Amy Stucker

Differentiated Literacy Projects

Wonder
High Ability Choices
As we read Wonder, you will be completing three projects. Below, I have listed nine
different activities that you can choose from. Pick your top three, and complete them
by the time we finish this unit in four weeks. You can work as quickly as you want,
but you do have to make sure that all three projects are turned in at the end of this
unit. Use your time wisely. Additionally, the asterisked choices have separate
handouts, so make sure to read all directions. Have fun, and feel free to ask me any
questions you have about your projects!

Just like August, draw a

self-portrait as an animal
and give a paragraph
description why you
chose that animal.

Auggie had to get hearing

aids in order for him to
hear since his hearing had
gotten worse over the
years. Without the
hearing aids, Auggie might
have lost his hearing all
together, and would have
needed to learn sign
language. Learn the sign
language indicated on the
handout and perform for
the class.*

Make a Twitter account

for one of the characters
and compose at least 20
tweets.*

Justin talks about how the

universe takes care of all
its birds. What do you
think he means by this?
Write a journal entry
describing your thoughts.

Write a precept for Olivia

and a paragraph about
why you chose it.

Make a digital scrapbook

for a section of the book.
Choose from Parts 1-2,
Parts 3-5, or Parts 6-8.*

Each part of the book is

introduced with a quote
from a song. Choose any
song that is school
appropriate that you think
would describe one of the
parts.*

If youve ever spent a

night away from home,
write a journal about the
experience and how you
felt. Did you have any
experiences similar to
Auggie when he went to
camp? Make the journal at
least one page in length.

Choose from one of the

Our Town Monologues I
have provided, and
memorize and perform it
for the class the day that
all projects are due.*

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Handouts for Higher Level Ability Choices
Sign Language Activity
Auggie had to get hearing aids in order for him to hear since his hearing had gotten
worse over the years. Without the hearing aids, Auggie might have lost his hearing
all together, and would have needed to learn sign language. Research some sign
language using the following materials, and then learn how to say the following
paragraph in sign language. You will perform this for the class on the day we turn in
all projects.
This is the paragraph you will need to learn how to sign. Fill in the blanks with your
name, favorite color, and favorite food:
Hello, my name is ________. I am a student. My favorite color is ________. My favorite
food is _______. I like/do not like dogs. This is me.
Here are the websites you should use to learn the sign language needed for the
above paragraph:
http://lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm
http://www.spreadthesign.com/us/ (Put in small phrases to translate, and
choose from the list of options. Click the American Flag icon for American
Sign Language)
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/translate.html (Use this to spell out
your name and spell out any signs you cannot find).

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Twitter Activity
You will make a Twitter account for one of the characters in the novel. You will not
actually register this account on Twitter, but rather, you will create at least 20
tweets from the character you choose. Create a Twitter name for your character and
any other characters you might be tweeting to. Make sure to identify the characters
name with the twitter name. (ex: @summersun = Summer) Then, find a picture to
put into your twitter word document. Finally, create your tweets and make sure
each of your tweets each have 160 characters (letters, spaces, punctuation) or less.
If you use any quotes from the book in your tweet, make sure to hash tag the page
and paragraph numbers (#page103paragraph2). Here are some examples of tweets
that you could compose. DO NOT USE THESE AS YOUR OWN.
Summers Twitter account (@summersun):
(@auggie = August)
Summer @summersun
@auggie You dont put on boots for a drizzle. True, but the drizzle still leaves you
wet. #hiddenpain #page207paragraph2
Summer @summersun
@auggie Things always seem worse at first. Dont overthink it before it happens.
You dont look like a #Lobot.
Summer @summersun
@auggie: I could hear sounds like shiny lights in my brain. Im glad you can hear
brightly now! You are such an inspiration! #page214paragraph1
Summer @summersun
Listen to your mom, @auggie. There are more good people than bad people on this
earth. And youre one of the GREAT people. #dontgiveup

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Digital Scrapbook Activity
You will make a digital scrapbook for one section of the book. The sections you can
choose from are:

Parts 1-2
Parts 3-5
Parts 6-8

Make sure you cover all the Parts of your section. You dont need to choose a picture
for each chapter, but just be sure that you have at least 15 pictures in your digital
scrapbook. Give a brief description of each picture you choose. This description can
be your own, or it can be a quote from a character in the book. You can create this
scrapbook with Microsoft Word, Power Point, Windows Movie Maker, or another
program approved by me. Be creative! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Here is a website that can get you started and help give you some ideas of what Im
looking for:
http://mrwreads.blogspot.com/2012/03/wonder-pages-1-26.html

