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Because of Winn-Dixie

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Readers analyze an excerpt from Kate DiCamillo's novel Because of Winn-Dixie. They read silently, and then hear it read aloud. Definitions for underlined vocabulary words are in the margin, and other potentially difficult words...
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Litmus Lozenges: Sweet and Sorrowful (Because of Winn Dixie)

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Because of Winn Dixie worksheet, students explore characters and their relationships. Students complete a character web showing the relationships between seven characters in the story.
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Because of Winn-Dixie: Author's Purpose

For Students 5th - 7th
Read the short passage provided, and have your class answer the five questions that follow. Can they identify the author's purpose for writing this passage? 
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Because of Winn Dixie Activity

For Students 4th
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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Using Extrapolations

For Students 6th
In this using extrapolations worksheet, 6th graders use data analysis to answer nine questions about data prediction and extrapolation.