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1 Harcourt Journeys: Story Selection
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2 Unit 1: Lesson 1 Because of Winn-Dixie
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3 Turn your Text Book to page 20.
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6 SET A PURPOSE 1 2 3

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?
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9 This story is realistic fiction
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?
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11 the characters are facing and how they solve their problem
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?
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13 Answer: The Herman W. Block Memorial Library
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14 What are some possible reasons that Opal spends so much time at the library?
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15 Possible Answers: She doesn’t have any friends. She enjoys reading.
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16 Why might Opal teach Winn-Dixie to look in the library window?
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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?
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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? Answer Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

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?
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24 Possible Answer: Miss Franny thinks she has seen a bear.
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25 5 7 6 8 STOP & THINK

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

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?
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29 Possible Answer: Winn-Dixie is lonely outside without Opal.
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30 What might happen if Miss Franny does not tell her story properly?
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31 Possible Answer: Opal might not understand the story or she might not enjoy it.
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32 How do you think Winn-Dixie and Miss Franny will get along? Why?
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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.
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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? Answer Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

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

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

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? Answer Copyright © 2011 Kelly Mott

52 Possible Answer: Because it is so strange and funny that a bear would run off with a big book.
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54 In what way do all three main characters deal with the problem of loneliness?
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55 Possible Answer: They all overcome the problem of loneliness by becoming friends with each other.
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56 What is the author’s message about loneliness?
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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?
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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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61 STOP & THINK

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

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