Meet the Author

Because of Winn-DixieBy Kate DiCamillo

Illustrated by

Kevin Hawkes

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Spelling Words Short Vowels VCCV

contestenginefingeraccidentfabric

soccerflattenmammalintendmagnet

Short Vowels VCCV

rallycustommittenhappenadmire

cannonmethodguttersuddenrascal

Let’s review our Spelling words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a

moment. We can clap as we spell the word, or we

might just practice reading the words.

admire

magnet

contest

method

custom

rally

soccer

engine

sudden

finger

accident

mitten

intend

fabric

flatten

rascal

gutter

mammal

happen

cannon

"Are you all right?"

"That's my dog."

•The first sentence isan interrogative sentence. Itasks a question and ends witha question mark. •The secondsentence is a declarativesentence. It tells somethingand ends with a period. •Bothsentences are simplesentences.

Grammar Skills

TM 39e-f

Meet the Author

Because of Winn-DixieBy Kate DiCamillo

Illustrated by

Kevin Hawkes

PowerPoint Updated by Linda Manhart PowerPoint Updated by Linda Manhart TisdaleTisdale

Question of the WeekWhat experiences bring diverse people together?

Fluency

• Listen as Mrs. Tisdale reads "Child of the Silent Night" aloud.

• Give a thumbs up when you think you hear an answer to the following questions:

1. When did Laura's parents realize Laura had lost her sight and hearing? (Sequence)

2. What were the steps in Laura's recovery? Describe them in order. (Sequence)

TM 18m

Fluency Check Tone of Voice

● You will use the rise and fall of your voice to show where the story includes questions and where it is full of emotion.

● Go to page 33 and let’s reread the last two paragraphs.

TM 39a

Vocabulary- Say It!

memorialpridefulrecalls

peculiargrand

positiveselecting

More Words to Know

attentionkindness

understandingconsistedfriendlessdiversity

grand

excellent; very good

memorial

helping people to remember a person, thing, or event

peculiar

strange; unusual

positive

without doubt; sure

prideful

overly proud of oneself; vain

recalls

calls back to mind;

remembers

consisted

was made up of

diversity

differences

friendless

without friends

understanding

comprehension; knowledge

attention

care and thoughtfulness; consideration

kindness

treatment that does good, rather than harm; gentleness

selecting

picking out; choosing

Study Skills• Genre: Realistic Fiction• Comprehension Skill:

Sequence• Comprehension

Strategy: Summarize• Comprehension Review

Skill: Author’s purpose• Vocabulary: Suffixes

Read p. 25, paragraph 2. List in order the main events that happen in

this paragraph

Day 2 Question of the Day

Can an elderly librarian and a little girl really

be friends?

See pp. 22-33

SummaryMoving to a new town

can be hard, and making new friends

can be even harder. With the help of her dog, Winn

Dixie, Opal is able to get to know

Miss Franny Block, the local librarian.

Miss Block tells Opal an exciting tale about a bear

that once wandered into the library.

In Realistic Fiction the characters speak and act like

real people.The story describes real-life

problems and events.The outcome, or problem

resolution, seems to be reasonable.

What is Realistic Fiction?

• Realistic fiction is simply stated as real kids with real problems solved in a realistic manner in a real world setting.

• Realistic Fiction is most often based in the present or recent past.

• The events portrayed in realistic fiction raise questions that a reader might face in real life.

Characters in realistic fiction usually have certain characteristics:

• they resemble real people• live in a place that could be real• participate in a series of events

that could probably happen• presented with a problem that is of

interest of children and discover a realistic solution

A Realistic fiction selection may have one or more of these

elements

• The characters behave as people or animals do in real life.

• The setting of the story is a real place or could be a real place.

• The events of the story are based on a conflict or problem the could occur in real life.

Summarizing

•A summary is a short statement that tells the main ideas of a selection.

•A story summary should tell the goals of the characters, how they try to reach them, and whether they reach them.

•A summary of an article should tell the main idea, leaving out unnecessary details. Tips on Summarizing

Vocabulary Skill – Suffixes

•The suffix –ful means “full of.” For example, prideful means “full of pride.” •The suffix –ly means “in a way that is.” •Sometimes –ful and –ly are added to a base word together as in pridefully, which means “acting in a way that is

full of pride.”

Games

Let’s Practice Suffixes

Base Word -ful -ful + -ly Sentence

care careful carefully

Author’s Purpose is the author’s reason or reasons for

writing this story.

• Authors don’t usually tell you this. You have to figure the reasons out.

• It might be to inform or teach, to entertain, to express their feelings, and to persuade or convince you.

Day 3 Question of the Day

What do Miss Franny and Opal have in

common?

See pp. 22-35

Research/Study Skill Map/Globe/Atlas

• A map is an illustration of a place. It could be a drawing of your yard or a solar system.

• A map’s legend contains a compass rose showing direction, a scale showing distance, and a key showing symbols on the map and what they represent. TM 39l Game

Research/Study Skill Map/Globe/Atlas

• A globe is a sphere with a map of the world on it.

• An atlas is a book that contains maps.

Literary Device

Idioms • An idiom is a type of figurative

language that cannot be understood by the ordinary meanings of words.

• When Lou said, “I don’t have long to go,” he meant he didn’t have much time to live, not that he had a distance to travel.

• Often an idiom can be understood by figuring out what makes sense in context

• Find the idiom on page 29.

TM 39b

Review Questions

1. What do you think it means to be called a “know-it-all”?

2. What makes Miss Franny sad after telling the story of the bear?

3. Why did Winn Dixie stand up at the window?

4. In what ways are Opal and Miss Franny alike?

5. What kind of attitude does Amanda Wilkinson have when she comes into the library?

You will smell peculiar odors

at the zoo!

You will smell peculiar odors

at the zoo!

I hope you can recall your lunch number when you are in line.

I hope you can recall your lunch number when you are in line.

Are you really positive of that answer?

Are you really positive of that answer?

The soup consisted of beans and ham.

The soup consisted of beans and ham.

Do you need help selecting your library books?

Do you need help selecting your library books?

Winn-Dixie was all alone and friendless.

Winn-Dixie was all alone and friendless.

Do you know anyone that acts like a prideful person?

Do you know anyone that acts like a prideful person?

Miss Franny thought that would be a grand idea!

Miss Franny thought that would be a grand idea!

Have you ever visited the Lincoln Memorial?

Have you ever visited the Lincoln Memorial?

Memoir • A memoir tells about an

interesting event or experience in your life. It may include information about how you felt, what you saw, or why you did something.

• Memoirs are also known as personal essays.

• A memoir that tells a person's life story is called an autobiography.

TM 39g

Writing Assignment• Write a memoir about an experience

you have had with a pet or other animal. Tell about the events in sequence. Give details about what you saw and how you felt.

• Vary your sentences to make your writing more interesting to read.

• Use vivid adjective and strong verbs to make the experience come alive.

Day 4 Question of the Day

Why might it cause problems when people move into black bears’

home territory?

See pp. 33-36

Fun Stuff

• More on Winn-Dixie • Web Quest• Map Games• Prefix & Suffix Game