Before we began reading, Hank had some questions about how Auggie looks. He was curious whether there would be pictures of him later in the book. This led to a discussion of visualizing as we read and how it helps us understand the story better. Auggie hasn't given us much information about what his face looks like, but Hank will be on the lookout for more description. We reviewed what we have learned about Auggie and what has taken place up to this point, and then we read the next three chapters.

Hank began our lesson by recalling the key events from chapters 1 and 2 of "Wonder." He pointed out that the story is being told by the main character, August. After partner reading chapters 3 and 4, we talked about how reading from August's point of view is helping us to know him. He clearly helps us feel how strong his desire to be 'ordinary' is, and lets us see things his way. As August faces the story's first big conflict, we see how he is experiencing mixed feelings himself, an internal conflict. Hank also completed a practice activity for the story element, setting.

Hank completed the Words Their Way Elementary Spelling inventory for a baseline of his encoding skills. I introduced the story 'Wonder' and together we read the first two chapters. Our focus will be understanding character development and how it contributes to the plot. We will also attend to narrative point of view, as this story is told from the points of view of its main characters.