The document provides information about a book titled "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo, which is classified as realistic fiction. It also lists vocabulary words and spelling words related to short vowels for a lesson. The document outlines an instructional plan that addresses concepts like sequence, summarizing, vocabulary, grammar, spelling and diversity.

1. Big Question: What
experiences bring
diverse people together?
Title:
Because of Winn-Dixie
Author:
Kate DiCamillo
Genre:
Realistic Fiction

2. Review Games
Story Sort
Vocabulary Words:
 Arcade
Games
 Study Stack
 Spelling City: Spelling Words
 Spelling City: Vocabulary

3. Small Group
Timer

4. Spelling Words
Short Vowels VCCV

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fabric
flatten
rascal
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happen
cannon
dungeon
magnify
festival
thunderstorm
injury

6. Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words
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grand
memorial
peculiar
positive
prideful
recalls
selecting
More Words to Know
 consisted
friendless
 attention
 kindness
 understanding
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7. Big Question: What
experiences bring diverse
people together?
 Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday

8. Monday
Question of the Day
What experiences bring
diverse people
together?

9. Today we will learn about:
Build Concepts
 Sequence
 Summarize
 Build Background
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Model Tone of Voice
 Grammar: Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
 Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
 Diversity
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10. Fluency
Tone of Voice

11. Fluency: Tone of Voice
 Listen
as I read “Child of the
Silent Night.”
 As I read, notice how I will use
the rise and fall of my voice to
show where the story includes
questions and where it is full of
emotion.
 Be ready to answer questions
after I finish.

12. Fluency: Tone of Voice
 When
did Laura’ parents realize
Laura had lost her sight and
hearing?
 What were the steps in Laura’s
recover? Describe them in
order.

13. Concept Vocabulary
attention – care and
thoughtfulness
 kindness – treatment that does
good rather than harm;
gentleness
 understanding - comprehension
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14. Concept Vocabulary
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15. Build Concept Vocabulary:
attention, kindness, understanding
What all
people
need
Diversity
What new
friends
can offer

16. Sequence &
Summarize
Turn to pages 18 - 19.

17. Prior Knowledge
Come up with as many things as you can about moving to a new place.
New
People
to Meet
Moving to a
New Place
Feelings
New
Places to
Explore

18. Vocabulary Words

19. Vocabulary Words
grand – excellent; very good
 memorial – helping people to
remember a person, thing, or event
 peculiar – strange; unusual
 positive – without doubt; sure
 prideful – overly proud of oneself
 recalls – calls back to mind;
remembers
 selecting – picking out; choosing
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20. Vocabulary Words
Words in Context
Meaning
a grand time at the
party
peculiar noises not
heard before
to be positive the
facts are correct
too prideful to admit
a mistake
recalls the past
great
selecting a library
book
choosing
strange
certain
overly proud
remembers
Another Example

21. More Words to Know
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consisted – was made up of
friendless – without friends
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22. memorial

23. Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences

24. my dog bella is a real rascul
 My dog Bella is a real rascal.
 does stray dogs make good
pets
 Do stray dogs make good
pets?
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25. Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
“Are you all right?”
 “That’s my dog.”
 The first sentence is an interrogative
sentence. It asks a question and ends
with a question mark. The second
sentence is a declarative sentence.
It tells something and. ends with a
period. Both sentences are simple
sentences.
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26. Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
A
sentence is a group of words that
expresses a complete thought.
 A sentence begins with a capital
letter.
 A sentence that tells something is
a declarative sentence. A
declarative sentence ends with a
period.

27. Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
A
sentence that asks a question is an
interrogative sentence. An
interrogative sentences ends with a
question mark.
 Declarative Sentence: The library
is full of interesting books.
 Interrogative Sentence: How many
of these books have you read?

28. Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide if each sentence is declarative or interrogative.
A
person who works in a library is
a librarian.
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declarative
 Are
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interrogative
 The
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pets allows in the library?
librarian asked us to be quiet.
declarative

29. Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide if each sentence is declarative or interrogative.
 Hetty
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loves books about travel.
declarative
 Can
I do my homework at this
table?
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interrogative

30. Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide the correct end punctuation mark for each sentence.
 Who
is your favorite author
 Who
is your favorite author?
 Do
you prefer photographs or
drawings in a book
 Do
you prefer photographs or
drawings in a book?

31. Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide the correct end punctuation mark for each sentence.
 Our
town library has a children’s
section
 Our
town library has a children’s
section.
 When
a pigeon flew into the
library, everyone laughed
 When
a pigeon flew into the
library, everyone laughed.

32. Declarative & Interrogative Sentences
Decide the correct end punctuation mark for each sentence.
 Where
do I find the maps and
dictionaries
 Where
do I find the maps and
dictionaries?

33. Spelling Words
Short Vowels VCCV

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admire
magnet
contest
method
custom
rally
soccer
engine
sudden
finger
accident
mitten
intend
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fabric
flatten
rascal
gutter
mammal
happen
cannon
dungeon
magnify
festival
thunderstorm
injury

35. Tuesday
Question of the Day
Can an elderly librarian and
a little girl really be
friends?

36. Today we will learn about:
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Word Structure
Sequence
Summarize
Author’s Purpose
Vocabulary
Fluency: Choral Reading
Grammar: Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
Time for Social Studies: European
Influence
Diversity

37. Vocabulary Strategy:
Suffixes
Turn to pages 20 - 21.

38. Because of Winn-Dixie
Turn to pages 22 - 27.

39. Fluency
Choral Reading

40. Fluency: Choral Reading
 Turn
to page 28, paragraphs
3-6.
 As I read, notice how my tone
changes during dialogue to
match the way people speak.
 Now we will practice together
as a class by doing three
choral readings of the
paragraphs.

41. Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences

42. i teaching my dog to rol over
 I am teaching my dog to roll
over.
 dogs can learn to help blind
people. Or works with the
police
 Dogs can learn to help blind
people or work with the
police.
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43. Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
A
declarative sentence is a
statement that tells about
something. It ends with a period.
 An interrogative sentence asks a
question. It ends with a question
mark.
 Both kinds of sentences begin with
capital letters and can be simple,
compound, or complex.

44. Spelling Words
Short Vowels VCCV

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admire
magnet
contest
method
custom
rally
soccer
engine
sudden
finger
accident
mitten
intend
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fabric
flatten
rascal
gutter
mammal
happen
cannon
dungeon
magnify
festival
thunderstorm
injury

46. Wednesday
Question of the Day
What do Miss Franny
and Opal have in
common?

47. Today we will learn about:
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Summarize
Word Structure
Author’s Purpose
Vocabulary
Fluency: Tone of Voice
Grammar: Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
Time for Social Studies: Geography of
the Southeast
Space Exploration

48. Because of Winn-Dixie
Turn to pages 28 - 34.

49. Fluency
Tone of Voice

50. Fluency: Tone of Voice
 Turn
to page 33, last two
paragraphs.
 As I read, notice how I raise
my voice for questions and
emphasize certain words, like
not even.
 Now we will practice together
as a class by doing three
choral readings.

51. Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences

52. our class study in the library
every tuesday
 Our class studies in the
library every Tuesday.
 we read quietly for a our, we
can read any book we like
 We read quietly for an hour.
We can read any book we like.
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53. Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
A
declarative sentence is a
statement that tells about
something. It ends with a period.
 An interrogative sentence asks a
question. It ends with a question
mark.
 Both kinds of sentences begin with
capital letters and can be simple,
compound, or complex.

54. Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
 Using
different kinds of sentences
can make writing exciting. Using
interrogative sentences is one way
to keep readers interested.
 Always review what you have
written to see if you can improve it
by adding interrogative sentences.

55. Spelling Words
Short Vowels VCCV

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admire
magnet
contest
method
custom
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soccer
engine
sudden
finger
accident
mitten
intend
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fabric
flatten
rascal
gutter
mammal
happen
cannon
dungeon
magnify
festival
thunderstorm
injury

57. Thursday
Question of the Day
Why might it cause
problems when people move
into bears’ home territory?

58. Today we will learn about:
Expository Nonfiction/ Text
Features
 Reading Across Texts
 Content-Area Vocabulary
 Fluency: Partner Reading
 Grammar: Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
 Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
 Time for Social Studies: Research
Map Facts
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59. Fast Facts:
Black Beats
Turn to pages 36- 39.

