Wonder by R.J.

Palacio (Part 2)

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Cloze Summary Fill in the blanks

Vocabulary Crossword
Events Ordering Task
Vocabulary Word Search
Characters Crossword
Writing Assignments
Report
Diary Entry
Dialogue
Diary Entry
Group Work - Drama

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Complete the summary by filling in the blanks.
In this part of the novel, the narrator is ___, Auggies fifteen-year-old sister. She tells us
about the first few months of Auggies going to school, which coincides with her starting
_____ school. We also learn a little about their ______ history, and some more details about
Auggies __________ and what caused it.
Via explains that Auggies special needs have made him the centre of her parents
u_________. As a result, Nate and ______ have less time for Via, and Via has become
somewhat independent. She doesnt rely on her parents so much, and she understands that
they cant give her as much _________ as other children her age receive.
Despite Auggies requiring so much of their parents attention, Via _____ him and has
always loved him. Only occasionally has she glimpsed the ______ that strangers see the
freak with the deformed face. Once, when she returned from an extended holiday with her
_____________, she was struck by his unusual and ___________ appearance. She might
have confessed this to Grans because they were very close. But sadly, Grans ______ away.
This year Via has started at _________ High School, where she is known by her full name,
______ Pullman. Two friends from middle school, ____ and Miranda, have also been
_________ at this prestigious school. Via is ____________ when she feels that the
closeness she shared with these girls is absent at the new school. Miranda, who was always
very _____ to Auggie and who nicknamed him _____ ____, seems to have changed
enormously over the summer. Miranda now has short ____ hair and is wearing very risqu
________ to school. She and Ella are so cool with Via that she _____ excluded so
excluded that she ________ a lift home from school with Mirandas mother.
It has also been Auggies first day an event of considerable ______ for their parents,
especially Mom. Auggie is _____ and uncommunicative. Via wants to confide her worry
about ________ and Ella to her Mom. But Mom _______ Via in her concern for Auggie.
Vias ____ comforts her and excuses his wife. In the morning, Vias resentment towards her
Mom bubbles over, but she is immediately r________. Her parents already have so much to
_____ about with Auggie. Via cant bear to cause further _________ to her parents.

distress, Faulkner, grotesque, universe, Via, high, Isabel, stress, Major Tom, loves, passed,
pink, Ella, family, repentant, feels, disappointed, clothes, forgets, Miranda, condition, Dad,
worry, quiet, accepted, refuses, sweet, Auggie, attention, grandmother, Olivia

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Nate, their dad, is from a family of _______ and Polish ____ who escaped to America via
__________. Moms family is from ______. Auggies bizarre appearance is the result of
both parents being carriers of a __________ gene. Via also carries this gene, which has
_______________ for her having children children who might look like Auggie. Via
doesnt expect to have any _______.
Without rancour, Miranda and Ella together, and Via go their ________ ways. Miranda and
Ella make new friends, as does ___. Through Eleanor, a girl she knew in _____________
school, Via starts to have lunch at the smart-kids table. She immediately develops a _____
on a quiet guy called Justin, who plays the ______.
Unlike Auggie, Via does not like _________. This was the time of year that Grans died, and
this fact makes her sad. Because Via is feeling sad and _____ this Halloween, her Mom
permits her to ____ school. They plan to watch an old _____ together. This plan is
scuppered when there is a ____ from Auggies school. Auggie is ____ and must be taken
home.
Later that evening, Via tries to persuade Auggie to go to the Halloween ______. Auggie
tells Via about what happened at ______, and of his hurt and ______________ with Jack
Will.
Via plays along with Auggies being sick. But when he says that he wont r______ to
school, she _________ to tell the real reason to their ________. Auggie then tells Via that
_______ had been in touch with him. She had sent a message to Via, saying that she misses
their ___________. Via is ________.

