Unit 1: Story 5Because of Winn Dixie by Katie DiCamillo
Day 1Focus Question:
What are the friends in the photo on pages 104-105 doing? How do you think
they learn from each other?
Build Background pg 104
Read Aloud: Reading and Riding
pg 105A – 105B
Day 2Focus Question:
In Because of Winn Dixie, what happened that day at
the library?
Day 5- REVIEWFocus Question:
Summarize the story of Miss Franny and her
encounter with the bear.
Oral Language
Day 3Focus Question:
How is Emilio in A Library Card for Emilio like Opal in
Because of Winn Dixie? How are they different?
Summarize pg 119
Day 4Focus Question:
Compare the narrator in this poem with the
narrator in Because of Winn Dixie. How are they
alike? How are they different?
Day 1:Spelling:Spelling StrategyLong o – 125EPretest – Spelling PB pg 25PracticeSpelling PB pg 26
Vocabulary:Introduce Words pg 107 and TE 125CPB pg 38
Strategy Dictionary/Connotation and DenotationText pg 40
Vocabulary:Review WordsConnotation and Denotation pg 108, 125CPB pg 44
Vocabulary:Assess Words Connect to Writing 125D
Word Study
Vocabulary:Review WordsRelated Words 125D
Vocabulary:Review WordsMorphology– 125D
Spelling:Word Sorts 125EPhonics/Spelling PB pg 27
Spelling:Word Meanings 125FPhonics/Spelling PB pg 28
Spelling:Proofread 125FPhonics/Spelling Book 29
Spelling:Post Test 125FPhonics/Spelling PB 30
Phonics:Long o 105C-105DPB pg 37
Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5- REVIEW
Day 1ReadA Library Card for Emiliopgs 106-107
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize107A-107B
Skill – SequencePB pg 39
FluencyModel Fluency 105B
Reading
Day 1Daily Writing:What is your favorite movie? Write a paragraph describing why you like it.
Day 5- REVIEWWriting
Day 3Daily Writing:Make a list of the similarities and differences between two of your friends.
Day 4
Day 2ReadBecause of Winn Dixiepgs 108- 115
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize
Skill: SequencePB pg 40
FluencyRepeated Reading: Phrasing and Rate 121A
Day 3ReadContinue - Because of Winn Dixiepg 116-119Comprehension Check pg 121Review Skill: Character, Setting, Plot 121BPB pg 42
Day 4ReadI Love the Look o f Wordspg 122-123
Comprehension Poetry: Free VerseLiterary ElementsStanza, Line Break, Simile - pg 122PB pg 43
Day 5-REVIEWReadSelf-Selected Reading 104K
PB pg 45
Comprehension Connect and Compare 123
FluencyPractice 104K
Day 2Daily Writing:What is your least favorite movie? Write a paragraph describing why you don’t like it.
Daily Writing:What is the library like in your school or town? Write a short description.
Daily Writing:Write a short speech describing the world’s greatest librarian.
Unit 1: Story 5Because of Winn Dixie by Katie DiCamillo
Grammar:DLA: 125GRun-On Sentences 125GGram. PB pg 21
Trait: Ideas Describe Setting123A-123B
Grammar:DLA: 125GRun-On Sentences 125GGram. PB pg 22
Reading/Writing Connection124-125
Trait: IdeasDescribe a Setting in a Paragraph125A
Grammar:DLA: 65GMechanics and Usage 125HGram. PB pg 23
Grammar:DLA: 125GRun-On Sentences 125HGram. PB pg 24
Trait: Word Choice Descriptive Details 125A
Grammar:DLA: 125GRun-On Sentences 125HGram. PB pg 25
Conferencing:125B
FluencyRepeated Reading: Phrasing and Rate 121APB pg 41
FluencyRepeated Reading: Phrasing and Rate 121A
