Island of the Blue Dolphins by gracie508

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Table of Contents 1. [ Reading Comprehension ] Skills & Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. [ Chapters 1-9 ] Before You Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3. [ Chapters 1 & 2 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . 4. [ Chapters 3 & 4 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 5. [ Chapters 5 & 6 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 6. [ Chapters 7 & 8 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 7. [ Chapters 9 & 10 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 . b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 8. [ Chapters 1-9 ] Character Motives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 9. [ Chapters 10-19 ] Before You Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 10. [ Chapters 11 & 12 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 . a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 . b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 11. [ Chapters 10 - 12 ] Cause & Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 12. [ Chapters 13 & 14 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 . a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 . b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 . 13. Writing an Expository Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 . 3

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14. [ Chapters 15 & 16 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 a. Connect the Words + Vocabulary Rock & Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

15. [ Chapters 13 - 16 ] Cause & Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 16. [ Chapters 17 & 18 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 17. [ Chapters 19 & 20 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 18. [ CHAPTER 20-29 ] Before You Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 19. [ Chapters 21 & 22 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 a. Connect the Words + Vocabulary Rock & Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 20. [ Chapters 23 & 24 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 a. Connect the Words + Vocabulary Rock & Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

c. Ch 21-24 Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 21. [ Chapters 25 & 27 ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 22. Story Pyramid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 . 23. [ Chapters 28 ~ Authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note ] Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 . a. Vocabulary Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 . b. Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 . 106 c. Vocabulary Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24. [ Summary ] Labeling the Story Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 25. Final Review Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 . 26. Writing an Opinion Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 . 27. End of the Book Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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[Reading Comprehension] Skills & Strategies Here is a complete list of the reading strategies that we will cover during the course of this novel and workbook. If you are completing the comprehension section and are confused about what the reading skill is, refer back to this page to understand what it is. 1.

Apply Vocabulary Knowledge: answering a question based on what you have learned about the vocabulary word from the unit.

Author’s Purpose: the author’s reason for writing in a certain style or format.

Cause and Effect: an event that causes something to happen.

Character’s Motives: the reasons the character acts the way he or she does. Sometimes the author tells you, other times you must use clues in the text and your own knowledge. A character's motives are revealed through: traits, thoughts, words, and actions.

Character’s Emotions: is how a character is feeling during the story.

Character Traits: a way to describe someone. It is their personality. These change slowly or may stay the same throughout a story.

Compare and Contrast: identify the similarities and differences between two things

Conﬁrm Predictions: to evaluate if your predictions were correct.

Draw Conclusions: using information that is implied or inferred to make meaning out of what is not clearly stated and goes beyond the surface details.

10. Fact & Opinion: fact is something that can be proven (the tree is big) while an opinion is something that a person is thinking and may not easily be proven (this looks pretty). 11.

Figurative Language: ﬁgures of speech such as metaphors, similes, personiﬁcations that go beyond the literal meanings of the words to give the readers new insights and make a message more effective, persuasive and impactful.

12. Literary Device: narrative techniques that add texture, energy, and excitement to the narrative, grip the reader's imagination, and convey information.

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13. Main Idea and Details: the main point at hand and the details are the pieces of information that supports the main idea. 14. Make Inferences: using what you know to make a guess about what you don't know for sure. It is what we figure out based on an experience from implied information that is not directly stated. 15. Make Judgements: the act or process of forming an opinion or making a decision after careful thought. 16. Make Predictions: a strategy in which readers use information from a text and their own personal experiences to anticipate what will happen next 17. Note Details: identifying a detail from the story 18. Plot- Conflict and Resolution: related to the problem in the story and the solution 19. Predict Outcomes: guessing the outcome of a plan after it has been put in place 20. Sharing Ideas: sharing your opinion 21. Speculate: to engage in thought or reflection based on inconclusive evidence 22. Summarize: give a brief statement of the most important ideas in a text, ignoring irrelevant information 23. Paraphrase: to restate an original message (speech or writing) in a new form using your own words. 24. Sequence: the order of how an event happened. Identifying words include: first, second, next, then, finally, last. 25. Use Context Clues: using the words and sentences surrounding an unknown word or phrase to help you figure out the meaning.

