Unit 5 Week 1 Because of WinnDixie 4

Unit 5, Week 1 Because of Winn-Dixie 4 th Grade O’Neal Elementary

Fluency Intonation/Pausing • Good readers group words into phrases. • Pause at commas and stop at end marks. • Well, one hot Thursday, I was sitting in my library with all the doors and windows open and my nose stuck in a book, when a shadow crossed my desk.

Phonics VCCV Game Decode words with the VCCV Pattern • In most words with the VCCV pattern, the first vowel should be short. The word will be divided between the consonants in most cases. • When the two consonants are digraphs, the word is divided either before the first consonant or after the second.

Phonics Continued • plastic swallow foggy picket album bitter holly plas tic

Vocabulary • • • selecting-choosing positive-certain, sure snuffled-sniffed usually loudly consisted- made up peculiar- not usual; strange advanced-beyond Quia 1 Quia 2

Vocabulary • Denotation- dictionary meaning • Connotation- feelings or ideas associated with the word Word Denotation Connotation advanced beyond the beginning level better than others ahead of the rest handshake flag Connotation/Denotation Game

Comprehension Drawing Conclusions • You can use information from a story, as well as personal experience, to draw conclusions. • By paying attention to details, you can draw conclusions about what a character may say or do next or how the plot might change as the story unfolds. • http: //www. studyzone. org/testprep/ela 4/h/infer encesp. cfm

Vocabulary In Context • Opal moved through the store, carefully ______ the items she wanted to buy. • Her entire order _____ of macaroni and cheese, tomatoes, and rice. • Winn-Dixie influenced Opal’s life in a ____ way. • His coat had no _____, or unpleasant, odor. • Winn-Dixie was smart, more ______ than the average dog. • Sometimes, Winn-Dixie ________ along the floor, looking for food.

Vocabulary • literal meaning- dictionary definition. • figurative meaning- they are used as figures of speech, such as metaphors and idioms. • http: //www. readwritethink. org/materials/idioms/ Idiom face the music spill the beans Literal Meaning Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions. Figurative Meaning

Vocabulary • • Affixes = Prefixes and Suffixes Root Word = Base Word Create New Words…. Suffix/Prefix Machine http: //websites. ntl. com/%7 Efixbyji/literacy/suffixprefix. htm word unhappy kindness root word prefix suffix new word

Literary Elements • • Onomatopoeia- is the use of a word that imitates the sound that it stands for, such as hiss. http: //interactives. mped. org/preview_mg. aspx? id=736&title= Simile- compares two different things, usually using the words like or as. http: //www. rhlschool. com/eng 3 n 25. htm popping hissing simile onomatopoeia 1. as hungry as a horse 2. crazy like a fox 3. Free Verse Poetry PBS: Free Verse

Comprehension-Summarize • To summarize a story, you must identify the most important ideas or events. Event

Comprehension Regional Speech • People’s everyday speech is often influenced by the history and culture of the place in which they live. When we travel, we can hear differences in pronunciation. • The setting of Because of Winn-Dixie takes place in a town in Florida. Where is Florida located in the United States? • “She didn’t weigh hardly anything at all. ”

Reflection: Day 1 • Using a word web or simple chart, analyze the denotation and connotation of the word peculiar. Use the dictionary and your prior knowledge. • Does peculiar have a positive or negative connotation? Why do you feel that way?

Reflection: Day 2 • Summarize the information in the second paragraph on page 546 to explain how an action that the narrator takes puts the events of the story in motion. • On page 549, the narrator says Winn-Dixie has a large heart. What connotation does the word heart have?

Reflection: Day 3 • How do would you summarize Miss Franny’s experience with the bear? • Why is the last paragraph on page 552 important to the story? • What is the connotation of the word grand when Miss Franny says, “Why, that would be grand. . . just grand”? (page 554)

Reflection: Day 4 • On page 558, the poet did not use a simile in the first nine lines of the poem, but has compared several things. What simile can you create to show one of her comparisons? • How does the author’s use of onomatopoeia bring the words from her book to life?

Reflection: Day 5 • Besides the word popped, what other examples of onomatopoeia can you find in the poem on pages 558 -559? • Compare the narrator in the poem on pages 558 -559 with the narrator in Because of Winn-Dixie. How are they alike? How are they different?