Background Survival Food, fresh air and water, ... (322-3

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

• Day 1

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Background

Compass
Native American
Tides and Beaches
Wave
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Survival

• Food, fresh air and water, shelter
• Emotional survival-people to talk to, to care
  about, and to get help from
• Describe times felt alone, such as being lost in
  the mall or in the woods.
• Imagine being lost and alone for years as Karana
  is in this story.
• What would you do to survive so long?
• Would it help to have a pet or dog with you?

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Vocabulary
Survive to stay alive

• Canoe a small long boat that is usually made of
  wood

Rescue to save someone
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Day 1- (322-3) Dolphin, whale, ship, canoe,
island, survive,rescue, hope, storm, lonely,
Karana

• When does Karana hope a ship will come to rescue
  her?
• _____________ during_____________
• (Karana hopes a ship will come during the summer)

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Day 1- (322-3) Dolphin, whale, ship, canoe,
island, survive,rescue, hope, storm, lonely,
Karana

• When does Karana see whales in the ocean?
• ___________ while ________________.
• Karana sees whales while she is looking for ships
  on the ocean.

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Day 1- (322-3) Dolphin, whale, ship, canoe,
island, survive,rescue, hope, storm, lonely,
Karana

• When do the storms come to the island?
• __________ come during the winter.
• (The storms come during the winter)

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Day 2 (324-5)--Decide, wave, direction, strip,
travel, canoe, kelp,slide, kneel, paddle, remove

• What is the first thing Karana did to get her
  canoe into the water?
• First, ______________.
• (First, she removed the large rocks in front of
  the canoe)
• What did she do after that?
• Then, _____________
• (Then she laid down strips of kelp in front of
  the canoe.)

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Day 2 (324-5)-- Decide, wave, direction, strip,
travel, canoe, kelp,slide, kneel, paddle, remove

• What did she do next?
• Next,_____________.
• (Next, she pushed the canoe onto the strips of
  kelp).
• What is the last thing that happened?
• Finally,______________________.
• (Finally, the canoe slid into the water.)

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Day 3 (326-8)dawn, dusk, crack, leak, direction

• When did Karana notice that she could not see the
  island anymore?
• ________ at __________.
• (It was at dusk.)

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Day 3 (326-8)dawn, dusk, crack, leak, direction

• When did Karana use the stars to know what
  direction she was traveling?
• __________ at ________ .
• (It was at night.)
• When did Karana see that her canoe was leaking
  again and might break?
• _______ at __________.
• (It was at dawn.)

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Day 4 (329-331)omen, fortune, dangerous,
dolphin, crawl, beach

• Does Karana decide she has to go back to the
  island before or after the canoe leaks?
• ______ before _______.
• ______ after ________.
• (Karana decides she has to go back to the island
  after the canoe leaks._

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Day 4 (329-331)omen, fortune, dangerous,
dolphin, crawl, beach

• Does Karana feel lonely before or after the
  dolphins swim beside her boat?
• ______________ before __________.
• ______________ after ___________.
• (Karana feels lonely before the dolphins swim
  beside her boat.)

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Day 4 (329-331)omen, fortune, dangerous,
dolphin, crawl, beach

• Do the dolphins leave before or after dusk?
• _________ before___________.
• _________ after ____________.
• (The dolphins leave shortly before dusk.)

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Day 5 Quiz

• When did Karana hope that a ship would come to
  rescue her from the island?
• What is the first thing Karana did when she
  decided to leave the island?
• When did Karana use the stars to know the
  direction her canoe was traveling?
• Did Karana decide she had to go back to the
  island before or after the canoe leaked?
• When did the dolphins swim beside Karanas canoe?
• What is the last thing Karana does in the story?