Because Of Winn Dixie
Transcript of Because Of Winn Dixie
Reading Goal
Cause and Effect
Vocabulary
•experience•properly•peculiar
•wrinkled•grand•difficult
experience
something lived through
experience
Timmy had the experience of losing a tooth many times.
properly
correctly
properly
When I dropped food on the floor, my grandmother said I should learn to eat properly.
peculiar
strange
peculiar
Larry was a peculiar guy; his favorite food was onions, which he ate like apples.
wrinkled
not smooth
wrinkled
Jen’s shirt was wrinkled because she slept in it.
grand
very good
grand
Mimi thought having ice cream for breakfast was a grand idea.
difficult
hard
difficult
Jerome thought his math homework was too difficult to finish I none hour.
Listening Comprehension
Socks by Beverly Cleary
Team Talk Questions1. Why does India Opal Buloni name her dog Winn-Dixie ?
2. The Herman W. Block Memorial Library is a) A big fancy place full of books.
b) Close to India’s house.
c) A little old house full of books.
d) The best library in Florida.
3. Why does India show Winn-Dixie how to stand up and look in the window? (write)
4. Why does India run up to the front of the library?
Partner Reading
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Page 25 silently
Adventures in Writing
Think about one of your friends. Do you
remember how you met and became
friends? Tell how you met your fiend.
Tell why you are friends with this
person.
Fluency
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