The fourth grade watching the film adaptation of Because of Winn-Dixie.
Over the past eight weeks or so, the fourth grade readers and writers have been studying the realistic fiction literary genre. The realistic fiction novel we have been reading is called Because of Winn-Dixie, a story about a lonely girl who moves to a new town, adopts a stray dog whom she names after a grocery store, and befriends a series of unlikely characters who all end up a little less lonely thanks to the dog that brings them together. During this study, we have participated in regular collaborative discussions and literature responses, using text evidence to support our answers in discussion and writing. We have also been walking through the writing process to create our own realistic fiction narratives, which we will be publishing and sharing with one another soon!
Ms. Jessica
