Because of Winn-Dixie Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Identify and analyze the novel's themes, including loss, community, injustice, and storytelling.

2. 2

   To study the development of the novel's many complex characters and their relationships.

3. 3

   To discuss the writer's use of literary techniques such as imagery and point-of-view.

4. 4

   To study the language and craft of the novel, and consider how these may be implemented in the students' own writing.