mrscstrickland

Reading level and Leveling System:

Guided Reading: R

Lexile Measure: 670L

Opal and her father move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket and comes out with a dog, she names Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive. Winn-Dixie is better at making friends than anyone Opal has ever known, and together they meet the local librarian, Miss Franny Block,t Gloria Dump, who is nearly blind but sees with her heart, and Otis, an ex-con who sets the animals in his pet shop loose after hours. Opal spends the summer collecting stories about her new friends and thinking about her mother.

An activity to go along with this book for practicing writing skills could include journal entries such as:

• A time when you felt especially lonely
• • Describe your local public or school library.  What does it look like?  What’s good about it?  What’s bad?
  • • Your biggest sadness
    • This activity will help students make text to self connections.
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