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Because of Winn-Dixie

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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 are in bold. A discussion aspect has readers collaborating ideas, and encourages text citation when addressing a topic. Finally, learners complete a writing task to synthesize the lesson. Writing prompts are available.

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character analysis, characters, main characters, because of winn dixie, kate dicamillo, close reading, unknown words

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because of winn dixie, character analysis, close reading, Discussion, main characters, unknown words, high value words, english language arts
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Grade
3rd
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English Language Arts
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Duration
2 days
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RL.3.1 RL.3.3 RL.3.4 RL.3.5 RF.3.3.a RF.3.3.b RF.3.3.c RF.3.3.d RF.3.4.a RF.3.4.b RF.3.4.c W.3.2.a W.3.4 W.3.5 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.b SL.3.1.c SL.3.1.d SL.3.2 L.3.1.a L.3.1.b L.3.1.c L.3.1.d L.3.1.e L.3.1.f L.3.1.g L.3.1.h L.3.1.i L.3.2.a L.3.2.b L.3.2.c L.3.2.d L.3.2.e L.3.2.f L.3.2.g L.3.3.a L.3.3.b L.3.4.a L.3.4.b L.3.4.c L.3.4.d L.3.5.a L.3.5.b L.3.5.c

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