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[ Chapters 1-9 ] Before You Read Sharing Ideas With a partner, discuss different situations that can cause overwhelming sadness, such as the death or absence of a loved one. How do people express their sadness over a great loss? What helps them keep going and find purpose in life, in spite of their sadness?

Setting a Purpose Read to find out about a young girl who experiences a great loss.

The Aleuts At the opening of the novel, outsiders called Aleuts visit Karana's island. The Aleuts were native people who lived on the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands to the far north. The Aleuts lived in small villages and hunted various sea mammals. The first Europeans to encounter the Aleuts were the Russians. In 1784, Russian fur traders arrived to hunt for sea otters, which were abundant in the region. They were quickly joined by British and U.S. fur traders. Competition for hunting grounds was fierce, and huge numbers of sea otters were killed. To find more otters, fur traders and hunters traveled far down the Pacific Coast.

The Time and Place The novel takes place on a remote California island in the mid-1800s. The setting was inspired by San Nicolas Island, one of the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean less than one hundred miles off the coast of southern California and separated from the main-land by the San Pedro and Santa Barbara Channels. These islands are home to a rich variety of sea birds and sea mammals, including sea lions and elephant seals, which thrive in its waters. San Nicolas, the outermost of the southern Channel Islands has an area of about 22 square miles. Most of the island is made up of sand dunes, so the island has virtually no trees but is surrounded by a thick "forest" of giant kelp, a seaweed with large brown leaves. The kelp beds attract many forms of life, including rockfish, lobster, and sea otters. The Channel Islands have a mild year-round climate and are generally windy. Like mainland California, the islands are shaken by earthquakes, caused by sudden movements in the earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crust.

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[ Chapters 1 & 2 ] Vocabulary 1. wind (v): of a river, road, etc. - to follow a series of curves and turns ✎ The river winds through the valley. 2. gaze (v): to look at someone or something in a steady way and usually for a long time ✎ He gazed out the window at the snow. 3. kelp (n): a type of brown seaweed ✎ A bed of kelp lay on the beach shore. 4. enclose (v): to surround (something) ✎ High walls enclose the White House. 5. mesa (n): a hill that has a flat top and steep sides that is found in the southwestern U.S. ✎ The Grand Canyon is made up of mesas and canyons.

6. crouch (v): to lower your body to the ground by bending your legs ✎ She crouched down to pick up the quarter off of the ground. 7. conceal (v): to hide (something or someone) from sight ✎ The sunglasses conceal her eyes. 8. ornament (n): a small, fancy object that is put on something else to make it more attractive ✎ She wore a hair ornament before leaving for her friend’s birthday party. 9. parley (v): to talk with an enemy or someone you disagree with especially to end a conflict — usually + with ✎ The government refused to parley with the rebels. 10. cease (v): to stop happening; to end ✎ The conversation abruptly ceased when I had to leave. 11. league (n): any one of several old units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 miles (3.9 to 7.4 km) ✎ The island is three leagues wide. 12. instant (n): moment; a very short period of time ✎ I knew it was him the instant that I heard his voice.

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dolphin

gull

cormorant

otter

bass

◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇-◇ 13. ledge (n): a flat rock surface that sticks out from a cliff ✎ The hawk flew off from the ledge on the side of the mountain. 14. spring (n): a source of water coming up from the ground ✎ The campers went to the spring to get drinking water. 15. profit (v): to get an advantage or benefit from something— often + by or from ✎ Everyone can profit from reading this book on healthy living. 16. befall (v): to happen to (someone or something)— often formal, of something bad or unpleasant ✎ The drought was only one of many hardships to befall the small country. 17. sparingly (adv): something done in a frugal manner, or something done in a manner meant to conserve what is remaining ✎ He used his money sparingly because he wanted to save money to buy a bike. 18. idle (adj): not working, active, or being used ✎ There was a group of idle boys lying on the beach. 19. pursue (v): to follow and try to catch or capture (someone or something) for usually a long distance or time ✎ The criminal is being pursued by the police. 20. companion (n): someone you are with ✎ My dinner companion had a lot of things to tell me about her day.