60. Fluency
Partner Reading

61. Fluency: Partner Reading
 Turn
to page 33, last two
paragraphs.
 Read these paragraphs with a
partner three times. Use
tone of voice to show Opal’s
feelings about Amanda, and
then offer each other
feedback.

62. Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences

63. a bear is a large mamal
 A bear is a large mammal.
 grizzly bears is bigger then
black bears
 Grizzly bears are bigger than
black bears.
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64. Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
A
declarative sentence is a
statement that tells about
something. It ends with a period.
 An interrogative sentence asks a
question. It ends with a question
mark.
 Both kinds of sentences begin with
capital letters and can be simple,
compound, or complex.

65. Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
 Test
Tip:
 Keep an eye on helping verbs such
as is, are, has, have, does, and do.
They come before the subject of
an interrogative sentence.

66. Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
 Declarative:
 The
boys are playing with the dog.
 Her dog looks like a bear.
 Interrogative:
 Are
the boys playing with the dog?
 Does her dog look like a bear?

67. Spelling Words
Short Vowels VCCV

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admire
magnet
contest
method
custom
rally
soccer
engine
sudden
finger
accident
mitten
intend
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fabric
flatten
rascal
gutter
mammal
happen
cannon
dungeon
magnify
festival
thunderstorm
injury

69. Friday
Question of the Day
What experiences bring
diverse people
together?

70. Today we will learn about:
 Concept
Vocabulary
 Sequence
 Word Structure
 Grammar: Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences
 Spelling: Short Vowels VCCV
 Map/Globe/Atlas
 Diversity

71. Sequence
 Events
in a story occur in a
certain order, or sequence. The
sequence of events can be
important to understanding a
story.
 Sometimes events in a story are
told out of sequence. Something
that happened earlier might be
told after something that
happened later.

72. Idiom
 An
idiom is a phrase of expression
whose meaning cannot be
understood from the ordinary
meaning of the words that form it.
 You can determine the meaning of
an idiom by figuring out what
makes sense based on context.
 Speakers from specific places use
certain idioms.

73. Word Structure: Suffixes
suffix –ful means “full of.”
 For example, prideful means “full
of pride.”
 Another common suffix is –ly,
meaning “in a way that is.”
 Sometimes –ful and –ly are added
to the end of a base word
together, as in pridefully, which
means “acting in a way that is full
or pride.”
 The

74. Suffixes
Use the suffixes to complete the chart.
Base Word -ful
care
hope
fear
skill
power
pity
respect
-ful + -ly
Word in Sentence

75. Map/Globe/Atlas
 How
could you find the location of
Naomi, Florida?
 You could use a map, globe, or
atlas.
 A map is an illustration of a place.
It could be a drawing of your
backyard or the solar system.

76. Map/Globe/Atlas
A
map’s legend contains a
compass rose showing direction, a
scale showing distance, and a key
showing symbols on the map and
what they represent.
 A globe is a sphere with a map of
the world on it.
 An atlas is a book that contains
maps.

78. Grammar
Declarative and
Interrogative Sentences

79. i love to here miss block tell
his stories
 I love to hear Miss Block tell
her stories.
 some off her stories are
hard to beleive
 Some of her stories are hard
to believe.
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80. Declarative and Interrogative
Sentences
A
declarative sentence is a
statement that tells about
something. It ends with a period.
 An interrogative sentence asks a
question. It ends with a question
mark.
 Both kinds of sentences begin with
capital letters and can be simple,
compound, or complex.

81. Spelling Words
Short Vowels VCCV

82. 
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admire
magnet
contest
method
custom
rally
soccer
engine
sudden
finger
accident
mitten
intend
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fabric
flatten
rascal
gutter
mammal
happen
cannon
dungeon
magnify
festival
thunderstorm
injury

83. We are now ready to
take our story tests.
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Story test
◦ Classroom webpage,
◦ Reading Test
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AR
◦ Other Reading Quizzes
◦ Quiz #