Because of Winn Dixie

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Because of Winn Dixie

• Kate DiCamillo

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Standards ELA 1-4Essential Question (s) How
does reading impact our life? Why is reading
helpful in becoming an independent active
participant in society?ObjectivesStudents will
make text to self, text to world, and text to
text connections while reading.Students will
summarize the events of the book Because of Winn
Dixie.

• Agenda
• Sit in your groups and turn to chapter 1
• As a class read aloud chapter 1
• Creative Pictures
• Draw a picture of your favorite scene from
  chapter 1!

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Standards ELA 1-4Essential Question (s) How
does reading impact our life? Why is reading
helpful in becoming an independent active
participant in society?ObjectivesStudents will
make text to self, text to world, and text to
text connections while reading.Students will
summarize the events of the book Because of Winn
Dixie.

• Agenda
• WARM UP Sit with your GROUP and OPEN to NEXT
  CHAPTER
• Read Chapters 2-7
• Chapter 4 Journal 10 things about me!
• Chapter 5 Journal Would you like to have a dog
  like Winn Dixie? Why?
• Chapter 6 Journal What is your favorite book or
  favorite story? Summarize it and tell me why you
  like it so much.
• After finishing Chapter 7, complete questions.

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Standards ELA 1-4Essential Question (s) How
does reading impact our life? Why is reading
helpful in becoming an independent active
participant in society?ObjectivesStudents will
make text to self, text to world, and text to
text connections while reading.Students will
summarize the events of the book Because of Winn
Dixie.

• Agenda
• WARM UP Sit with your GROUP and OPEN to NEXT
  CHAPTER
• Read Chapters 8-13
• Journal If you could pick out any pet from the
  pet store what would it be and why?
• Journal Make a list of ten things that describe
  Winn Dixie
• Journal Describe a thunderstorm that scared you.
• Journal Draw a picture of the scene from the pet
  store (Chapter 12)
• After chapter 13, complete questions.

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Standards ELA 1-4Essential Question (s) How
does reading impact our life? Why is reading
helpful in becoming an independent active
participant in society?ObjectivesStudents will
make text to self, text to world, and text to
text connections while reading.Students will
summarize the events of the book Because of Winn
Dixie.

• Agenda
• Read Chapters 14-20
• Complete Questions

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Standards ELA 1-4Essential Question (s) How
does reading impact our life? Why is reading
helpful in becoming an independent active
participant in society?ObjectivesStudents will
make text to self, text to world, and text to
text connections while reading.Students will
summarize the events of the book Because of Winn
Dixie.

• Agenda
• Read Chapters 21-26
• Complete Questions