1. Because of Winn Dixie Mrs. Breeding 4 th Grade

2. Genre Realistic Fiction -Made-up story that could have happened in real life.

3. Strategy Evaluate -Evaluating a realistic story involves thinking critically about the ways in which the characters and events are portrayed.

4. Skill Summarize -To summarize a story you should identify the most important ideas or events and retell these in their own words.

5. Selecting Definition: choosing Sentence: Opal moved through the store, carefully selecting the items she wanted to buy.

6. Positive Definition: certain or sure Sentence: Winn-Dixie influenced Opal’s life in a positive way; he made her want to be a be a better person.

7. Snuffled Definition: sniffed, usually loudly. Sentence: Sometimes, Winn- Dixie snuffled along the floor, looking for food.

8. Consisted Definition: made up of Sentence: Her entire order consisted of macaroni and cheese, tomatoes, and rice.

9. Peculiar Definition: not usual, strange Sentence: his coat had no peculiar, or unpleasant, odor.

10. Advanced Definition: beyond the beginning level Sentence: Winn-Dixie was smart, more advanced than the average dog.

11. Story Words Memorial- Something that is put up, kept, or done to remember a person. Palmetto- a palm tree with leaves shaped like fans.