Engage your students with this complete summary and analysis PowerPoint presentation for Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Chapters 32-47). This resource includes interactive pair and group work activities, literary exploration, and SEL-focused discussion prompts to help your students build empathy while improving reading comprehension.
What’s Inside:
Section 1: Do Now Task
5 short-response questions to assess comprehension and recall.
Answer key included for immediate feedback or peer review.
Section 2: Warmer – “Who’s in Your Orbit?”
A creative SEL activity where students map out their personal support systems and reflect on how relationships shape identity—just like Via feels in her “solar system” metaphor.
Section 3: Overview of Characters + Group Work: Trait Tracker
Character-by-character analysis focused on Via, Miranda, Ella, and Mom.
Includes a collaborative activity where students track changing character traits using evidence from the text.
Section 4: Plot Timeline + Scene Rewrite (Change the POV)
Chapter-by-chapter summary in concise bullet points.
Paired writing task where students retell a key scene from another character’s point of view, enhancing perspective-taking and narrative understanding.
Section 5: Themes & Ideas
Discussion of central themes such as invisibility, sibling dynamics, and self-wort
Includes class discussion prompts and personal reflection questions.
Section 6: Symbolism
Explores symbolic ideas of this part.
Students analyze how symbols reflect deeper emotions and character development.
Section 7: Key Quotes Analysis
Includes essential quotes from Via’s narrative with prompts to explore meaning, mood, and theme connections.
Great for writing warmups or small group discussion.
Section 8: Exit Ticket Menu
A student-centered assessment with multiple reflection options
Appetizers – Quick Reflections / Main Course – Deeper Thinking / Sides – Plot & Character
Encourages voice, creativity, and synthesis of learning.
Why Buy This Resource?
No Prep Required – Fully editable and classroom-ready.
Student-Centered – Built-in group work, creative writing, and SEL-based reflection.
Literary & Emotional Depth – Explores character complexity, theme development, and symbolism through varied activities.
Perfect for SEL & ELA Integration – Encourages empathy, voice, and connection to real-life relationships.
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