Because of Winn Dixie Novel Unit, Activities, Handouts, Tests!
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Description
This teaching unit is designed to accompany Kate DiCamillo's novel Because of Winn-Dixie. It includes handouts, activities and/or questions as well as chapter tests, a unit test, writing assignments, postreading activities, and more. Our lessons are based on language arts standards, so you will not find just plain generic activities for this novel. Furthermore, this unit will help you address Common Core standards. For example, the lesson on chapter 15 prompts students to not only find similes, but it also requires them to analyze the similes and to explain how the similes impact imagery. These handouts are ready for you to use for each chapter. With this packet, no prep is needed! All of the work is planned out for you! Use these handouts to teach the novel as a whole-class read, for homework, for group work in literature circles, or as independent classwork.
Check out the following table of contents of the novel unit to see the focus of each chapter:
Table of Contents
Chapters 1 & 2 Who is Opal? Piece it together.
Chapters 1 & 2 Wanted Poster
Chapters 3 & 4 Ten Things about Opal’s Mama
Chapter 5 Point of View
Chapter 6 Dialogue and Writing Opportunity
Chapter 7 Conflict
Chapter 8 Creating Realistic Characters
Test 1 Chapters 1 – 8
Chapter 9 Readers’ Theater
Chapter 11 Strong Verbs and Onomatopoeia
Chapter 12 Create a Comic Strip
Chapter 14 Theme
Chapter 15 Similes to Create Imagery
Chapter 16 “Now There’s a Story”
Test 2 Chapters 9-16
Chapter 17 Littmus Lozenge Advertisement
Chapter 18 Examine a Word
Chapter 19 Littmus Lozenge
Chapter 20 Plan the Party!
Chapters 21-23 Discussion
Chapter 24` Ten Things
Chapter 25 Writing Opportunity
Chapter 26 Symbolism and Discussion
Character Analysis
The ABCs of Because of Winn-Dixie
Final Test
Writing Prompts
Answer Keys
Happy Teaching!