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Our Town Monologue Activity
Choose one of the monologues below and research the character. Use the website I
have provided to research that character. Then memorize the monologue. Add a
costume and props, whatever you think will enhance your performance. Try to put
yourself in the shoes of the character you are portraying. You will perform your
monologue with your costume/ec.. on the day that all projects are due. Enjoy!
Website to research your character:
http://www.shmoop.com/our-town/characters.html
Monologue Choices:
EMILY WEBB Oh, Mama, just look at me one minute as though you really saw me.
Mama! Fourteen years have gone by! Im dead! Youre a grandmother, Mama I
married George Gibbs, Mama! - Wallys dead too. Mama! His appendix burst on a
camping trip to Crawford Notch. We felt just terrible about it, dont you remember?
But, just for a moment now were all together Mama, just for a moment lets be
happy Lets look at one another! I cant! I cant go on! It goes so fast. We dont
have time to look at one another. I didnt realize. So all that was going on and we
never noticed! Take me back up the hill to my grave. But first: Wait! One more
look! Oh, earth youre too wonderful for anyone to realize you! Do any human
beings ever realize life while they live it every, every minute?
GEORGE GIBBS Im celebrating because Ive got a friend who tells me all the things
that ought to be told me. Im glad you spoke to me like you did. But youll see. Im
going to change. And Emily, I want to ask you a favor. Emily, if I go away to State
Agricultural College next year, will you write me a letter? The day wouldnt come
when I wouldnt want to know everything about our town. Y know, Emily,
whenever I meet a farmer I ask him if he thinks its important to go to Agricultural
School to be a good farmer. And some of them say its even a waste of time. And like
you say, being gone all that time in other places, and meeting other people. I guess
new people probably arent any better than old ones. Emily I feel that youre as
good a friend as Ive got. I dont need to go and meet the people in other towns.
Emily, Im going to make up my mind right now I wont go. Ill tell Pa about it
tonight.
MRS. GIBBS Myrtle, did one of those second-hand furniture men from Boston come
to see you last Friday? Well, he called on me. First I thought he was a patient
wantin to see Doctor Gibbs. N he wormed his way into my parlor, and, Myrtle
Webb, he offered me three hundred and fifty dollars for Grandmother Wentworths
highboy, as Im sitting here! He did! That old thing! Why it was so big I didnt know
where to put it and I almost gave it to Cousin Hester Wilcox. If I could get the Doctor
to take the money and go away some place on a trip Id sell it like that. Yknow,
Myrtle, its been the dream of my life to see Paris, France. It seems to me that once

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in your life before you die, you ought to see a country where they dont talk in
English and dont even want to.
DR. GIBBS George, while I was in my office today I heard a funny sound and what
do you think it was? It was your mother chopping wood. There you see your
mother getting up early; cooking meals all day long; washing and ironing; - and
still she has to go out in the backyard and chop wood. I suppose she just got tired of
asking you. She just gave up and decided it was easier to do it herself. And you eat
her meals, and put on the clothes she keeps nice for you, and you run off and play
baseball, - like shes some hired girl we keep around the house but that we dont like
very much. Well, I knew all I had to do was call your attention to it.
MRS. WEBB I dont know why on earth I should be crying. I suppose theres
nothing to cry about. This morning at breakfast it came over me. There was Emily
eating her breakfast as shes done for seventeen years and shes going out of my
house. I suppose thats it And Emily! She suddenly said, I cant eat another
mouthful. And she put her head on the table and she cried. Oh, Ive got to say it
You know, there is something cruel about sending girls out into marriages like that.
Its its cruel, I know; but I just couldnt get myself to say anything I went into it
blind as a bat myself. The whole worlds wrong, thats whats the matter.
SIMON STIMSON Yes, now you know. Now you know: thats what it was to be
alive. To move around in a cloud of ignorance; to go up and down trampling on the
feelings of those of those about you. To spend and waste time as though you had a
million years. To be always at the mercy of one self-centered passion or another.
Now you know thats the happy existence you wanted to go back to. Ignorance
and blindness!
LOUELLA SOAMES Perfectly lovely wedding! Loveliest wedding I ever saw. Oh, I
do love a good wedding, dont you? Doesnt she make a lovely bride? Dont know
when Ive seen such a lovely wedding. But I always cry; dont know why it is, but I
always cry. I just like to see young people happy. Dont you? Oh I think its lovely!
Arent they a lovely couple? Oh, Ive never been to such a nice wedding. Im sure
theyll be happy. I always say; Happiness thats the great thing. The important
thing is to be happy.

