• How can we learn to be kinder?
• Is anybody really ordinary?
• What does it take to be great?

Complete teaching unit, including multiple assessment options, for Wonder, the 2017 film directed by Stephen Chbosky, based upon R.J. Palacio’s 2012 internationally best-selling novel of the same name. The film focuses on Auggie Pullman, a boy born with a cranio-facial condition, who begins middle school as a 5th grader after years of home-schooling and faces the challenges of a life dictated by the way he looks.

This comprehensive Teacher Pack – Wonder equips educators of upper primary school students (Years 4-6) with all that’s needed to deliver high-quality learning experiences which unpack the key messages of this important film related to kindness, human connection, and appreciating difference. Students will learn through a range of individual, pair, group and whole-class speaking/sharing/writing modes, with four assessment options provided to assess learning. Ideal for a curriculum-based inquiry approach or for Values Education/Pastoral Care programmes.

Contents (digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

1. Teacher Guide (24 pages .pdf)

· Unit overview

· Inquiry Questions

· Suggested Lesson Outline

· Teacher Answer Guide to Student Booklet

· Assessment Options

2. Student Booklet (23 pages - .pdf/.doc formats)

· Pre-viewing activities

· Viewing activities

· Post-viewing activities

· Assessment Options (including information/templates):

o Group task: Kindness Project

o Individual task: Persuasive Speech

o Individual task: Nomination Speech

o Individual task: Narrative

3. Teaching PowerPoint (24 slide pptx for Windows users/24 slide Keynote presentation for MAC users)

· Discussion starters

· Background to film

· Pre-viewing, Viewing and Post-viewing resources

· Assessment preparation resources

Bonus inclusion - Classroom Posters – ‘Choose Kind’ and ‘Your Deeds are Your Monuments’ (2 x .pdf)

Unit duration: 15+ lessons (including four assessment task options)

Official film rating: PG (Classifications can vary - please check your country's classification for this film prior to use with students.)

Suitable for use with students across upper primary subject areas, including: English, Health and Physical Education, Media (with opportunities to integrate Science)

Features:

· Digital/editable/printable files delivered in a single zip file (4 x pdf, 1 x doc, 1 x pptx, 1 x keynote presentation)

· Professionally designed by an experienced educator

· Highly visual and engaging

· Suited to all learners

· Crisp, clean layouts

· A range of whole class, group work and individual learning resources

Please note:

Access to view the film is not included in the resource pack.

Please note:

Access to view the film is not included in the resource pack.