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Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie
The first week starts by asking “How do friends help each other?” In the realistic fiction selection Because of Winn-Dixie, we’ll read about how a stray dog helps a lonely girl make friends in her new town. We’ll also read the informational selection Because of BookEnds, about a nonprofit group that helps recycle books through student-run book drives and donates the books to schools and youth organizations.
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Spelling (long a and short a): blade, gray, past, afraid, magic, delay, amaze, drain, maybe, break, sale, hang, stain, glass, raft, jail, crayon, fact, stale, steak
Target Vocabulary: comfort, mention, mood, properly, intends, consisted, positive, advanced, peculiar, talent
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes re-, un-, dis- (prefixes meaning “again,” “not,” and “undo”)
Comprehension Skill: Story structure— examine details about characters, setting, and plot
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize— briefly tell the important parts of the text in your own words
Writing Focus: Narrative writing— descriptive paragraph
Activities To Do Together
Activities To Do Together
Vocabulary:
See how many Target Vocabulary words you and your child can use in a conversation.
My Best Friend:
Tell your child about a great friend you had growing up, or one you have now. How did— or does—this person help and support you? Then ask your child to tell you about one of his or her best friends. How are your friend and your child’s friend alike?
The World’s Greatest Friend
Talk with your child about what makes a great friend. What words and images does he or she associate with “friend”? Ask your child to use these ideas to write a fictional descriptive paragraph about what it would be like to have the world’s greatest friend!
Book Links
• Friendship According to Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney
• Home of the Brave, by Katherine Applegate CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE
Internet Challenge Together, find a website that tells about bears. Look for facts that tell about bears that live or used to live in your area. Learn a few interesting facts about the bears
What Are We Learning?
What Are We Learning?
This week we are learning about story structure and point of view.
This week we are learning about story structure and point of view.
Students know they have learned this when...
Students know they have learned this when...
they can identify the point of view from which a story is told.
they can identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
they can summarize a story using details from the text.
This week we are learning to write a descriptive paragraph
This week we are learning to write a descriptive paragraph
Students know they have learned this when...
Students know they have learned this when...
they can identify the parts of a descriptive paragraph.
they can use words and phrases to present ideas.
they can write a paragraph describing a place.
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