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Enhancing Reading Comprehension Through Collaborative Learning

Explore cause and effect relationships in "Because of Winn Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo. Practice active listening, vocabulary building, and writing skills in a group setting. Improve fluency and engage in discussions to deepen understanding.

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Enhancing Reading Comprehension Through Collaborative Learning

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  1. 2 minute edit Which highlighted section identifies the effect in the sentence. Remember the effect is what happens because of something. • Tim received an award because he turned in his homework everyday. • If you work together then everyone will be successful. .

  2. Title: Because of Winn Dixie Reading Goal: Cause and Effect Team Cooperation Goal: Active Listening Genre: Narrative Author: Kate DiCamillo

  3. Review Vocabulary with Partner- 5min • Can you pronounce it • Can you give the definition • Can you use it in a sentence

  4. experience:something lived through Timmy had the experience of losing a tooth many times.

  5. properly: correctly Anna scored an A+ on her test because she answered the all the questions properly.

  6. peculiar: strange Larry was a peculiar person, everyday at 12:00am he bursts out yelling, “The spaceship is coming! The spaceship is coming!”

  7. wrinkled: not smooth Jen’s shirt was wrinkled because she slept in it.

  8. grand: very good Mimi thought having ice cream for breakfast was a grand idea

  9. Difficult: hard Jerome thought his math homework was too difficultto finish in one hour.

  10. Vocabulary Vault

  11. Cause and Effect Connections Cause Effect The effect is what happened. Ask yourself “what happened?” • The cause is the reason why an event happens. • Ask yourself “why did it happen?” Signal Words

  12. What has happened in the story up to this point? • Why does Miss Franny feel embarassed?

  13. Partner Read- 15 minutes • Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you • Read and restate pages 29 • Read page 30 and 31 silently • Discuss with team words you clarified • find vocabulary words

  14. Team Discussion-15minutes • Discuss answers to team talk questions • Write answers to question 1 and 4 • Discuss words you clarified

  15. Class Discussion • What words did your group clarify? • Discuss questions 1 and 4

  16. Writing Adventures- 15 min Imagine you were at home reading and a bear came in the house. How would you scare the bear away?

  17. Vocabulary Practice-10 min • Divide your words with partner. Choose a word from your list to use in a meaningful sentence.

  18. Fluency – 5 min • Pg 25, paragraphs 1 and 3

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