Brazil, Jews, thrilled, parade, Halloween, skip, threatens, movie, sick, disappointment,
parents, elementary, implications, weepy, Miranda, separate, defective, crush, friendship,
Via, call, school, return, violin, babies, Russian, Argentina

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2 The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in a circle around
another body (5)
7 A person or animal that is very different from what is considered normal, or that has a
surprising defect (5)
9 A small, rocky, planet-like body that circles the sun (8)
10 Any person who is considered to be different in a grotesque or bizarre way (4)
12 The universe considered as a whole (6)
14 An energy weapon featured in the Star Wars universe (10)
15 A number that expresses how likely something is to happen (11)
16 Rough and grating; harsh. This adjective is often used to describe a voice (5)
19 Far away in time or space (7)
20 Done without much attention or planning (6)
23 A regular course of action (7)
25 Having to do with the most basic or simplest parts of something; having to do with early
education (10)
26 Something hidden on purpose, such as knowledge or information (6)

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30 Using harsh or bitter words that are meant to hurt or make fun of another person (9)
34 Very wild anger; rage; frenzy (4)
35 An object in space that travels around the sun. A _____ is made up of dust and gas, and
sometimes forms a long, bright tail (5)
36 Having a disfigured, warped, or distorted shape; misshapen (8)
37 A systematic persecution of an ethnic or religious group, especially of Jews (6)
38 Without interest or concern; not caring (11)
39 Grim or strict (5)
40 Bothered or annoyed to the point of causing anger (11)
41 A train in a city that carries passengers and travels under the ground (6)
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1 A person whose job is to clean and take care of a building (7)
3 A kind of bread roll that is shaped like a ring. The dough is boiled in water before it is
baked (5)
4 To partly close the eyelids (6)
5 A corpse, brought back to life by a supernatural force that can enter it, return life to it,
and then control its actions (6)
6 Natural behaviour that is not learned (8)
8 A ghostly image; phantom; a startling or remarkable sight (10)
10 A collection of billions of stars and other matter held together by gravity. Our planet
Earth and the sun belong to the Milky Way ______ (6)
11 Everything that exists, including the earth and stars (8)
13 A sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined
structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change (8)
17 A large object in outer space that moves around the sun or another star (6)
18 An event that brings great harm, suffering, or loss to a large area or many people;
terrible disaster (11)
21 A person who gives advice (9)
22 A part of the large body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface (5)
24 Carefully attentive to every small detail; painstaking (10)
27 Not perfect; having a fault or wrong part (9)
28 The science that studies how characteristics are passed on from parent to offspring (8)
29 Of different kinds or sorts (7)
31 The wish to hurt or embarrass a person (5)
32 From a foreign place; very unusual and interesting (6)
33 A tiny section of a chromosome. It causes a particular characteristic to be passed on
from parent to offspring (4)
WORDS USED IN THIS PUZZLE:

apparition, asteroid, bagel, casual, catastrophe, comet, cosmos, counselor, defective,

deformed, distant, diverse, elementary, exasperated, exotic, freak, fury, galaxy, geek, gene,
genetics, indifferent, instinct, janitor, lightsaber, meticulous, mutation, ocean, orbit, planet,
pogrom, probability, raspy, routine, sarcastic, secret, spite, squint, stern, subway, universe,
zombie

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Re-arrange these events in the correct order, by writing numbers in the boxes.
1-10

Via starts hanging around with Eleanor and she meets Justin.

Via starts at Faulkner High School.

Via feels sad and she stays home from school on Halloween.

Via advises him to return to school.

From the minute he's born, Via knows that her brother is special.

August is ill at school and he also comes home.

Via's grandmother dies

Her brother confides in Via about how Jack has hurt him.

Miranda and Ella are distant with Via.

Via spends some time with her grandmother while Auggie has surgery.

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Vocabulary Word Search

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APPARITION
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INSTINCT
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LIGHTSABER
METICULOUS
MUTATION
OCEAN
ORBIT
PLANET
POGROM
PROBABILITY
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Find each of the words in the grid above.

