Literary Essay

Because of Winn-Dixie Literary Essay

In the story Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiComillo, most people need friends to be happy in life. In the beginning of the story Opal leaves her friends behind, she feels sad and wants to go back to her friends. When Opal met Winn-Dixie, later on Winn-Dixie helped Opal get new friends. When people help each other it makes them feel good and happy. Opal and Winn-Dixie change each other’s life, and make each other happy.

Winn-Dixie helped Opal get friends to make her happy in her new home. When Opal met Gloria Dump, it all started when Winn-Dixie ran into Gloria’s garden and made friends with her. Another thing that you might consider is, since Winn-Dixie is a dog and he didn’t have a collar Opal wanted to buy Winn-Dixie a collar she had to work for Otis, who worked at the pet shop because she didn’t have enough money to buy Winn-Dixie. In other words, just like before Opal got another friend. After a few days at a certain time, when Mrs. Franny thought that Winn-Dixie was a bear, Opal helped her realize that Winn-Dixie was a not a bear he was just a dog. With Winn-Dixie Opal made many new friends.

Opal and the preacher try to help Winn-Dixie, and helping people makes them feel better and more happy. When Opal went to the store and saw that Winn-Dixie messed up the store, she took Winn-Dixie home because she cared about Winn-Dixie and did not want him to go to the pound. The preacher always reminds Opal of turtles because they hide in their shells, and the preacher acted like that until the Winn-Dixie ran away he started to take action and tried to help Opal find him.

With all of Opal’s new friends Opal start a party, and parties are fun. When Opal was reading a book to Gloria, in the story they were talking about a party and that gave them the idea to start their own party, and just like I said before, parties are fun and make people happy. Gloria was nice to have the party at her house. Gloria helped Opal set up the decorations and the food to make people happy and know that they are at a real party. When Otis was playing his music, everyone heard someone sneeze and when nobody sneezed Otis went upstairs and found Winn-Dixie. More importantly, when Opal came home and saw Winn-Dixie she was really happy and so grateful to see Winn-Dixie.

In Because of Winn-Dixie there is no question about it; Opal needs friends to be happy in life. When Opal and Winn-Dixie get to know each other it connects to my life because I have to get to know the person before I can judge them. In the story when Opal met Gloria Dump, Gloria had bad eye site but Opal accepted Gloria exactly how she is as a friend. The story also connects to my life a little because my family is enough for me but I also need friends to be happy in life just like Opal. In Because of Winn-Dixie Opal and Winn-Dixie change each other’s life and heart by helping each other and other people.

The Moral of the Story

The Big Friendly Giant.

 

In the book the BFG (The Big Friendly Giant) by Roald Dahl the BFG Helps Sophie. In the story when the BFG and Sophie became friends they both stopped the other mean giants from eating children. If Sophie and the BFG didn't meet they never would have stopped the giants, and all of the children would have been eaten up.

 

I think that the moral of the story is to help your friends and other people when they need the help. For example, just like I said before if Sophie and the BFG didn't help each other they never would have stopped the giants. I think that if people work together and try, almost anything is possible.

 

Do you agree with me?

Would you have tried to stop the other giants with another giant friend?   

Mrs. Franny's Littmus Lozenges

Littmus Lozenges

In the book Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiComillo Mrs. Franny compares Littmus Lozenges to life. Mrs. Franny told a story to Amanda and Opal. The story was about Mrs. Franny's relative named Littmus Block. Littmus Block had to go to war when he was just a boy. When he came home from war his family was dead. He wanted to make a sweat candy but also tasted sorrow because of his loss. And that candy is named Littmus Lozenge. You can taste the sweetness but you can't taste the sorrow taste unless you have had something sad in your life.

I agree with Mrs. Franny because in the book Because of Winn-Dixie Opal loses her mom and has to leave all of her friends behind when she moves away. Even though I don't think that anything sad has happened to me in my life I still agree with Mrs. Franny. I hope that nothing sad will ever happen to me, and I hope that nothing sad will happen to anyone else.

Has anything sad ever happened to you?

