1. Harcourt Journeys: Story Selection Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

2. Unit 1: Lesson 1 Because of Winn-Dixie Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

3. Turn your Text Book to page 22. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

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7. Good readers set a purpose for reading based on their preview of the story, and what they know about genre. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

8. What genre do you think this story is? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

9. This story is realistic fiction. Notice the characters look realistic in the photographs. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

10. What purpose might we have for reading this story? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

11. Entertainment Find out what problem the characters are facing and how they solve their problem Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

12. What is the setting of this selection? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

13. Answer: The Herman W. Block Memorial Library Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

14. What are some possible reasons that Opal spends so much time at the library? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

15. Possible Answers: She doesn’t have any friends. She enjoys reading. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

16. Why might Opal teach Winn-Dixie to look in the library window? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

17. Possible Answers: She doesn’t want him to be upset when she goes inside. She sees him as a friend more than a pet. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

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19. Why do you think Miss Franny asks if Opal is positive Winn-Dixie is a dog and not a bear? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

20. Possible Answer: She wants to make sure it isn’t a bear because she seems to have seen a bear at the library before. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

21. STOP & THINK: What problem does Winn Dixie solve by standing up and looking through the window? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

22. Possible Answer: Winn-Dixie can not go in the library. He cannot see what is going on inside. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

23. How does this event influence what happens next? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

24. Possible Answer: Miss Franny thinks she has seen a bear. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

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26. What problem does Opal help resolve for Miss Franny when the librarian sees Winn-Dixie in the window? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

27. Possible Answer: Miss Franny is scared because she thinks Winn-Dixie is a bear. Opal comforts Miss Franny and helps her get up from the floor and assures her that Winn-Dixie is a dog. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

28. Why does Opal bring Winn- Dixie into the library? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

29. Possible Answer: Winn-Dixie is lonely outside without Opal. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

30. What might happen if Miss Franny does not tell her story properly? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

31. Possible Answer: Opal might not understand the story or she might not enjoy it. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

32. How do you think Winn- Dixie and Miss Franny will get along? Why? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

33. Possible Answer: Miss Franny and Winn-Dixie will become friends because Miss Franny pats him on the head and Winn-Dixie wags his tail. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

34. STOP & THINK: Authors sometimes use a flashback to tell about events that happened before the time in which the larger story is set. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

35. STOP & THINK: Authors do this to give you information about the past. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

36. STOP & THINK: Flashback events can explain what caused problems in the main story. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

37. STOP & THINK: Flashbacks also tell readers more about other story elements, such as the characters and setting. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

38. STOP & THINK: Which details in the text tell you that a flashback is part of this selection? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

39. Possible Answer: Miss Franny uses phrases like “back when Florida was wild” and “I was just a little girl, no bigger than you.” Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

40. STOP & THINK: What might the flashback tell readers about Miss Franny? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

41. Possible Answer: It might tell why Miss Franny reacted so strongly to seeing Winn-Dixie in the window. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

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44. How did Miss Franny become a librarian? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

45. Answer: When she was a child, Miss Franny asked her father for a small library. He built one for her and she became the librarian of her own library. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

46. Franny says that bear had a peculiar smell. What other animals have a peculiar smell? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

47. Possible Answer: A skunk. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

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49. Retell in correct sequence the events that happen once Miss Franny sees there is a bear in the library. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

50. Check Your Answer: First, they both looked at each other. Then, the bear sniffed the air. Miss Franny sat in her chair thinking. Then, she decided to put up a fight, Next, she picked up a big book and threw it at the bear and yelled at it. Finally, the bear took the book and left. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

51. Why do you think that the part of the story Miss Franny will never forget is when the bear took the book? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

52. Possible Answer: Because it is so strange and funny that a bear would run off with a big book. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

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54. In what way do all three main characters deal with the problem of loneliness? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

55. Possible Answer: They all overcome the problem of loneliness by becoming friends with each other. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

56. What is the author’s message about loneliness? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

57. Possible Answer: When people help each other and share their lives, they become friends. Friendship overcomes loneliness. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

58. How does Opal feel Amanda Wilkinson? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott Answer

59. Possible Answer: She doesn’t seem to like her because she calls her “old pinched- faced Amanda,” which probably means Opal thinks Amanda is mean. Amanda also seems boastful which is not a nice quality. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

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62. STOP & THINK: Summarizing stories by retelling the important plot events in your own words will help you comprehend the story better. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

63. STOP & THINK: Complete a story map to retell the main events. Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

64. How did you do? Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott