1. Because of
Winn-
Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
LindaC/Callison/2011

2. Other books by Kate DiCamillo
. . . and more

3. strange or unusual
peculiar

4. You know that banjo is out of tune?
to know or realize something
You know that banjo is out of tune?
I am ____ of that!
aware

5. I know I left my homework somewhere! I’m _________ .
to be certain
I know I left my homework somewhere! I’m _________ .
positive

6. choosing
selecting

7. made up of or contained
consisted

8. fully developed or past the beginning
advanced

9. These are words from the story that you may not have seen before.
High Interest Words
These are words from the story that you may not have seen before.
These words are the high interest words and should be introduced to students as outline in the teacher’s edition.

10. Spanish for grandmother
abuela

11. a palm tree native to the southeastern United States
palmetto
trees

12. Did you see how fast that guy ran?
in the rear or at the back
Did you see how fast that guy ran?
hind
These bears are on their hind legs.
Bears rule!
Tourists drool!

13. peculiar aware positive selecting consisted advanced
High Interest Words
abuela
palmetto
hind