精读俱乐部 | 你是我永远的奇迹男孩《Wonder》
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创作背后的故事
Wonder是作者R.J. Palacio 的处女作，据说作家小说灵感源自她自己的亲身经历：
一次和孩子们外出买冰激凌时，排在前面的小女孩是一个脸部缺陷患者，当她三岁的儿子看到女孩的脸之后，立刻哭了起来，她立即匆忙带着孩子离开，以免孩子的尖叫伤了小女孩及其家人的心。
事后，她很自责：当时不应该那样一声不响地离开，哪怕和小女孩说说话，表达一下善意也好。
她也开始思考：这个小女孩及其家人每天要经历多少次这样的事故？就在当天晚上，她注意到了收音机中播放的娜塔莉•莫森特的歌曲《奇迹》，尽管以前已经听过很多次了，但这一次，这首歌的歌词触动了她。
医生从遥远的城市
来看我
他们站在我床边
对眼前的一切难以置信
他们说我一定是上帝亲自创造的
奇迹
迄今为止他们不能提供
任何解释
当夜，她动笔写《wonder》。写作这本书期间，她白天上班，晚上等孩子们都睡下之后，她会在十点钟睡下，半夜起来写两个小时，然后再躺下。“夜里很美好，很安静，每个人都睡着了。这么做听起来好像很难，但说真的，这个故事深深地在我心里，让我迫不及待要将它写出来。”
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关于爱的故事
体弱多病的August
August虽然到要上五年级的年纪了，但是他却没有去过学校，不是因为他特殊的长相，而是因为他从出生到现在做了大大小小27次手术。而且医生也认为他体弱多病，需要多休息。现在的August 最期待的是和其他孩子一样正常的去上学，有很多好朋友一起放学，然后一起去玩。
被Via保护的August
已经长大的August已经习惯了自己的样子，他知道如何假装没看到别人的差异表情，家里人也习惯了这样做，只是家里的Via还会表现出来气愤。当别人做出不礼貌的行为，Via就会特别生气地大喊。在Via的眼里，正是因为August的不同，让她想要站出来保护，只有August自己知道他的内心是多么的平凡。
不断成长的August
August也并非没有羡慕过别人的高大帅气，但他慢慢由质疑自己到接受自己并且成为自己，这个过程就是一个孩子的成长。纵然他长了一张让不熟悉他的人恐惧的脸，纵然他没有耳朵，纵然他曾经最爱万圣节，因为那一天他可以cosplay任何一个他喜欢的人物，遮住自己的脸，和普通孩子一样去trick or treat，但是他有爱他的父母和姐姐，有善良的同学Jack，还有阳光聪明的Summer，这些都是他学会认可自己，和自己和平相处，并且找到自己的优势，让自己发出属于自己光芒的力量。
被妈妈所爱的August
August 的妈妈经常会给他讲他出生的故事，每次讲都会让August和Via开怀大笑。妈妈很感谢那个爱放屁的助产护士，给了他们家很大的帮助，当他妈妈从助产护士手里第一次接过 August 的时候，就深深的爱上了他不对称的眼睛。
Thank you for making me go to school
Thank you for everything you’ve given us, for coming into our lives, for being you. You really are a wonder. You are a wonder.
Mom says by then they had told her all about me. She had been preparing herself for the seeing of me. But she says that when she looked down into my tiny mushed-up face for the first time, all she could see was how pretty my eyes were. Mom is beautiful, by the way. And Dad is handsome. Via is pretty. In case you were wondering.
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适合读者：G3-5
对于3-5年级的孩子，他们的阅读一般拥有以下特点：
阅读自主性更强
开始以更大的自觉性来读书，并从学习到阅读，转向在阅读中提取更深的意义和信息。孩子在书中，尝试与书中人物建立更深入额联系，并且乐于从阅读中寻找答案，获取有关他们感兴趣话题的相关事实。
需要更巧妙的引导
而此时，若要引导他们，需要少关注“如何阅读“的问题，而更多关注“他们正在阅读什么”，这个阶段的孩子需要建立持续阅读习惯，来保持孩子的阅读动力。他们需要有恰当的指导和支持，来引发并保持他们的兴趣，并且给予更多的开放性的选择，以继续刺激他们的好奇心。
而且，对低年级孩子来说，虽然书是好书，是经典，让孩子自己读的话，还是容易出现读不懂，读得枯燥的情况，而且因为缺乏有经验的成人的指导，不能真正领会经典的魅力。
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Ustar名师伴读
Lesson 1: Welcome to Wonder!
During this class, the students’ prior knowledge will be engaged to explore the themes of Wonder in their own lives. We will begin reading the novel Wonder, and learn about the characters, settings, and discuss how this context relates to the lives of the students and the world at large. The students will engage in activities that provide a foundation for the rest of the skills we will be using in subsequent lessons, as I assess their skill level to determine scaffolding foci.
Lesson 2: Annotation & Extraordinary Animals
We will continue to read and dissect the narrative as we uncover the characters and the plot begins to rise. Students will learn how to annotate the text for vocabulary, themes, and symbols. They will create an animal character that is extraordinary in some way.
Lesson 3: Characterization Catalog
We will continue to read Wonder and look at how characters are developing and relating to each other, and how this drives the overall plot. We will examine diction and the author’s style of writing, and learn the different types of characters. Students will write a brief analysis of a character.
Lesson 4: Irony
As we delve deeper into the book, students will make more connections to their own lives and school systems and peer pressure, and analyze the themes of the book. Students will analyze the scene in which Auggie is being bullied and come up with strategies for real life scenarios. They will identify verbal, situational, and dramatic forms of irony and analyze how this affects the characters and the audience.
Lesson 5: Point of View
As the text switches perspectives, we will examine point of view and how this relates to the telling of a narrative. Students will practice writing and reading from different points of view, including those in the novel.
Lesson 6: Allusion
Students will examine the allusions in the novel and analyze why the novel contains these references. They will brainstorm other allusions they have noticed in reading, and we will analyze and discuss a few allusions in their own lives.
Lesson 7: Imagery
Students will examine the sensory imagery in the text and write about the imagery of their dream bedroom. Students will analyze how figurative language is used in the text to enhance meaning.
Lesson 8: Symbolism
We will investigate the symbols of the story and discuss how they add depth to the plot and themes. We will share the reading and build oral reading skills as we go.
Lesson 9: Mood, Tone & Voice
Students will compare the tone of the various character’s voices, as the narrative continues to switch points of view, and reveal insights to many characters’ intricate personas.
Lesson 10: Diction
Students will analyze the diction of the story and juxtapose it to passages from other comparable authors. We will continue to read the novel together and analyze how the relationships grow and progress.
Lesson 11: Hyperbole
We will learn about over and under exaggeration and how it is used by an author for effect, and evaluate the overall use of figurative language to drive a deeper set of meanings.
Lesson 12: Juxtaposition
Students will juxtapose characters in the story, their own lives, and history, as we delve deeper into how the characters have changed and grown throughout the story.
Lesson 13: Connotations
Students will examine language more closely and complete activities to help them understand word connotations, enhancing their ability to identify and apply loaded language.
Lesson 14: Motifs & Themes
As we complete the novel, and discuss overarching motifs and themes, students will create their own presentation for one of the themes of the books.
Lesson 15: Wonder Conclusion & Presentations
Students will present their slideshows and discuss the end of the novel. They will write an alternate ending of the book
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