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[ Chapters 1 & 2 ]

Vocabulary Exercises A. GROUPING Look at the words below then group them according to where they would be found. dolphin

spring

gull

bass

cormorant

otter

kelp

mesa

1. ocean - ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, ____________________ 2. sky - ____________________, ____________________ 3. desert - ____________________ 4. forest - ____________________

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. ledge

ornament

conceal

crouch

pursue

cease

gaze

idle

5. __________________ 6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________

9. __________________ 10. _________________ 11. _________________ 12. _________________

C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 13. Profit was low when hard times befell the company, so the CEO had to use their money sparingly. 14. Once the rain ceased, my companion and I started our stroll along the winding river that was enclosed by trees. 10

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unit’s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. COMPARE & CONTRAST What two things does Karana compare the Aleut ship to? What does the ship really look like? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Based on the book’s description, complete the following simile used to describe Ramo on pg. 1: Ramo was ____________________ and _____________________ as a cricket. 3. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE How does Karana describe her brother Ramo's eyes? a. They were black like midnight.! b. They were dreamy. c. They were black like a lizard's eyes.! d. They were green as the Emerald Sea. 4. CHARACTER TRAITS Why did only Karana's father speak to the Russian? a. He was the first to reach them. b. He was the chief of the tribe. c. Unlike the others, he was not afraid to speak to them. d. He lost at Rock-Paper-Scissors. 5. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why had Captain Orlov and the Aleuts come to the island? a. To hunt for sea otters.! b. To search for hidden treasures. c. To search for wild dogs to take back to their native country. d. To hunt for deer, turkey, and beavers that inhabit the island. 6. Explain why everyone in the tribe has two names. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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7. What deal did Captain Orlov and Chief Chowig make? Do you think that was fair? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. APPLY VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE How long and wide is the island? Use miles or kilometers. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. CAUSE & EFFECT Why is the book called Island of the Blue Dolphin? a. There are blue dolphins that live in the cove. b. The Russians named the island when they came to hunt dolphins. c. Karana and her brother liked dolphins, so they named the island that way. d. The shape of the island looks like a dolphin. ! 10. CAUSE & EFFECT Why didn't the islanders make friends with the hunters? a. They could not understand the language.! b. They did not like the food they brought to the feast. c. They had troubles in the past with visitors. d. There were too many to befriend.! 11. NOTE DETAILS Fill in the correct ages for the three characters. a. __________ Karana b. __________ Ramo c. __________ Ulape 12. What was the good fortune that befell the islanders? a. A school of white bass! b. A pod of dolphins! c. A herd of deer! d. A pack of wild dogs!

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13. CAUSE & EFFECT How did the villagers get so much white bass? a. The fish were swimming away from killer whales and grounded themselves on the island. b. The Aleuts shared their fish with the villagers to show their gratitude. c. They went out fishing every day even the children. d. They built traps in the cove to catch them. 14. LITERARY DEVICE Foreshadowing is when an author drops subtle hints about what will happen later in the story. How might the concluding paragraph of Chapter 2 be regarded as an example of foreshadowing? Explain the reasons for your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. SHARING IDEAS What do you think is the positive aspect of living during this era and on this island? What are the negative aspects? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapters 1 & 2 Vocabulary Review 1. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 crouch ‑ ornament ‑ conceal ‑ gaze 】 a. The sparkling _____________________ pinned to her blouse was _______________________* by her winter coat. b. I _______________________* into the backyard and saw my cat _______________________* in the garden ready to pounce on a mouse. c. The rabbit was _______________________* in the grass to _______________________ himself from the fox. d. I _______________________* at the beautiful _______________________ in her hair and admired its beauty.

