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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
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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 dog's 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 Karana's house show about her situation? • Read paragraph 6 on p. 81 and visualize Karana's shelter. Describe what you see.
Guided Reading Questions • What are the things that Karana has done so far to survive in this setting? • How were Karana's cooking utensils made? • What has Karana accomplished by the end of the selection? • Compare and contrast another selection you've read where the main character had to overcome many difficult obstacles. Describe similarities and differences.
Daily Fix-It • Marge like to read adventurstories. • She readed a book set in spain.
Daily Fix-It • Mr. Jones is a expert onNative american history. • Him gived a talk about theCherokee to our class.
Daily Fix-It • If you go to south Dakota. You should see the Badlands. • Thay look like a sene fromanother planet.
Daily Fix-It • Natives on the cost hunted,and fished at sea. • They lived near the water. Because it was theirsource of food?
Daily Fix-It • After white settlers took there land many Native Americans lived on reservations. • With little land, it was dificult to hunt with bow and arow.
Writing Prompt • Write a letter to someone telling him or her about your vacation. Describe the place using specific details. Use transitions to show clearly when things happened or where things are located.
Resources • Eduscapes • LifeStreamCenter • Glencoe Study Guide • Teacher CyberGuide