ROUTINE
SARCASTIC
SECRET
SPITE
SQUINT
STERN
SUBWAY
UNIVERSE
ZOMBIE

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5 Dad's family fled to this country in South America when Jews were persecuted in
Europe (9)
8 Via's paternal grandmother (4)
9 Suburb of Rio de Janeiro where Grans lived when she was young (7)
11 A friend of Via's from middle school (4)
12 Via's new high school (7)
14 Friend of Via's who was always very sweet to Auggie. She has changed her appearance
over the summer and is now more distant with Via (7)
16 Area in New York where the Pullman family lives (5,5,7)
20 A systematic persecution or slaughter of an ethnic or religious group, especially of Jews
(6)
21 The family dog. She is a comfort to both Via and Auggie (5)
22 Via's aunt (4)
23 University in Providence where Nate and Isabel first met (5)
25 A film series created by George Lucas which is set in space (4,4)
26 Via's maternal grandmother. Via was very close to this old lady (5)
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2 First name of Via's Mom (6)
3 Isabel's family is originally from this large South American country (6)
4 A Jedi apprentice in Star Wars (7)
6 Via begins to hang around with this girl when Miranda and Ella are no longer friendly
(7)

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7 Via's 10-year-old brother - a boy with severe facial deformities (6)
10 Tourist destination on the coast of Long Island where Grans lived. Via has very happy
memories of time spent here (7)
13 Via meets this boy at the smart-kids table and immediately develops a crush on him (6)
15 Isabel's dad (6)
17 At Faulkner High School, Via is know by this - her real first name (6)
18 Auggie's sister, who is the narrator of Part 2 of the novel (3)
19 Nate's dad - Via's grandfather (5)
23 Dad's brother - Via's uncle (3)
24 First name of Mr Pullman, Via's father (4)
WORDS USED IN THIS PUZZLE:
Auggie, Isabel, Nate, Via, Olivia, Miranda, Ella, Eleanor, Justin, Grans, Agosto, Tata,
Poppa, Ben, Kate, Falkner, Daisy, Padawan, StarWars, Brazil, Argentina,
NorthRiverHeights, Brown, Montauk, Ipanema, Judaism, Pogrom

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Writing Assignments
Report
Write a short report on Auggies medical condition. Include
The causes
The effects (Auggies appearance)
Other possible/expected complications of his condition
Implications for carriers of the mutant gene.
Diary Entry
Write Vias diary entry for Auggies second day at school. Concentrate on events relating to
Via, as outlined in the chapter entitled Breakfast.
Dialogue
Imagine that Via is now twenty-five. She has met and fallen in love with a young man.
They plan to marry.
Write the conversation they have when they consider having children.
Write your answer in dialogue format.
Diary Entry
Write Mirandas diary entry for the first day of high school.
In your writing, consider
The impact of, and reason for her new appearance
Her changing relationship with Via
Her reaction to Via not accepting a lift home from school.
Group Work Drama
Imagine that Auggie has refused to return to school, and his parents have explained why to
Mr. Tushman. Mr. Tushman launches an investigation into the Bleeding Scream incident.
He starts by inviting Jack and Julian to his office.
Write the scene that played out in the principals office.
Consider in your answer
Mr. Tushmans feelings about what has happened (sympathy for Auggie,
disappointment / anger towards the students involved)
Both Jack and Julian will be surprised.
What will be the reaction of each of the boys? This could be either angry denial or a
regretful confession.
Will Justin reveal his real character?
Will Mr. Tushman punish the students? What is a suitable punishment?
Now, act out this scene.

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Complete the summary by filling in the blanks - SOLUTION
In this part of the novel, the narrator is Via, Auggies fifteen-year-old sister. She tells us
about the first few months of Auggies going to school, which coincides with her starting
high school. We also learn a little about their family history, and some more details about
Auggies condition and what caused it.
Via explains that Auggies special needs have made him the centre of her parents universe.
As a result, Nate and Isabel have less time for Via, and Via has become somewhat
independent. She doesnt rely on her parents so much, and she understands that they cant
give her as much attention as other children her age receive.
Despite Auggies requiring so much of their parents attention, Via loves him and has always
loved him. Only occasionally has she glimpsed the Auggie that strangers see the freak
with the deformed face. Once, when she returned from an extended holiday with her
grandmother, she was struck by his unusual and grotesque appearance. She might have
confessed this to Grans because they were very close. But sadly, Grans passed away.
This year Via has started at Faulkner High School, where she is known by her full name,
Olivia Pullman. Two friends from middle school, Ella and Miranda, have also been
accepted at this prestigious school. Via is disappointed when she feels that the closeness
she shared with these girls is absent at the new school. Miranda, who was always very
sweet to Auggie and who nicknamed him Major Tom, seems to have changed enormously
over the summer. Miranda now has short pink hair and is wearing very risqu clothes to
school. She and Ella are so cool with Via that she feels excluded so excluded that she
refuses a lift home from school with Mirandas mother.
It has also been Auggies first day an event of considerable stress for their parents,
especially Mom. Auggie is quiet and uncommunicative. Via wants to confide her worry
about Miranda and Ella to her Mom. But Mom forgets Via in her concern for Auggie.
Vias Dad comforts her and excuses his wife. In the morning, Vias resentment towards her
Mom bubbles over, but she is immediately repentant. Her parents already have so much to
worry about with Auggie. Via cant bear to cause further distress to her parents.

