Because of Winn Dixie 1
Transcript of Because of Winn Dixie 1
Unit 5, Week 1Unit 5, Week 1Because of Winn-Because of Winn-
DixieDixie
Unit 5, Week 1Unit 5, Week 1Because of Winn-Because of Winn-
DixieDixie44thth Grade Grade
O’Neal ElementaryO’Neal Elementary
Fluency
Intonation/Pausing• Good readers group words into phrases. • Pause at commas and stop at end marks.• Well, one hot Thursday, I was sitting in my
library with all the doors and windows open and my nose stuck in a book, when a shadow crossed my desk.
Phonics
Decode words with the VCCV Pattern
• In most words with the VCCV pattern, the first vowel should be short. The word will be divided between the consonants in most cases.
• When the two consonants are digraphs, the word is divided either before the first consonant or after the second.
VCCV Game
Phonics Continued• plastic plas tic
swallowfoggypicketalbumbitterholly
Vocabulary• selecting-choosing• positive-certain, sure• snuffled-sniffed usually loudly• consisted- made up• peculiar- not usual; strange• advanced-beyond
Quia 1 Quia 2
Vocabulary• Denotation- dictionary meaning• Connotation- feelings or ideas associated with the word
Word Denotation Connotation
advancedbeyond the
beginning levelbetter than othersahead of the rest
handshake
flag
Connotation/Denotation Game
ComprehensionDrawing Conclusions
• You can use information from a story, as well as personal experience, to draw conclusions.
• By paying attention to details, you can draw conclusions about what a character may say or do next or how the plot might change as the story unfolds.
• http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/inferencesp.cfm
Vocabulary In Context• Opal moved through the store, carefully ___________ the
items she wanted to buy.• Her entire order __________ of macaroni and cheese,
tomatoes, and rice.• Winn-Dixie influenced Opal’s life in a ________ way.• His coat had no _____, or unpleasant, odor.• Winn-Dixie was smart, more ____________ than the
average dog.• Sometimes, Winn-Dixie _______________ along the floor,
looking for food.
Vocabulary• literal meaning- dictionary definition.• figurative meaning- they are used as figures of
speech, such as metaphors and idioms.• http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/idioms/
Idiom Literal MeaningFigurative Meaning
face the music
Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
spill the beans
Vocabulary• Affixes = Prefixes and Suffixes• Root Word = Base Word• Create New Words….Suffix/Prefix Machine• http://websites.ntl.com/%7Efixbyji/literacy/suffixprefix.ht
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wordroot word
prefix suffixnew word
unhappy
kindness
Literary Elements• Onomatopoeia- is the use of a word that imitates the sound that it stands
for, such as hiss.• http://interactives.mped.org/preview_mg.aspx?id=736&titl
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• Simile- compares two different things, usually using the words like or as.• http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n25.htm
onomatopoeia
poppinghissing
simile1. as hungry as a horse
2. crazy like a fox
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Free Verse Poetry PBS: Free Verse
Comprehension-Summarize
• To summarize a story, you must identify the most important ideas or events.
Event
ComprehensionRegional Speech
• People’s everyday speech is often influenced by the history and culture of the place in which they live. When we travel, we can hear differences in pronunciation.
• The setting of Because of Winn-Dixie takes place in a town in Florida. Where is Florida located in the United States?
• “She didn’t weigh hardly anything at all.”
Reflection: Day 1• Using a word web or simple chart,
analyze the denotation and connotation of the word peculiar. Use the dictionary and your prior knowledge.
• Does peculiar have a positive or negative connotation? Why do you feel that way?
Reflection: Day 2• Summarize the information in the
second paragraph on page 546 to explain how an action that the narrator takes puts the events of the story in motion.
• On page 549, the narrator says Winn-Dixie has a large heart. What connotation does the word heart have?
Reflection: Day 3• How do would you summarize Miss
Franny’s experience with the bear?• Why is the last paragraph on page 552
important to the story?• What is the connotation of the word
grand when Miss Franny says, “Why, that would be grand. . . just grand”? (page 554)
Reflection: Day 4• On page 558, the poet did not use a
simile in the first nine lines of the poem, but has compared several things. What simile can you create to show one of her comparisons?
• How does the author’s use of onomatopoeia bring the words from her book to life?
Reflection: Day 5• Besides the word popped, what other
examples of onomatopoeia can you find in the poem on pages 558-559?
• Compare the narrator in the poem on pages 558-559 with the narrator in Because of Winn-Dixie. How are they alike? How are they different?