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A Character's Decalogue Using "Because of Winn Dixie"
Students read the book Because of Winn Dixie and then create a personal decalogue, which is a list of 10 personal beliefs. In this decalogue lesson plan, students then write a decalogue of a fictional character and write a story based on...
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Because of Winn Dixie Activity
In this Because of Winn Dixie worksheet, 4th graders use characters from the story to complete a problem solving activity. Students must determine which items to buy and how to earn the money for those items. There are five different...
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Because of Winn-Dixie
In this literature comprehension learning exercise, students recall details from chapters 1 and 2 of Because of Winn-Dixie . Students answer 6 questions about each chapter.
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Because of Winn-Dixie Chapters 25 and 26
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students complete activities about the bookBecause of Winn-Dixie .Students recall details from the book by unscrambling words. Students answer 8 questions about each chapter.
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About the Author: Kate DiCamillo
Students examine the writing process of Kate DiCamillo, the author of "Because of Winn-Dixie." They read author's comments, watch a slideshow narrated by the author, complete a free-write activity, and discuss Kate DiCamillo's top five...
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Because of Winn Dixie
In this Winn Dixie worksheet, 3rd graders use creative thoughts to draw and color a dog for the movie. Students then write 10 statements, noting facts they know about Winn Dixie.
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What Do You See?
Pupils practice visualizing elements from a poem or story. While reading a poem aloud, the instructor models what they see as they read the passage. Students draw a picture of the main character of the story "Because of Winn-Dixie" after...
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Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: An Original & Personal Decalogue
In this lesson plan students create a list of ten personal thoughts about one topic. First, create your list's title; it should have the word I or my somewhere in the title to show that it's a personal list. Then create ten items that...
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Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writer's Notebook: A Pentalogue: 5 Personal Beliefs
This lesson has students create an end-of-year reflective pentalogue (five personal beliefs). The list is to be about five different things each student has learned in the past year about what makes good, high-quality writing. A revised...