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Be sure to cite a quote from the book WONDER: Socratic Seminar Using the text as your guide, please consider the following questions. REMEMBER: Be sure to cite a quote from the book to defend your answers.

WONDER Do you agree? Auggie deserved the class award at the end of the school year. Why not Jack Will or Summer?

WONDER Following the precept, “Your deeds are your monuments,” which character in the novel builds the highest monuments?

WONDER In several places in the novel, kids gang up on other kids. Please cite examples of this in the book and discuss if these kinds of things actually happen in middle school. Please support your ideas with evidence from the text.

WONDER In the NPR Interview, Palacio tells us the true event that inspired Wonder. Why do you think she fictionalized the event in the book the way that she did? How was the Wonder version different from and similar to what actually happened? Please support your ideas with evidence from the text.

WONDER What do you think you would have done at the ice cream store? Please support your ideas with evidence from the text.

WONDER Some characters claim that Auggie has a disability or special needs. Is it fair to say that Auggie has a disability? Please support your ideas with evidence from the text.

WONDER How is humor used in Wonder? Consider the “How I Came to Life” Chapter and think of the jokes Auggie makes throughout the book. What is the role of humor in the novel? Please support your ideas with evidence from the text.

WONDER The novel contains a myriad of pop culture allusions. How did these contribute to the overall meaning of the novel? Please support your ideas with evidence from the text.