2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 winds ‑ instant ‑ mesa ‑ enclose ‑ spring ‑ ledge ‑ idle 】 a. The hawk stood on the _______________________ of the _______________________ looking across the vast desert valley. b. The _______________________ stretches for miles, as it _______________________ through the forest. c. My dog had been _______________________ all afternoon, but the ______________________ I came in the house, he ran to me. d. The road is straight along most of the desert, and then it _______________________ between the _______________________. e. The otter was _______________________ as it took a nap _______________________* in a bed of kelp. f. When the thirsty hikers spotted the _______________________, they ran to it in a(n) _______________________ to drink water. g. A river ___________________ through Central Park which is ___________________* by roads.

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3. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 companion ‑ parley ‑ sparingly ‑ befell (befall) ‑ cease ‑ pursue ‑ profit 】 a. If the family uses their money _______________________, it will _______________________ the whole family. b. The thief and his _______________________ were both being _______________________* by the police. c. If you want to _______________________ the conflict between you and Tom, you will have to _______________________ with him at some point. d. Many hardships _______________________* the farmer, and it all began when rain _______________________* to fall in the region and everyone had to use water _______________________. e. The explorer and his _______________________ came on the island to _______________________ with the islanders.

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[ Chapters 3 & 4 ] Vocabulary 1. slain (v): past participle of slay (to kill someone or something-- especially in a battle or war) ✎ The knight slew the dragon. 2. pelt (n): the skin of a dead animal especially with its hair, wool, or fur still on it ✎ The bear’s pelts kept the Native Americans warm during the harsh winter season. 3. strew (v): to spread or scatter things over or on the ground or some other surface ✎ The park was strewn with litter. 4. carcass (n): the body of a dead animal ✎ The carcass of a deer lay in front of the lion. 5. scarcely (adv): hardly; almost not at all ✎ He could scarcely control his joy when his parents gave him a dog for his birthday. 6. stunt (v): to stop (someone or something) from growing or developing ✎ Poor soil can stunt a plant's growth. 7. hollow (v): to remove the inside of (something) ✎ They hollowed the log to make a canoe. 8. trim (v): to cut (something) off something; to remove (something) by cutting ✎ She trimmed away the dead leaves from the rose bush.

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[ Chapters 3 & 4 ]

Vocabulary Exercises A. SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS Look at the pair of words below then identify whether they are synonyms or antonyms. 1. ____________________ grow : stunt 2. ____________________ leave : retreat 3. ____________________ fur : pelt 4. ____________________ in a bundle : scattered

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. hollow

retreat

pelt

bundle

slain

scattered

trim

carcass

5. __________________ 6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________

9. __________________ 10. _________________ 11. _________________ 12. _________________

C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 13. He scarcely fed his dog, so its size was stunted from the lack of nutrition. 14. The zebra retreated into the forest lest it would get slain by the hunter who was collecting pelts.

