https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo Our Book Club Discussion Questions en-us 2018-01-08 18:16:12 UTC 2025-10-22 19:43:44 UTC hello@padlet.com hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219485535 What is the difference between ordinary and extraordinary? Share three things that make you an ordinary middle school kid. Share one thing that makes you extraordinary. 

]]> 2018-01-08 18:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219485535 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219486157  Have you ever had any surgeries before? What kind?

]]> 2018-01-08 18:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219486157 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219486350 Have you had a best friend move away? What was the hardest part about that experience?

]]> 2018-01-08 18:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219486350 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219486825 Auggie’s mom thinks that he is ready to start school! His dad doesn’t think so. What are some of the reasons why you think Auggie’s dad is hesitant about sending him to public school? 

]]> 2018-01-08 18:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219486825 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219487298 What does Auggie’s dad mean when he says “sending him off to middle school like a lamb to the slaughter?” Do you agree or disagree?

]]> 2018-01-08 18:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219487298 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219487547  What do you think it was about Ms. Garcia’s “shiny smile” that annoyed Auggie so much?

]]> 2018-01-08 18:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219487547 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219487834 Why do you think that Auggie’s mom suddenly changed her mind about thinking it was a good idea for Auggie to start public school?

]]> 2018-01-08 18:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219487834 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219488041 What qualities do Auggie’s parents possess that help them to be good parents to Auggie?

]]> 2018-01-08 18:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219488041 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219488326  Kids that are different are often bullied in some way. How does Auggie know the first time he meets Julian that he will be a bully? In what subtle ways does Julian bully Auggie?

]]> 2018-01-08 18:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219488326 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219488629 Mr. Browne wrote down the September Precept:  “When given the choice between being right or being kind, chose kind.” What does this mean to you? 

]]> 2018-01-08 18:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219488629 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219807881 What role do masks play throughout the story? How do masks help or hurt Auggie?

]]> 2018-01-09 16:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219807881 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219808366 What's the difference between kindness and just being nice, and why does it matter?

]]> 2018-01-09 16:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219808366 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219810322 Did you find yourself feeling like a big brother/big sister towards Auggie, such as experiencing anger toward other kids or a sadness that he couldn't be protected? 

Which passages evoked the most emotions from you? Maybe it was when Auggie and his mom come home from meeting Jack, Julian, and Charlotte before school starts? Or maybe it was when Auggie tells his mom that Julian said, "What's the deal with your face?" and he says, "Mom didn't say anything. When I looked up at her, I could tell she was completely shocked."

]]> 2018-01-09 16:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219810322 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219813701 Discuss the characteristics of a good friend. ]]> 2018-01-09 16:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219813701 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219814055 What characteristics of a good friend does Auggie possess?]]> 2018-01-09 16:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/219814055 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/220030284 Throughout Wonder, Auggie describes the way that many people react to seeing his face for the first time: by immediately looking away. Have you ever been in a situation where you have responded like this to seeing someone different? Having now read Wonder, how do you feel about this now?]]> 2018-01-10 03:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/220030284 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/220030767 What are some challenges that ordinary middle school kids have to face?]]> 2018-01-10 03:36:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/220030767 hkyasems https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/220841115
In Dance Class, Ximena made a lame excuse to get out of dancing with Auggie because she didn't want to touch him and Mrs. Atanabi let Ximena off the hook! (insert mad face)

How could the teacher have turned this moment into a teaching opportunity for Ximena and the rest of the students to embrace Kindness towards Auggie?]]> 2018-01-12 02:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/220841115 https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/221844884 2018-01-16 19:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/221844884 https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/221844974 2018-01-16 19:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hkyasems/ggo66iiilajo/wish/221844974