Because of Winn Dixie
By: Kate DiCamillo
Copyright: 2000
Published by: Candlewick Press
Lonely, Loving, Family, Community, Friendship
Reading Level
Lexile: 610L
DRA: 40
Guided Reading: R
Suggested Delivery
Read Aloud
Small Group Read
Electronic Resources
This website shows you a map of the town Naomi. You can click on each place that is mentioned in the book and different activities to do with the students will pop up. There is a play, different drafts of the book, an interactive scrap book and more.
This is a PDF of the teachers resources from the publisher of the book. It gives you before, during and after reading strategies as well as connections to the curriculum.
Teaching Suggestions
Vocabulary
Missionary: A person strongly in favor of a program, set of principles, ect., who attemps to persuade or convert others
Peculiar: Strange
Pathological: Caused by or involving a disease
Roundabout: Out of the way
Melancholy: Depressed
Wheezed: Breathing difficulty that has a whistling sound
Reading Strategies
Before Reading: Vocabulary Cards- Make cards for the vocabulary words i the book with the word on the front and the definition and a sentence on the back
During Reading: Concept Maps-Students can fill out a concept map worksheet while they are reading to help understand the book better
After Reading: Popcorn Review- Students go around the room popcorn style reviewing the book and any questions they might have had
Writing Activity
Use the first website given to create a "10 things" scrapbook about each character in the story like Opal did about Winn Dixie. This can be done individually or in small groups. You can also use the printable version to use with students from your class as an ice breaker game.
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