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Song Lyrics Activity
Each part of the book is introduced with a quote from a song. Choose any song that
is school appropriate that you think would describe one of the parts. (It cannot be
one of the songs in the book already). Include the lyrics to this song and pull out the
quote you find best suits that part of the book. Then write a paragraph about why
you chose that song and how the quote applies to the book. Make sure that you get
your song approved by me before you do this project, as it does need to be
appropriate for our class.

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Wonder
Middle Ability Choices
As we read Wonder, you will be completing three projects. Below, I have listed nine
different activities that you can choose from. Pick your top three, and complete them
by the time we finish this unit in four weeks. You can work as quickly as you want,
but you do have to make sure that all three projects are turned in at the end of this
unit. Use your time wisely. Additionally, the asterisked choices have separate
handouts, so make sure to read all directions. Have fun, and feel free to ask me any
questions you have about your projects!
Just like August, draw a
self-portrait as an animal
and give a paragraph
description why you
chose that animal.

Make a Twitter account

for one of the characters
and compose at least 20
tweets.*

Write your own precept

and a paragraph about
what it means and why
you chose it

Make a digital scrapbook

for one part of the book.*

If youve ever spent a

night away from home,
write a journal about the
experience and how you
felt. Did you have any
experiences similar to
Auggie when he went to
camp? Make the journal at
least one page in length.

Auggie had to get hearing

aids in order for him to
hear since his hearing had
Look at the list of sides of
gotten worse over the
page 177 of your book.
years. Without the
Complete the attached
hearing aids, Auggie might
worksheet, where you will
have lost his hearing all
create a bar graph and a
together, and would have
pie graph for the
needed to learn sign
information provided.*
language. Learn the sign
language indicated on the
handout and perform for
the class.*

Create a Facebook
message between
Summer and Auggie. This
does not need to include
complete sentences or
proper English, as it is
informal. However, it does
need to show that you
have an understanding of
the two characters.
Include at least 10
messages from each
character, 20 messages
total.

Justin talks about how the

universe takes care of all
its birds. Research facts
about the universe using
the websites I have
provided, and create a
poster with the
information you have
found.*

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Handouts for Middle Level Ability Choices
Twitter Activity
You will make a Twitter account for one of the characters in the novel. You will not
actually register this account on Twitter, but rather, you will create at least 20
tweets from the character you choose. Create a Twitter name for your character and
any other characters you might be tweeting to. Make sure to identify the characters
name with the twitter name. (ex: @summersun = Summer) Then, find a picture to
put into your twitter word document. Finally, create your tweets and make sure
each of your tweets each have 160 characters (letters, spaces, punctuation) or less.
If you use any quotes from the book in your tweet, make sure to hash tag the page
and paragraph numbers (#page103paragraph2). Here are some examples of tweets
that you could compose. DO NOT USE THESE AS YOUR OWN.
Summers Twitter account (@summersun):
(@auggie = August)
Summer @summersun
@auggie You dont put on boots for a drizzle. True, but the drizzle still leaves you
wet. #hiddenpain #page207paragraph2
Summer @summersun
@auggie Things always seem worse at first. Dont overthink it before it happens.
You dont look like a #Lobot.
Summer @summersun
@auggie: I could hear sounds like shiny lights in my brain. Im glad you can hear
brightly now! You are such an inspiration! #page214paragraph1
Summer @summersun
Listen to your mom, @auggie. There are more good people than bad people on this
earth. And youre one of the GREAT people. #dontgiveup

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Universe Poster Activity
Use these websites to create a poster with facts about the universe:
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/universe.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/3645/universe.html
http://www.neok12.com/Universe.htm (Watch these videos to learn even more
cool facts!)
Your poster should have at least 10 facts and 5 pictures. You can include any
information you would like from these websites, from the size of our galaxy to the
existence of black wholes. Have fun with your research, and learn some new things
about the universe! If you have any questions about the information on these
websites, dont be afraid to ask me. Like Justin, the universe fascinates me, and I
hope you can be too!

