This is a combined literature and grammar unit that contains everything you need to teach the novel and more! Included in the unit are pre-reading, active-reading and post-reading activities with grammar lessons, literary activities, a final essay test, and other activities just for fun!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Student Hand-out on Literary Terms and Elements of a Story 5
Active Reading: Chapter Notes for: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate Dicamillo 7
Pre-reading Activity: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate Dicamillo 9
A Diary for Opal 10

Chapter 1
Setting 12
Title Analysis: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate Dicamillo 12
Activity for Thought: A Great Beginning 13

Chapters 2-3
Grammar Activity: Nouns 14
Thought Questions: 15
Create Your Own Vocabulary List 16
Literary Elements: Antagonist and Protagonist 17
Summary 17

Chapters 4-5
Singular and Plural Nouns 18
Literary Element: Mood 19

Chapters 6-7
Grammar Activity: Adjectives 20

Chapters 8-9
Thought Question 21
To Be or Not To Be? 21
Narrative and Dialogue: 22
Context clues: 23

Chapters 10-11
Thought Questions 24
Synopsis or Summary? 24

Chapters 12-13
A Guest for Dinner 25
Thought Questions 25
An Interview with a Character 26
Now, You be the Teacher! 27

Chapters 14-15
Grammar Activity: Personal pronouns 28
Thought Questions 28
Picture a Character 29
Foreshadowing and Prediction 30
Character Thoughts 30

Chapters 16-17
Thought Question 31
Happy Birthday 31

Chapters 18-19
Grammar Activity: Prepositional Phrases 32
Internal and External Conflict 33
Chapter Summary and Illustration 34

Chapters 20-21
Thought Question: 34
New Character 35
A Letter to a Friend 35
Compare and Contrast 36

Chapters 22-24
Grammar Activity: Subjects and Predicates 37

Chapter 25
Chronological order 38
Post-Reading Activities 39
Newspaper Page 39
Letter to the Author : Kate Dicamillo 40
Author Interview: Kate Dicamillo 40
Recommendations 41
A Letter to a Friend 42
Creative Activity: Create your own seek-a-word puzzle 43
Climax and Rising and Falling Action 44

Matching Quiz on Literary Terms and Elements of a Story 45
Answers to Matching Quiz on Literary Terms and Elements of a Story 46

Final Essay Test 47
Rubric for Final Essay Test 49

Attention Teachers! 50
Quiz Creating Activity: 51
Test Creating Activity: 52
Answers to Grammar Activities 54


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