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. CHARACTER TRAITS Why didn't Karana watch the Aleuts hunt sea otters? a. She was busy picking ginger.! b. She was helping her brother gather wood. c. She was watching the lady islanders make jewelry. d. She was a friend to the otters and did not like seeing them hurt.! 2. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why were two islanders working on the log that washed ashore? (Check all answers that are true). a. ______ They were chopping the wood to make fire.! b. ______ They were making canoes from the wood. c. ______ They were splitting the wood to help build their shelters.! d. ______ They were spying on the Aleuts. e. ______ They were helping the Russians repair their boats.! 3. CAUSE & EFFECT Why were the villagers so concerned in making sure that the hunters didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave unexpectedly? a. They were afraid they would leave without paying. b. They were afraid they would leave without them.! c. They were afraid they would leave the island without cleaning up. d. They were afraid they would leave without saying good-bye. ! 4. NOTE DETAILS How did the village of Ghalas-at know that Captain Orlov and his hunters were getting ready to leave the island? Name three details using signal words: first, also, lastly. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. LITERARY DEVICE How might the concluding paragraph of Chapter 3 be regarded as an example of foreshadowing? Explain the reasons for your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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6. MAKE JUDGMENTS Why do you think Captain Orlov wanted to give the Indian village a chest of beads and necklaces instead of the otter pelts? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why wouldn't the chief agree to Captain Orlov's offer at first? a. He felt the Captain was trying to trick him.! b. He wanted the Captain to give him one chest, instead of three.! c. He wanted the Captain to give him three chests, instead of one. d. He was not sure what was in the chests.! 8. CHARACTER ACTIONS How did the chief try to get a fair deal? a. He had one Aleut stay back until the chest was delivered. b. He kept the sea otter pelts until the Aleuts delivered the chest. c. He drew straws with Captain Orlov to see who would exchange first. d. He let one person from his tribe choose a chest. ! 9. SUMMARIZE Describe what happened in the battle between the hunters and the islanders. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. The islanders believed that ____________________________________ had lessened the chiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power. a. rain during his ceremony b. wearing red during battle c. telling his real name d. killing too many sea otters! 11. MAKE JUDGEMENTS Do you think Karana was right in stating that she believed her father had been killed because he told the Captain his secret name? Defend your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapters 3 & 4 Vocabulary Review 1. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 lest ‑ scatter ‑ pelt ‑ hollow ‑ retreat ‑ slain 】 a. The soldiers had to _______________________ back to their camp ______________________ they would be _______________________ by the pursuing* enemy army. b. Leaves were _______________________* along the banks of the spring. c. The government passed a law to cease the hunting of jaguars for their _______________________, _______________________ they would become extinct. d. The Christmas ornament is a round glass ball that is _______________________ inside. e. The _______________________ fox will be sold and its _______________________ will be used as a coat. 2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 scarcely ‑ trimmed ‑ strewn ‑ carcass ‑ bundle ‑ stunt 】 a. When Tom dropped his _______________________ of paper on the ground, it was _______________________ across the floor. b. The tired camper could _______________________ stay idle as his companion would not cease walking. c. The dog’s growth was ______________________* because his owner gave him food sparingly. d. After the tsunami, the _______________________* of sea animals were _______________________ across the shore. e. The hedge that enclosed the garden was _______________________* to look like a fence. f. A drought befell the farming region and it __________________ rained, causing the growth of all the crops to ______________. * The bolded blue words are words learned from the previous chapter. 20

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[ Chapters 5 & 6 ] Vocabulary 1. fateful (adj): producing a serious and usually bad result ✎ Hundreds perished on the fateful day that became known as the most deadly battle of WWII. 2. fall (v): to be wounded or killed in battle ✎ Many men fell on the battlefield that day. 3. grumble (v): to complain quietly about something in an unhappy way ✎ Fans grumbled about the team's poor play. 4. perish (v): to disappear or be destroyed; to cease to exist ✎ Many ancient languages have perished over time. 5. fare (v): to do something well or badly ✎ The team hasn't fared well in recent weeks ever since their star player got injured. 6. decree (v): to order or decide (something) in an official way ✎ The City Council has decreed that all dogs must be kept on a leash. 7. ample (adj): having or providing enough or more than enough of what is needed ✎ They had ample money for a cruise to Alaska. 8. burden (n): someone or something that is very difficult to accept, do, or deal with ✎ The dog’s constant barking has brought a huge burden on the family.

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[ Chapters 5 & 6 ]

Vocabulary Exercises A. SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS Look at the pair of words below then identify whether they are synonyms or antonyms. (Words that are in bolded green are from previous units) 1. ____________________ shroud : conceal 2. ____________________ ďŹ&#x201A;ee : retreat 3. ____________________ amply : scarcely 4. ____________________ decree : ponder 5. ____________________ fell : slain

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. perish

fell

quantity

ponder

ďŹ&#x201A;ee

urge

yucca

grumble

6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. __________________

10. _________________ 11. _________________ 12. _________________ 13. _________________

C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 14. It was a burden to carry the carcass of the elephant, and the hunter grumbled as he dragged it. 15. The general decreed that the soldiers would fare well during the battle because they had an ample quantity of weapons and urged them to make the enemy perish.