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Digital Scrapbook Activity
You will make a digital scrapbook for one part of the book.
Make sure you cover all the chapters in your selected part. Be sure that you have at
least 15 pictures in your digital scrapbook. Give a brief description of each picture
you choose. This description can be your own, or it can be a quote from a character
in the book. You can create this scrapbook with Microsoft Word, Power Point,
Windows Movie Maker, or another program approved by me. Be creative! If you
have any questions, feel free to ask!
Here is a website that can get you started and help give you some ideas of what Im
looking for:
http://mrwreads.blogspot.com/2012/03/wonder-pages-1-26.html

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Bar and Pie Graph Activity
Look at the list of the sides on page 177 of your book. You will be creating a bar
graph and a pie graph for this information. Please read and follow all instructions.
Make charts and graphs on your own sheet of paper.
1. Put the information in a chart:
Jacks Side:
Jack
August

Totals:

Julians Side:
Miles
Henry

Neutrals:
Malik
Remo

2. Make a bar graph with the information you have found. Your three sides should
be on the horizontal, or x-axis. Your total numbers should be on the vertical, or yaxis. (Ignore the numbers in this example chart, you need to figure out the range of
numbers on your own according to the totals).

Sides
1.2
1
0.8
0.6

Sides

0.4
0.2
0
Jack's Side

Julian's Side

Neutrals

3. Make a pie chart for your information. Add all of the totals together to get 100%
of your data, in other words, your full pie. Then use ratios to figure out how big each
piece of the pie should be. If you do not remember our lesson on pie charts, please
refer to this website for help:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/pie-charts.html
Color both the bar graph and pie chart when you are finished.

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Sign Language Activity
Auggie had to get hearing aids in order for him to hear since his hearing had gotten
worse over the years. Without the hearing aids, Auggie might have lost his hearing
all together, and would have needed to learn sign language. Research some sign
language using the following materials, and then learn how to say the following
paragraph in sign language. You will perform this for the class on the day we turn in
all projects.
This is the paragraph you will need to learn how to sign. Fill in the blanks with your
name, favorite color, and favorite food:
Hello, my name is ________. I am a student. My favorite color is ________. My favorite
food is _______. I like/do not like dogs. This is me.
Here are the websites you should use to learn the sign language needed for the
above paragraph:
http://lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm
http://www.spreadthesign.com/us/ (Put in small phrases to translate, and
choose from the list of options. Click the American Flag icon for American
Sign Language)
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/translate.html (Use this to spell out
your name and spell out any signs you cannot find).

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Wonder
Lower Ability Choices
As we read Wonder, you will be completing three projects. Below, I have listed nine
different activities that you can choose from. Pick your top three, and complete them
accordingly: complete one project by the time we are two weeks into the unit, and
complete the other two projects by the end of the entire unit in four weeks. I will be
collecting your first project at the two-week point of this unit, so make sure you are
using your time wisely. You will also need to tell me your plans for your two other
projects at this midway checkpoint. Notice that the asterisked choices have separate
handouts, so make sure to read all directions. Have fun, and feel free to ask me any
questions you have about your projects!

Make a Twitter account

for one of the characters
and compose at least 20
tweets.*

Choose one of the kids

precepts from the
appendix and make a
postcard with that
precept on it. Decorate
your postcard to match
the precept.

Make a collage of pictures

from Part 8 of the book.
Your collage can be digital
or on a regular piece of
paper. In either case, your
pictures should fill up the
page.

If youve ever spent a

night away from home,
write a journal about the
experience and how you
felt. Did you have any
experiences similar to
Auggie when he went to
camp? Make the journal at
least one page in length.

Auggie had to get hearing

aids in order for him to
hear since his hearing had
Look at the list of sides of
gotten worse over the
page 177 of your book.
years. Without the
Complete the attached
hearing aids, Auggie might
worksheet, where you will
have lost his hearing all
create a bar graph and a
together, and would have
pie graph for the
needed to learn sign
information provided.*
language. Learn the sign
language indicated on the
handout and perform for
the class.*

Jack Will talked about his

experience sledding in the
snow. Describe an
experience you have had
in the snow in the form of
a poem.*

Just like August, draw a

self-portrait as an animal
and give a paragraph
description why you
chose that animal.

