Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

Name: Date: Core:

Instructions

Mark in text.

How to mark in text:

In the paragraphs

-number the paragraphs

-Circle Key Details/Characters

-Box Dates

-Underline Places

-Highlight relevant info (main ideas, claims, process)

In the margins

-? confusing word or idea

-! new or interesting

-* important idea

-summarize paragraphs or sections (students understand GIST from elem. school)

-include definitions as needed for unknown words

-make connections to their own life with text

Use a highlighter to highlight this week’s vocabulary words.

Chose several of the following questions to answer on a separate piece of paper. You DO NOT have to answer every question! You MUST have a total of 100 possible points worth of questions answered. Extra questions answered will count as extra credit.

Questions

YOU MUST ANSWER QUESTION # 1

1 (50 points) Write 5 sentences comparing and contrasting Karana’s PoV about the grey dog at the beginning of the story versus the end of the story. (In the beginning Karana does____. So she feels ___. This is different from the end because ____. In the end Karana does ____. So she feels____.)

2 (5 points) Write another sentence for any of our 10 vocab words (you can not use the same sentence you used for the vocab worksheet.

3 (15 points) Draw three pictures that show what happens at the beginning of the story, the middle of the story, and the end of the story.

4 (15 points) What weapon was Karana going to use to kill the grey dog?

5 (15 points) Do you think Karana has hunted with a bow and arrow before? Why or why not? (use textual evidence: It says “___ “ in paragraph ___. I know ___. Therefore ___.)

6 (20 points) In paragraph 6, the dog backs away from Karana and shows his teeth. What does he feel and what is his PoV?

7 (20 points) Karana’s brother was killed by a group of wild dogs. Why do you think she did not kill this grey dog? (use textual evidence: It says “___ “ in paragraph ___. I know ___. Therefore ___.)

8 (25 points) What things does the dog do that let you know his PoV about Karana has changed?

Audio version of the text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUue2OSfBO8