"Island of the Blue Dolphins"

1. "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

2. Summary Slide • Narrative Elements • Summarize • Purpose • Making Inferences • Figurative Language • Analogies • About the Author • Websites Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

3. Narrative Elements • Plot is the sequence of events in a story. This is the action in the story. It includes a problem and a solution. In a good story, the order of events helps keep readers interested in the story. • Characters are the people in a story. • Theme is the overall message or idea of the story. The author does not usually state the theme directly. Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

4. Narrative Elements • Setting is the time and place in which the story events occur. The place may be real or imaginary. The author usually tells you where the story takes place. The author doesn’t always tell you when the story takes place. You must figure it out for yourself. Clues that will help you are the way in which the characters talk and dress, and descriptions of the things they use and the things they do in their daily lives. Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

5. Narrative Elements • Why do you think the series of events that make up a plot must take place in a certain order? • Why is it important for an author to develop their characters? • What clues can help you determine the setting? • Why do you think it is necessary to think about the story to decide what the theme is? so the plot will make sense feeling that reader knows them, cares about what happens the way characters talk and dress, descriptions of things they use and things they do theme is usually stated indirectly and must be figured out from what happens in the story Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

6. Summarize Good readers use the summarize strategy as they read to help them gain understanding of the important information in a story. Good readers are active readers, and they pay attention to whether they understand what they are reading. When you summarize what you are reading, you are recalling the important narrative elements in the story, such as the setting, plot, characters, and theme. Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

7. Purpose • Read “Island of the Blue Dolphins” on pages 226 – 243. • Complete the Story Map after you read. • On the back of the Story Map write a summary of the story using the information from your map. Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

8. Making Inferences • Authors do not always directly state everything necessary for understanding a story. • Sometimes an author gives enough information to help the reader infer what is not stated. • To make inferences, you need to figure out what the author has left unsaid, based on your own experience and on events and dialogue in the story. • Reread the text on page 228. Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

9. Making Inferences • Because we are reading a passage from the middle of the book, we need to make inferences about what is going on and how the characters are connected. • Example: I wonder why Ulape and Nanko are insulting each other. Then I read that Karana says Ulape is in love with Nanko. I know that people sometimes say things they don’t mean in order to hide their feelings or as a joke. I don’t think that Ulape and Nanko really mean what they are saying. Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

10. Figurative Language • Writers use figurative language to add interest to their work. Figurative language has a meaning different from the literal sense of the words. The reader must look for this special meaning. • Can the following sentences be true? What kind of figurative language is each sentence? What do they really mean? • The trip to the zoo took forever. • Dad was a bear this morning. No; a long trip; hyperbole No; dad was grouchy; metaphor Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

11. Figurative Language • What are the other two kinds of figurative language? • What kind of figurative language is each sentence? What do they really mean? • She is as pretty as a picture. • The breeze tickled her cheek. Simile – very pretty Personification – felt the wind on her face Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

12. Analogies • Analogies are made up of two pairs of words that are related to each other in the same way. • To complete an analogy, determine the relationship of the first pair of words and think of a word that would show the same relationship between the second pair. • Complete the following analogies. Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

13. Analogies • Gorge is to nibble as shout is to ______. • Automobile is to car as lair is to ______. • Observe is to look as overcome is to ________. • Forlorn is to content as miserable is to ________. • Rough is to stormy as smooth is to ______. whisper den defeat happy calm Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

14. About the Author • Born in Los Angles on May 23, 1898 • In the Air Force during World War II • Was cameraman for Metro-Goldwyn Mayer • Technical director for Paramount • Wrote “Island of the Blue Dolphins” at 62 • Died on October 15, 1989 • Scott O’Dell Website • Harcourt Author Site Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

15. Websites • Background Information • Narrative Elements – Reading Skills Rocket • Narrative Elements – Test Tutor • Figurative Language – Test Tutor • Nouns: Plurals/Abbreviations– Grammar Practice Park • Common/Proper/Singular/Plural Nouns – Go for Grammar Gold Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”

16. Credits • Harcourt Trophies – Distant Voyages, Chicago: Harcourt, 2003. • MacMillan Connections – Landscapes, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987. Theme 2: Team Work “Island of the Blue Dolphins”