Unit 1 Lesson 1 Story Selection Winn Dixie

Harcourt Journeys:
Story Selection
Copyright 2011 Kelly Mott
Unit 1: Lesson 1
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Wynne Dixie:
Part 1: Interactive PowerPoint with
Guided Reading Questions
Part 2: Projectable 1.3 a (Story Map)
Turn your Text Book to
page 22.
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SET A
PURPOSE
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Good readers set a purpose
for reading based on their
preview of the story, and
what they know about
genre.
What genre do you think
this story is?

Answer
This story is realistic fiction.
Notice the characters look
realistic in the photographs.
What purpose might we
have for reading this story?
Answer
Entertainment
Find out what problem
the characters are facing
and how they solve their
problem
What is the setting of this
selection?
Answer
Answer:
The Herman W. Block
Memorial Library
What are some possible
reasons that Opal spends so
much time at the library?
Answer
Possible Answers:
She doesnt have any
friends. She enjoys
reading.
Why might Opal teach
Winn-Dixie to look in the
library window?
Answer
Possible Answers:
She doesnt want him to be
upset when she goes inside.
She sees him as a friend
more than a pet.
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STOP &
THINK
Why do you think Miss
Franny asks if Opal is
positive Winn-Dixie is a dog
and not a bear?
Answer
Possible Answer:
She wants to make sure it
isnt a bear because she
seems to have seen a bear
at the library before.
STOP & THINK:
What problem does Winn
Dixie solve by standing up
and looking through the
window?
Answer
Possible Answer:
Winn-Dixie can not go in the
library. He cannot see what
is going on inside.
How does this event
influence what happens
next?
Answer
Possible Answer:
Miss Franny thinks she has
seen a bear.
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6 8
STOP &
THINK
What problem does Opal
help resolve for Miss Franny
when the librarian sees
Winn-Dixie in the window?
Answer
Possible Answer:
Miss Franny is scared because she
thinks Winn-Dixie is a bear. Opal
comforts Miss Franny and helps
her get up from the floor and
assures her that Winn-Dixie is a
dog.
Why does Opal bring Winn-
Dixie into the library?
Answer
Possible Answer:
Winn-Dixie is lonely outside
without Opal.
What might happen if Miss
Franny does not tell her
story properly?
Answer
Possible Answer:
Opal might not understand
the story or she might not
enjoy it.
How do you think Winn-
Dixie and Miss Franny will
get along? Why?
Answer
Possible Answer:
Miss Franny and Winn-Dixie will
become friends because Miss
Franny pats him on the head
and Winn-Dixie wags his tail.

STOP & THINK:
Authors sometimes use a
flashback to tell about events
that happened before the time
in which the larger story is set.
STOP & THINK:
Authors do this to give you
information about the past.
STOP & THINK:
Flashback events can explain
what caused problems in the
main story.
STOP & THINK:
Flashbacks also tell readers
more about other story
elements, such as the
characters and setting.
STOP & THINK:
Which details in the text tell
you that a flashback is part of
this selection?
Answer
Possible Answer:
Miss Franny uses phrases
like back when Florida was
wild and I was just a little
girl, no bigger than you.
STOP & THINK:
What might the flashback tell
readers about Miss Franny?
Answer
Possible Answer:
It might tell why Miss
Franny reacted so strongly
to seeing Winn-Dixie in the
window.
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10
How did Miss Franny
become a librarian?
Answer
Answer:
When she was a child, Miss Franny
asked her father for a small
library. He built one for her and
she became the librarian of her
own library.
Franny says that bear had a
peculiar smell. What other
animals have a peculiar
smell?
Answer
Possible Answer:
A skunk.
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12
Retell in correct sequence the
events that happen once Miss
Franny sees there is a bear in
the library.
Answer
Check Your Answer:
First, they both looked at each other. Then,
the bear sniffed the air. Miss Franny sat in
her chair thinking. Then, she decided to put
up a fight, Next, she picked up a big book
and threw it at the bear and yelled at it.
Finally, the bear took the book and left.
Why do you think that the part
of the story Miss Franny will
never forget is when the bear
took the book?
Answer
Possible Answer:
Because it is so strange and
funny that a bear would run
off with a big book.
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15
In what way do all three main
characters deal with the
problem of loneliness?
Answer
Possible Answer:
They all overcome the
problem of loneliness by
becoming friends with each
other.
What is the authors message
about loneliness?
Answer
Possible Answer:
When people help each
other and share their lives,
they become friends.
Friendship overcomes
loneliness.
How does Opal feel Amanda
Wilkinson?
Answer
Possible Answer:
She doesnt seem to like her
because she calls her old pinched-
faced Amanda, which probably
means Opal thinks Amanda is mean.
Amanda also seems boastful which
is not a nice quality.
STOP &
THINK
STOP & THINK:
Summarizing stories by
retelling the important plot
events in your own words will
help you comprehend the story
better.
STOP & THINK:
Complete a story map to retell
the main events.
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