Lesson 1.1 - Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo is a realistic fiction story. Realistic fiction has characters and events that are like people and events in real life. They are stories that could happen but didn't. As you read, think about how the people and events in your life are similar to or different from the characters and events in this story.
Click the picture to the left to read an excerpt from the book Because of Winn-Dixie. |
Question of the Week
What experiences bring diverse people together? |
As you read, think about the following questions.
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Skills of the week - Sequence & summarizing
Selection Vocabulary |
Amazing Words |
grand - great; wonderful
memorial - serving to remember a person or event peculiar - strange; odd positive - in a good way prideful - in a way that shows a person thinks he or she is better than others recalls - remembers selecting - choosing; picking |
kindness attention teach understanding variety introduce similar distinct social courteous |
Lesson 1.1 Spelling - Short Vowels VCCV
1. admire
2. magnet 3. contest 4. method 5. custom 6. rally 7. soccer 8. engine 9. sudden 10. finger |
11. accident
12. mitten 13. intend 14. fabric 15. flatten 16. rascal 17. gutter 18. mammal 19. happen 20. cannon |
Challenge Words:
21. dungeon 22. magnify 23. festival 24. thunderstorm 25. injury |