Because of Winn Dixie
Vicki Van Beveren
CIL 733
Web Quest Project
What does a true friend look like?
The Task
• This lesson is intended for grade 3.
• Objective of this lesson is: to help the students use
the websites and complete the assigned Winn Dixie
activities. Some of the tasks will be assigned while
reading the book, and some will be completed after
the reading.
• These tasks are designed to help the students better
understand and enjoy the story Because of Winn Dixie.
The Process
Task 1Take out your writing journal and tell about your best
friend. What qualities do they have? Why do you
consider them your best friend?
Then read the first 3 chapters of Because of Winn
Dixie. Did your perspective change about who or
what can be considered a friend?
The Process
Task 2Get to know the author of the story, Kate
DiCamillo. Read about her at:
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/audicamillo-kate.asp
Answer these questions. 1. Where did the idea
for the story come from? 2. What was her
formal training for writing?
The process
Task 3read chapters 4 through 7 and take the online
quiz at:
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/dogs/dixie/becaus
e_of_winn_dixie.htm
The Process
Task 4View a real Winn Dixie grocery store at:
http://winndixiegrocerystores.com/ and enter
your zipcode.
Answer the following questions-1. What is the
store number? 2. What is the address?
3. What is the name of the store director?
4. What hours is the store open?
The Process
• Task 5For this homework assignment, you will be interviewing
your mother.
In the story, Opal wanted to know 10 things about her
mother.
Your assignment is to find out 10 things about your
mom when she was 10 years old. What was her
favorite food? Her favorite TV show? Her favorite
subject in school, and so on.
The Process
Task 6Just for fun, click on the website below and explore
the town of Naomi.
http://www.scholastic.com/winndixie/index.htm
The Process
http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/book_winndi
xie_upperelem.pdf
Choose one of the worksheets from the website
above, and answer the questions.
Evaluation
Tying it all together
• At the beginning of this lesson you were asked
to write in your journal and explain what a
real friend looks like and what qualities they
have. Did your opinion change from your
original thought?
What do you think about friends now?
Write in your journal explaining what you’ve
learned from this lesson.
Rubric
Writing
Author
study
Chapter
quiz
Store
search
Interview
Superior
Good
Fair
Poor
Complete
all workwith best
effort.
Complete
most
workgood
effort.
Complete
half of
the work
with
some
effort.
Minimal
work
with little
effort.
Web resources
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-dicamillokate.asp
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/dogs/dixie/because_of_win
n_dixie.htm
http://winndixiegrocerystores.com/
http://www.scholastic.com/winndixie/index.htm
http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/book_winndixie_upp
erelem.pdf
Conclusion
At first, I was intimidated about completing this
Webquest assignment. But after talking to our
instructor, and seeing other student work, I knew I
could accomplish this task once I put my mind to it.
Once I realized that a webquest is an online lesson
plan, I was off and running.
I selected to do my lesson on Because of Winn Dixie
because I’ve had a lot of success with this lesson in
the past. The students love the story and the
activities.