Do you agree with Mrs. Franny?

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie

In the book Winn-Dixie The preacher (opals dad) never really paid attention to life. In the book it said that the preacher reminded Opal of a turtle that hides inside its shell, at least the preacher was nice enough to let Opal keep Winn-Dixie. In the story it says that Opal's mom left when she was really young, so that might be a reason that the preacher was trying to hide inside his shell.

Latter on in the book when Winn-Dixie ran away, which they thought he did even though he didn't run away. It surprised me because he always acts up when there is a thunder storm. The preacher helped Opal try to find Winn-Dixie. The preacher changed by doing that. I wonder if the preacher let the past go and is focusing on the future.

Have you ever read the book Because of Winn-Dixie?

Has something ever happened to you like the preacher?

Hebrew Book Reports

Hebrew Book Report

In Hebrew class at school we are reading books that at the end they have a moral. For example, in one of the stories there is a rabbit and a turtle. At the beginning of the story every other animal besides the turtle says that the rabbit is the fastest animal in the world, so the rabbit and the turtle raced. In the middle of the story the rabbit sees the turtle is really slow and is not even close to the end. The rabbit chooses to take a little rest break. At the end of the story the rabbit wakes up but the turtle already won the race. So the moral of the story is not to say something before you have done it.

After we read a book we have to write a book report on the book that you read. So let’s say that I read the book that I just talked about. So what you have to do is write the title of the book than write the author and illustrator.  After that you have to write however many pages there are in the book then write however many characters there are. Then like I did telling the story to you, you have to write what happened in the beginning middle and end of the book. After that you draw a picture from any part of the book. We are so excited to be strong Hebrew readers.

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie

In the book Winn-Dixie The preacher (opals dad) never really paid attention to life. In the book it said that the preacher reminded Opal of a turtle that hides inside its shell, at least the preacher was nice enough to let Opal keep Winn-Dixie. In the story it says that Opal's mom left when she was really young, so that might be a reason that the preacher was trying to hide inside his shell.

Latter on in the book when Winn-Dixie ran away, which they thought he did even though he didn't run away. It surprised me because he always acts up when there is a thunder storm. The preacher helped Opal try to find Winn-Dixie. The preacher changed by doing that. I wonder if the preacher let the past go and is focusing on the future.

Have you ever read the book Because of Winn-Dixie?

Has something ever happened to you like the preacher?

                                 

                                                  By: Because of Winn-Dixy

My Trip to Islandwood

Islandwood

When my class went to Islandwood I was really excited. Are schedule was… When we woke at 6:45 we got dressed and did whatever, at about 7:20 we went to the dining hall were we ate breakfast. After breakfast we went to this room to Tefilah. When we finished Tefilah we met the 4 other schools at this thing called the friendship circle and wait until they have finished Tefilah. After that we went with our field group to do things at Islandwood until 4:30. Then we had dinner at about 7:00 and went to sleep At 9:25.

One of my favorite things was when we went to Blakely Harbor. At Blakely Harbor we ate our lunch and then we went to explore the Harbor. For example, my group went looking for crabs. We found so many I even held one. Another thing was when we went to the Canopy tower it was so scary it had about 200 stairs, although When we got to the top there was a really good view.

I really liked Islandwood and hope that we can come back to Islandwood again sometime.

Have you ever been to Islandwood?

Do you want to go to Islandwood?

IN this picture I am in the chair of knowledge.

In this picture me and Jakey are sitting in wooden chairs while we do an activity.

In this picture me and my group "Team Wave" are on top of the Canopy tower the Canopy tower had about 200 stairs.

In this picture me and my group are on rock at Blakely Harbor.

In this picture I am at Blakely Harbor holding a Hermit crab on my left hand.

IN this picture my group is going up the Canopy tower. The Canopy tower had about 200 stairs.

In these two pictures me and two other people in my group are searching for Macro Invertebrate.

                                    

     In this picture me and my group made poems with pictures. Jakey's and mine is on the top left.

In this picture me and my group are in the garden center.