Title: Because of Winn Dixie-

Reading Goal: Cause and EffectTeam Cooperation Goal: Active ListeningGenre: NarrativeAuthor: Kate DiCamillo

Test Day

Review Vocabulary with Partner- 5min

Can you pronounce itCan you give the definitionCan you use it in a sentence

experience: something lived throughTimmy had the experience of losing a tooth

many times.

properly: correctlyAnna scored an A+ on her test because she answered the all the questions properly.

peculiar: strangeLarry was a peculiar person, everyday at 12:00am he bursts out

yelling, “The spaceship is coming! The spaceship is coming!”

wrinkled: not smoothJen’s shirt was wrinkled because she slept

in it.

grand: very goodMimi thought having ice cream for

breakfast was a grand idea

Difficult: hardJerome thought his math homework was

too difficult to finish in one hour.

Cause and Effect Connections

Cause• The cause is the reason why an

event happens.• Ask yourself “why did it happen?”

Effect• The effect is what happened.• Ask yourself “what happened?”

because so so that if...then

consequently thus since for

for this reason as a result therefore due to

this is how nevertheless

Signal Words

Today you will read the end of Because of Winn Dixie. You will read the end of Miss Franny’s story about the bear, and learn how India and Miss Franny become friends.

TestPut 2 sticky notes on words that are new or

unfamiliar to youRead 32 and 34Answer questions 1, 2, 3, and 5 with as many

detail from the story as possibleComplete vocabu;lary

Team Discussion-

• Discuss answers to test questions• Discuss words you clarified

Class Discussion

Vocabulary Vault

Writing Adventures- 15 min

Imagine you were at home reading and a bear came in the house. How would you scare the

bear away?

Book Club

Fluency – 5 min

• Pg 25, paragraphs 1 and 3