1. Because of Winn-Dixie
Third Grade

2. Fluency Intonation/Pausing Good readers group words into phrases.
Pause at commas and stop at end marks.
Well, one hot Friday, I was sitting in the library with all the doors and windows open and my nose stuck in a book, when a shadow crossed my desk.

3. Overgrown-thick; overrun; untidy
Vocabulary
Overgrown-thick; overrun; untidy

4. Green thumb -able to grow plants with ease

5. Whimpering-crying; whining; moaning

6. Charming-enchanting; mesmerizing; showing charisma

7. Pathological-abnormal; not normal

8. Routine- a habit; a usual practice

9. Cooped up- a feeling of being stuck inside

10. Dramatic- theatrical; an exaggerated reaction

11. Comprehension Drawing Conclusions
You can use information from a story, as well as personal experience, to draw conclusions.
By paying attention to details, you can draw conclusions about what a character may say or do next or how the plot might change as the story unfolds.

12. Comprehension-Summarize
To summarize a story, you must identify the most important ideas or events.
Event

13. Verbs
There are two kinds of verbs. Action verbs and being verbs. Click on the picture to learn more.

14. Fluency Video