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Nate, their dad, is from a family of Russian and Polish Jews who escaped to America via
Argentina. Moms family is from Brazil. Auggies bizarre appearance is the result of both
parents being carriers of a defective gene. Via also carries this gene, which has implications
for her having children children who might look like Auggie. Via doesnt expect to have
any babies.
Without rancour, Miranda and Ella together, and Via go their separate ways. Miranda and
Ella make new friends, as does Via. Through Eleanor, a girl she knew in elementary school,
Via starts to have lunch at the smart-kids table. She immediately develops a crush on a
quiet guy called Justin, who plays the violin.
Unlike Auggie, Via does not like Halloween. This was the time of year that Grans died, and
this fact makes her sad. Because Via is feeling sad and weepy this Halloween, her Mom
permits her to skip school. They plan to watch an old movie together. This plan is
scuppered when there is a call from Auggies school. Auggie is sick and must be taken
home.
Later that evening, Via tries to persuade Auggie to go to the Halloween parade. Auggie
tells Via about what happened at school, and of his hurt and disappointment with Jack Will.
Via plays along with Auggies being sick. But when he says that he wont return to school,
she threatens to tell the real reason to their parents. Auggie then tells Via that Miranda had
been in touch with him. She had sent a message to Via, saying that she misses their
friendship. Via is thrilled.

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Events Ordering Task Solution

From the minute he's born, Via knows that her brother is special.
Via spends some time with her grandmother while Auggie has surgery.
Via's grandmother dies.
Via starts at Faulkner High School.
Miranda and Ella are distant with Via.
Via starts hanging around with Eleanor and she meets Justin.
Via feels sad and she stays home from school on Halloween.
August is ill at school and he also comes home.
Her brother confides in Via about how Jack has hurt him.
Via advises him to return to school.

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Vocabulary Word Search (Solution)

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APPARITION(1,12,N)
ASTEROID(9,8,NW)
BAGEL(11,15,SE)
CASUAL(1,18,NE)
CATASTROPHE(4,4,S)
COMET(17,14,S)
COSMOS(6,17,E)
COUNSELOR(2,8,S)
DEFECTIVE(12,10,SW)
DEFORMED(14,19,N)
DISTANT(18,1,SW)
DIVERSE(20,7,W)
ELEMENTARY(6,10,NE)
EXASPERATED(13,5,SW)
EXOTIC(8,15,SE)
FREAK(9,3,SW)

FURY(17,1,SE)
GALAXY(3,9,S)
GEEK(2,2,S)
GENE(10,10,SW)
GENETICS(13,8,NE)
INDIFFERENT(20,9,W)
INSTINCT(4,20,E)
JANITOR(19,15,NW)
LIGHTSABER(11,8,E)
METICULOUS(2,7,SE)
MUTATION(5,8,SE)
OCEAN(7,19,W)
ORBIT(10,7,NW)
PLANET(13,11,SW)
POGROM(10,18,W)
PROBABILITY(15,16,NW)

RASPY(18,15,N)
ROUTINE(19,14,N)
SARCASTIC(13,2,W)
SECRET(15,14,NW)
SPITE(11,6,NE)
SQUINT(20,15,N)
STERN(16,19,E)
SUBWAY(1,20,NE)
UNIVERSE(16,13,S)
ZOMBIE(3,1,E)

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