Justin talks about how the

universe takes care of all
its birds. Create a Venn
Diagram that compares
and contrasts two planets
in our solar system.*

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Handouts for Lower Level Ability Choices
Twitter Activity
You will make a Twitter account for one of the characters in the novel. You will not
actually register this account on Twitter, but rather, you will create at least 20
tweets from the character you choose. Create a Twitter name for your character and
any other characters you might be tweeting to. Make sure to identify the characters
name with the twitter name. (ex: @summersun = Summer) Then, find a picture to
put into your twitter word document. Finally, create your tweets and make sure
each of your tweets each have 160 characters (letters, spaces, punctuation) or less.
If you use any quotes from the book in your tweet, make sure to hash tag the page
and paragraph numbers (#page103paragraph2). Here are some examples of tweets
that you could compose. DO NOT USE THESE AS YOUR OWN.
Summers Twitter account (@summersun):
(@auggie = August)
Summer @summersun
@auggie You dont put on boots for a drizzle. True, but the drizzle still leaves you
wet. #hiddenpain #page207paragraph2
Summer @summersun
@auggie Things always seem worse at first. Dont overthink it before it happens.
You dont look like a #Lobot.
Summer @summersun
@auggie: I could hear sounds like shiny lights in my brain. Im glad you can hear
brightly now! You are such an inspiration! #page214paragraph1
Summer @summersun
Listen to your mom, @auggie. There are more good people than bad people on this
earth. And youre one of the GREAT people. #dontgiveup

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Planet Venn-Diagram Activity
Justin talks about how the universe takes care of all its birds. You will do some
research about a small part of the universe: the planets in our solar system. Using
the website I have provided below, pick two planets to compare and contrast in a
Venn Diagram. As a review, remember that a Venn Diagram combines two circles,
with joint characteristics displayed where the circles overlap. (See your notes about
Venn-Diagrams for further review). Include at least 20 facts in your Venn Diagram.
Here is the website I want you to use to research the information on your two
planets:
http://www.planetsforkids.org

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Bar and Pie Graph Activity
Look at the list of the sides on page 177 of your book. You will be creating a bar
graph and a pie graph for this information. Please read and follow all instructions.
Make charts and graphs on your own sheet of paper.
1. Put the information in a chart:
Jacks Side:
Jack
August

Totals:

Julians Side:
Miles
Henry

Neutrals:
Malik
Remo

2. Make a bar graph with the information you have found. Your three sides should
be on the horizontal, or x-axis. Your total numbers should be on the vertical, or yaxis. (Ignore the numbers in this example chart, you need to figure out the range of
numbers on your own according to the totals).

Sides
1.2
1
0.8
0.6

Sides

0.4
0.2
0
Jack's Side

Julian's Side

Neutrals

3. Make a pie chart for your information. Add all of the totals together to get 100%
of your data, in other words, your full pie. Then use ratios to figure out how big each
piece of the pie should be. If you do not remember our lesson on pie charts, please
refer to this website for help:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/data/pie-charts.html
Color both the bar graph and pie chart when you are finished

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Sign Language Activity
Auggie had to get hearing aids in order for him to hear since his hearing had gotten
worse over the years. Without the hearing aids, Auggie might have lost his hearing
all together, and would have needed to learn sign language. Research some sign
language using the following materials, and then learn how to sign the highlighted
words in the following paragraph in sign language. You will perform this for the
class on the day we turn in all projects.
This is the paragraph you will need to learn how to recite. You will only be required
to sign the highlighted words. Fill in the blanks with your name, favorite color, and
favorite food:
Hello, my name is ________. I am a student. My favorite color is ________. My favorite
food is _______. I like/do not like dogs. This is me.
Here are the websites you should use to learn the sign language needed for the
above paragraph:
http://lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm
http://www.spreadthesign.com/us/ (Put in small phrases to translate, and
choose from the list of options. Click the American Flag icon for American
Sign Language)
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/translate.html (Use this to spell out
your name and spell out any signs you cannot find).

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Snow Poem Activity
You will write a poem that describes an experience you have had in the snow. You
can write about sledding, making snow angles, sipping hot chocolate, or anything
that you can remember about snow. There are many different forms of poems that
you can choose from. Pick one of the following forms that we have already covered
in class:

Acrostic
Ballad
Diamante
Haiku
Limerick
Rhyming
Concrete
Free Verse (does not need to follow a certain format)

If you do not remember any of these poems we have discussed in class, please refer
to this website for a quick review:
http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html