IslandoftheBlueDolphins-JeffersonCountyPublicSchools.pptVIP

Island of the Blue Dolphins Historical fiction is a combination of imagination and fact, with fictional characters and plot placed in a factual historical setting. Island of the Blue Dolphins Karana is an Indian girl stranded alone on an island. While waiting years for a ship to come near and rescue her, she finds inventive ways of living on an island inhabited by wild dogs. She makes a cave house, creates her own tools, finds food, and survives many years on her own. Theme and Setting The theme is the underlying meaningof a story. The theme is often not stated. You can figure out a theme when you have finished reading from events and other evidence in the story. The setting is where and when the storytakes place. Writers use details, such as?sights and sounds, to describe it. Words to Know gnawed bitten or worn away headland narrow ridge of high land jutting out into water; promontory kelp any of various large, tough, brown seaweeds lair den or resting place of a wild animal Words to Know ravine a long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water shellfish a water animal with a shell. Oysters, clams, crabs, and lobsters are shellfish. sinew tendon Guided Reading Questions Reread p. 75. Describe the setting of this historical fiction story. How was the spring Karana visited near the dogs lair different from the spring near the headland? Based on pp. 74–75, what do you think the big idea, or theme, for the story will be? Guided Reading Questions How would you describe the way Karana approached the job of finding a place to build her hut? Tell about a time you wish you had acted in a similar way. What do the images and sensory words on p. 78, paragraph 2, suggest about what kind of day it was for Karana? Guided Reading Questions Have students use a dictionaryto determine the meaning ofomen on p. 78, paragraph 2. What does the strong fence around Karanas house show about her situation? Read paragraph 6 on p. 81 and visualize Karanas shelter. Describe what