1 / 17

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins. By Scott O’Dell From Island of the Blue Dolphins Illustrated by Russ Walks. Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary. http://www.opencourtresources.com. Genre: Realistic Fiction.

clara
Download Presentation

Island of the Blue Dolphins

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Island of the Blue Dolphins By Scott O’Dell From Island of the Blue Dolphins Illustrated by Russ Walks Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary http://www.opencourtresources.com

  2. Genre: Realistic Fiction The elements of realistic fiction are listed below. • The characters behave as people or animals do in real life. • The setting of the story is a real place or could be a real place. • The events in the story could happen in real life. Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  3. Background Knowledge/Prior Knowledge • This story is an example of realistic fiction; it is not a true story but is one that could have happened. • In fact, it is based on the true story of a Native American girl who was left upon an island near the coast of southern California and lived there alone for 18 years. What are the challenges involved in surviving a harsh environment? San Nicolas Island Later called Juana Maria Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  4. Word Knowledge The following words are indicators of place and location. between behind beyond among against between two cars behind his back beyond the white mountains against the wall among the fruits Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  5. Word Knowledge These words have multiple meanings. Each word can be used as a noun or a verb. rose dip color rock handle noun noun noun noun noun verb verb verb verb verb Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  6. Word Knowledge Each of these words has the letter “c” pronounced /s/ before “e” or “i” (& also “y”). advice medicine decide ancestors circle What letters spell the /s/ sound in each of these words? Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  7. Word Knowledge These words are plurals. arrows ages tides cliffs times Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  8. Word Knowledge The sea was calm behind the high cliffs. What words have the long vowel sounds? How is the long e sound spelled in “sea”? ea How is the long e sound spelled in “behind”? e How is the long i sound spelled in “behind”? i How is the long i sound spelled in “high”? igh Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  9. Word Knowledge Now I spent most of my time on the rock. possessive pronoun subject pronoun Identify the pronouns. Which one is a subject pronoun? Which one is a possessive pronoun? Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  10. Word Knowledge They turned around in a great circle and began to follow me. past past What verb tense are the words turned and began? The word turned is a regular past-tense verb, formed by adding ________ to ___________. -ed turn The verb began is an irregular past tense form of the verb _________. begin Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  11. Word Knowledge All cliffs are made of rocks. Which words are plural? Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  12. Selection Vocabulary befall be fall pur sued pursued deserted de sert ed idly id ly chaf ing chafing Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  13. Selection Vocabulary: befall Whatever might befall me on the endless waters did not trouble me. Thomas hoped that no harm would befall the lost puppy. befall (verb)—to happen to Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  14. Selection Vocabulary: pursued It meant far less than the thought of staying on the island alone, pursued by wild dogs. The cat pursued the mouse and finally caught it. pursued (verb)—chased; followed; hunted Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  15. Selection Vocabulary: deserted Even greater was the thought of the deserted island I would return to. Jack felt deserted when his brother went to the game without him. deserted (verb)--abandoned Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  16. Selection Vocabulary: idly The canoe drifted idly on the calm sea. idly (adverb)—lazily; slowly Cara daydreamed as she swayed idly in her hammock. Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

  17. Selection Vocabulary: chafing My hands had begun to bleed from the chafing of the paddle. The tight shoes were chafing the back of her feet. chafing (verb)—rubbing so as to make sore Fourth Grade, Open Court Unit 4: Survival Vuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

More Related