Transcription of Winn Dixie Teachers Guide - Candlewick Press
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Winn Dixie Teachers Guide - Candlewick Press
Because of winn -DixieTeacher s Resource GuidePage 1 ABOUT THE BOOKB ecause of winn -Dixieis a funny, poignant, and utterlygenuine novel that has quickly become a children s literatureclassic. This Guide provides an array of thoughtful, student-friendly activities that deepen students understanding ofcharacterization and make teaching this NewberyHonor winning book a fun and enjoyable SUMMARYWhen ten-year-old Opal returns home with a stray dog shenames winn - Dixie , things begin to change in Naomi,Florida, the sleepy town where Opal and her father, areticent preacher, have recently settled. winn - Dixie helpsOpal make friends with the endearing outcasts of Naomi,including a woman rumored to be a witch; the elderly townlibrarian, who gives Opal candies that taste like melancholy;and an ex-con musician who runs the local pet these new friendships, Opal learns not to judgepeople including the mother who abandoned her fortheir past mistakes, but to appreciate people for who they arein the present.
view by retelling scenes from different characters’ perspectives. For example, challenge students to retell the opening scene in which Opal meets Winn-Dixie in the
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