Genre: Realistic Fiction
Publisher Information: Scholastic, Inc. (182 pgs)
Awards/Honors: Newberry Honor Book
Summary: This is a story about a little girl, named Opal, who lives with her daddy who is a preacher. They had just moved to Naomi, Florida and this little girl finds a dog in their local grocery store. The dog becomes the one stable thing in her life and helps her to become the strong-willed young lady that she needs to be.
Throughout the book, Opal befriends people from many different walks of life and therefore begins to learn a lot about herself and about life. At the beginning of the story she misses her mother very much, but as this story continues she learns to let go of her past and hold onto her future, all with the help of a dog!
Reading Level: 3.9
Interest Level: 3-5
Personal Rating: ****Great book!!! Really sweet plot!
Integration:
Writing: Create a newspaper article that covers the scene where Opal finds Winn-Dixie in the grocery store.
Write a letter to the preacher explaining why you wanted to work at Gertrude's Pets making sure that there are supportive reasons as to why you should work there and proof of your plan.
Math: You could create prices for the dog collar and leash that Opal wants to buy Winn-Dixie and help the owner of the pet shop come up with an installment plan so that Winn-Dixie can have a new collar and leash.
Culminating Activity: Dog Party-You could host a Dog Party that resembled the one that Opal had at the end of the story. This allows students to pay special attention to details.
Possible problems: None
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I like your integration ideas!
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