would? If not, how do you think it will end now, and if yes, what signs show that?

At the end of the book:

Did you expect the end of the book to end that way? Was it along the lines of how you thought it

would end?

Why do you think I had you read this book?

What did you get from reading this book?

Would you recommend the book to others? If so, why? If not, what type of book would you have

read instead and why?