Title - Wonder Author: Palacio, R. J. Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Ten-year-old Auggie, born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school, where he endures taunts and bullying and struggles to be seen as just another student. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 2733 6.3 1020 RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 62 Total # of Words 3681 # of Different Words 799 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 2941 79.9% # of Hi freq words 364 45.6% % of Long Sentences 11.9 Low Freq occurs 121 3.3% # of Low freq words 90 11.3% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: No support Dialog: Multiple speakers Vocabulary: Some difficult words Language: Many descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Blend of written/oral Inferences: Several Implications Complexity: Several ideas - closely related Concepts: Abstract/Complex Social Prior Knowledge: Basic understanding. Sequence of Events: Several shifts in time Mature Concepts: With some uncommon experiences Features Character traits Character development Complex character relationships Excessive # of characters Complex Problem/Solution Flashback First Person Alternating voice Present Tense Topics Appearances Bullies Family Friendship Youth *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors New School Low Frequency Words adidas admissions angrily annoyed anomalies bummed challenge cleft college concerts darth disappointed dueling eamonn elective electives excitedly extraordinary fairies figures flounder fractions giggling giggly groggily guilty handsome hatching heights hindsight homeschools hysterical illustrator immediately instance iq isabel kneeling knowing lied lightsabers loudspeaker manhattan meanwhile medical mention montauk mushed mushroom mysteries nicknamed ordinary overcometh palate petrified pictured playgrounds pleasure practically prep pressure process raising reality realizes rearview rude science should've shrugging situations slaughter sleepily smelliest surgeries surgery swear tour tushies tushman tushman's unbelievable unnecessarily vader via via's weird woken xbox zachary