Wonder by R.J. Palacio Vocabulary Study

Students can define all 10 target vocabulary words from Wonder: aversion, casually, deformed, genetic, palate, podium, precept, sarcastically, transition, and genuine.

Students can match each vocabulary word to its correct definition without referring back to the study page.

Students can spell each of the 10 target words correctly, since the study page directs them to study both spelling and meaning.

Assign the study page a few days before the Friday test referenced in its directions, then use the matching page as a low-stakes self-check closer to test day.

Have students complete the matching page from memory first, then let them flip back to the study page only to check their own answers, as the page's own directions suggest.

Pair each word with its context in the novel Wonder when introducing it, since the definitions given are general dictionary meanings rather than sentences from the book.

Vocabulary acquisition — studying and recalling definitions for 10 words drawn from a specific novel.

Definition matching — connecting a word to its correct meaning without the aid of a paired list.

Self-assessment — checking recall accuracy by comparing the matching page against the study page.