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Because of Winn-Dixie: Discussion Guide

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Candlewick
Use this Discussion Guide from Candlewick Press to stimulate student thinking after reading Because of Winn-Dixie. Explore questions of character development, themes, and perspective.

Resource Information

Age Range
9 - 12
Grade Level
4th - 7th
Literacy Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1
Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.