Because of Winn-Dixie Resource Set
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- Guided Reading Level: R
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
Summary
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Treat your students to this modern classic about a ten-year-old girl, her big-hearted dog, and a town full of people looking for friendship. DiCamillo’s sophisticated characters and heart-warming story set the perfect stage for deep conversations about the ways in which authors develop characters.
Teach with Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
This resource set includes everything you need to deliver meaningful reading instruction
- Interactive Lesson Plan for 6 Book Club Meetings Focusing on Character Development
- Chapter by Chapter Discussion Guide
- Chapter by Chapter Vocabulary Guide
- Book Club Calendar
- Conversation Prompts
- Expectations for Book Club Anchor Chart / Student Reference Sheet
- Student Self-Evaluation Forms
- Running Record Assessment Tool
- Student Reading Response Guide
- Comprehension Assessment Rubric
- Common Core State Standard Assessment
Common Core Alignment
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Because of Winn-Dixie Resource Set
Instructional Overview
The instructional overview includes instructional background for character development, instructional objectives for each of the Book Club meetings, and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to Because of Winn-Dixie Book Club.
Book Club Management Resources
The management resources include a Book Club Calendar, conversation prompts, Student Self-Evaluation forms, Reading Response Board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.
Meeting #1: Introduce Character Development
Students will use a Character Map to keep track of the richly developed characters in Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo.
Meeting #2: Exploring Indirect and Direct Characterization
Dive deeper into direct and indirect characterization using Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. Students will continue to build their Character Maps with evidence from the text.
Meeting #3: Using Dialogue to Infer Character Traits
This Because of Winn-Dixie Book Club meeting focuses on identifying how the author develops a character using dialogue. By focusing on how a character speaks or thinks, the reader can make inferences about the character's personality.
Meeting #4: Understanding How Character Relationships Develop Character
Another way that Kate DiCamillo develops the characters in Because of Winn-Dixie is through relationships between characters. When students examine how a character interacts with other characters, they can more fully identify the character's traits.
Meeting #5: Noticing How Characters Change Over Time
Using their Character Maps as evidence from the text, students will discuss how characters have changed throughout Because of Winn-Dixie. Examining how characters change allows the reader to more fully understand the story's characters.
Meeting #6: Making Connections with the Characters
Author Kate DiCamillo has created characters in Because of Winn-Dixie that are easy to connect to. In this final Book Club meeting, students will practice making text-to-self connections with characters from the story and look at how these connections increase their enjoyment of the text.
Because of Winn-Dixie Focus Assessment and Rubric
Use this six-question assessment to determine whether or not students understand the key concepts associated with a character traits.
Because of Winn-Dixie Common Core Assessment
This 9 question Common Core aligned assessment can be used to determine students'overall comprehension of Because of Winn-Dixie and their mastery of the Common Core State Standards.
Because of Winn-Dixie Common Core Alignment
List of the Common Core State Standards addressed by Because of Winn-Dixie Book Club Resource Set.
Because of Winn-Dixie Running Record
Use this "done for you" Running Record to assess oral reading fluency of Because of Winn-Dixie. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.
Student Resources in Spanish
This set of Spanish student facing resources includes Book Club Management Resources for use with Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the Resource Set for this book.
Because of Winn-Dixie Vocabulary Connections
Introduce students to the new vocabulary in Because of Winn-Dixie. This Vocabulary Connections resource has everything you need to support Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary development. Download the individual resource or the Super Pack for fun, productive activities to support comprehension of the new words in the book.
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.4a L.4.5c L.4.6
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