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Because of Winn-Dixie Novel Study with GOOGLE Slides

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Amanda Garcia
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Grade Levels
3rd - 5th
Resource Type
Standards
Formats Included
  • PDF
  • Google Apps™
Pages
57 + GOOGLE Slides
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Amanda, this resource is amazing! It has been just what I needed for my novel study. I'm a virtual teacher and I love anything with google apps. The questions work so well with the comprehension skills I'm teaching and are formatted perfectly!
Perfect summer reading assignment. Reviewed it in class and than watched than watched the movie. Will definitly be doing this again next year!

Description

Are you planning to read Because of Winn Dixie with your students? Do you need a complete novel study to help guide them through the chapters? This complete no-prep book study for Because of Winn Dixie is packed full of standards-aligned reading responses and comprehension questions. After every two chapters, students answer thought-provoking questions designed to help them deepen their understanding of the story. This novel study works well for literature circles, guided reading groups, and for independent readers. Students are guided through the story with clear reading activities, making it simple for both teacher and student. Students will need a copy of the text, as they are required to provide text evidence for their thinking.

Easy to implement!

This Because of Winn Dixie unit engages students as they work independently, in literature circles, and in guided reading groups. Students are kept accountable for their reading with the clear reading responses.

Included in the download:

  • teacher directions
  • Common Core alignment guide
  • link to Google Slides
  • strategy charts for making connections, predicting, and asking questions
  • interactive notebook pages
  • complete answer keys

With this novel study, students will:

  • make predictions
  • ask questions
  • making connections
  • write chapter titles (determine the theme or main idea)
  • answer text-dependent questions
  • visualize
  • determine character traits
  • support opinions with details from the text
  • infer
  • note details
  • write chapter summaries
  • order events into the correct sequence
  • draw conclusions
  • compare and contrast more than one character
  • analyze the story from the main character's point of view
  • respond critically to the story

Options for the teacher:

This book study is offered as a no-prep printable unit and has also been prepared using Google Slides. The link to the Slides is found on page 2 of the PDF.

See what teachers are saying!

❤️ "These questions got my students deeper in the text! They provided structure, as well as good assessment pieces for me to check their comprehension. Also loved the option to post to Google Classroom." Amy G.

❤️ "This is so thorough with high-level questions to challenge my students. Thank you for this wonderful product!" Rebecca M.

❤️ "Great comprehensive review of chapters with higher level thinking included. Easy to use resource." Brenda C.


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Total Pages
57 + GOOGLE Slides
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
3 Weeks
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

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