Title:
A Wonder Story: The Julian Chapter
Bibliographic Information:
Bibliographic Information:
Palacio, R. J. (2014). A wonder story: The Julian chapter. [Kindle version]. Retrieved from Amazon.com.
Weekly Requirement:
Weekly Requirement:
Pleasure Reading Middle School/High School
Plot Description:
A Wonder Story: The Julian Chapter is the story that shares the point of view of Julian, the bully in the book Wonder. Julian begins the story acknowledging that he was mean to Auggie, Wonder's main character who has a facial deformity, but also states that he doesn't understand why everyone is so upset. He then begins to tell the story of how he met Auggie and share his side of the story. As a child Julian had horrible nightmares whenever he saw things that scared him like zombies or other scary images. Julian felt afraid when he saw Auggie's face and the nightmares started coming back. Julian starts bullying Auggie, which leads to him being suspended from the school. His does not understand why everyone is so angry and even admits to his family that he is not sorry, but that changes when he visits his grandmother in France and learns of how a boy who scared her later saved her life one day when the Nazis came to her school.
Quantitative Reading Level:
Gunning-Fog 5.4
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
The complexity of the story's meaning is medium-low with its main focus on Julian's story and some focus on his grandmother's. The story if from Julian's point of view and is told in first person with no shifts in perspective. The story is told in American English with some French words shared by his grandmother that add some complexity to the text. The story is told in mostly chronological order but complexity is added when his grandmother tells a story that flashes back to her childhood in World War II. Readers will need some historical knowledge to understand the role of the Nazis in his grandmother's story.
Content Area:
English
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
Curriculum Suggestion:
Teachers who have taught the book Wonder can use this story to add to Wonder's examples of differing points of view. After read Wonder teachers can ask students to discuss what they think motivated Julian to behave the way he did, and then the teacher can assign The Julian Chapter for students to read to see if there assumptions were correct. Students can then discuss things that they surprised them and what Julian's point of view added the story of Wonder.
Personal Thoughts:
Plot Description:
A Wonder Story: The Julian Chapter is the story that shares the point of view of Julian, the bully in the book Wonder. Julian begins the story acknowledging that he was mean to Auggie, Wonder's main character who has a facial deformity, but also states that he doesn't understand why everyone is so upset. He then begins to tell the story of how he met Auggie and share his side of the story. As a child Julian had horrible nightmares whenever he saw things that scared him like zombies or other scary images. Julian felt afraid when he saw Auggie's face and the nightmares started coming back. Julian starts bullying Auggie, which leads to him being suspended from the school. His does not understand why everyone is so angry and even admits to his family that he is not sorry, but that changes when he visits his grandmother in France and learns of how a boy who scared her later saved her life one day when the Nazis came to her school.
Quantitative Reading Level:
Gunning-Fog 5.4
Qualitative Reading Analysis:
The complexity of the story's meaning is medium-low with its main focus on Julian's story and some focus on his grandmother's. The story if from Julian's point of view and is told in first person with no shifts in perspective. The story is told in American English with some French words shared by his grandmother that add some complexity to the text. The story is told in mostly chronological order but complexity is added when his grandmother tells a story that flashes back to her childhood in World War II. Readers will need some historical knowledge to understand the role of the Nazis in his grandmother's story.
Content Area:
English
Maine Common Core Content Area Standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.5
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Curriculum Suggestion:
Teachers who have taught the book Wonder can use this story to add to Wonder's examples of differing points of view. After read Wonder teachers can ask students to discuss what they think motivated Julian to behave the way he did, and then the teacher can assign The Julian Chapter for students to read to see if there assumptions were correct. Students can then discuss things that they surprised them and what Julian's point of view added the story of Wonder.
Personal Thoughts:
This is a great book because it is told from the bully's side of the story, a perspective that is not often explored. It's a great book for children because it shows that even bullies have a story to tell, and their story can reveal surprising things about their lives that help to explain their actions.
Series Information:
A Wonder Story: The Julian Chapter is a follow-up book to the book Wonder. Another book based on Wonder is 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts.
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