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. NOTE DETAILS How many islanders were slayed after the battle? a. 6 b. 15 c. 27 d. 42 2. CAUSE & EFFECT Who became the new chief? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How did the role of the women change after the battle? a. They had to cook less food.! b. They had to start teaching the young children how to speak Russian. c. They had to start doing more work to make up for the islanders killed in the battle.! d. They had to start hunting wild dogs. 4. Give two reasons why life in the village wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t peaceful at this time. a. _______ They were sad from all of the memories.! b. _______ They did not like living with the Russians.! c. _______ They did not like having to build new homes. d. _______ The men were unhappy with the new job roles. e. _______ They were scared of the wild dogs.!

5. CHARACTER MOTIVES What does Kimki decide to do in the spring? Why did he have this plan? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Who is Matasaip? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What plan did the tribe have if the Aleuts returned? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 23

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8. While the islanders were heading towards the canoe, why did Matasaip return to the ship? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What news did Nanko bring to the islanders? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. SUMMARIZE Fill in the summary with words from the box below:

east

white

hunt

abalones

Catalina

sickness

two

good

water

Aleuts

one

Ghalas-at

harvest

Kimki

ﬁfteen

terrible

Karana found that the night was the most __________________ time of all. Of the 42 men of the village,

only __________________ remained after the fight with the Aleuts. The people wished to go to an island called Santa __________________. The new chief’s name was __________________, and he gave new jobs to the islanders. Ulape and Karana were given the task of gathering __________________. The women were doing a __________________ job with their new tasks which caused some trouble. After some arguing, the chief decided that the men would _________________ and the women __________________. After the food had been stored for autumn, a sort of _________________ came over the village. Finally, the chief decided to go to an island to the ________________ of where they lived. He took __________________ baskets of water and food to last many days. !

When the chief had been gone for __________________ moon they began to watch for his return. The

people knew, too, that they would need to be careful of __________________ since it hadn’t rained much. The people were also fearful that the __________________ might return. Instead of these people returning, however, a ship carrying __________________ men from an island to the east landed. The ship had come to take them from __________________.

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Chapters 5 & 6 Vocabulary Review 1. Answer the following questions to show your understanding of the vocabulary words. a. What or who would flee from a dog? _____________________________________________________________________________ b. What do you ponder about? _____________________________________________________________________________ c. Would you see a happy person grumbling? _____________________________________________________________________________ d. Would you have to use something sparingly if you had an ample quantity of it? _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 perish ‑ ponder ‑ fateful ‑ decree 】 On the ____________________ day, while a driver was text messaging on his mobile phone, he crashed into a van causing a family of four to ____________________. Soon after, the city lawmakers had a meeting and _______________________* about new safety measures and eventually ____________________* that texting while driving was illegal lest such a tragedy could happen again. 3. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 fateful ‑ burden ‑ fall (fell) ‑ fare ‑ urge ‑ shroud ‑ grumble 】 a. Henry angrily ____________________* that he didn’t ____________________ well on his math test, and then he had the sudden ____________________ to cry as he gazed at the big, fat F. b. Fog ____________________* the winding trail along the ledge, so it was a ____________________ for the climbers to hike. c. The soldiers didn’t ____________________ well on the surprise attack, and almost the entire brigade ____________________* on that ____________________ afternoon because they could not retreat on time. * The bolded blue words are words learned from the previous chapter, and the bolded black words are from this chapter.

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[ Chapters 7 & 8 ] Vocabulary 1. stride (v): to walk with very long steps ✎ The principal strode across the stage to the microphone to give his speech. 2. vain (adj): too proud of your own appearance, abilities, achievements, etc. ✎ She is very vain about her appearance and always carries a mirror with her. 3. beckon (v): to signal with your arm or hand in order to tell someone to come closer or follow ✎ The customer beckoned the waiter to come over. 4. shelter (v): to protect (someone) from danger, bad weather, etc. ✎ A cave sheltered the climbers during the storm. 5. pitch (n): up and down movement of a ship or airplane ✎ The water was choppy that day, and the continual pitch of the boat made everyone seasick. 6. overcome (v): to affect (someone) very strongly or severely — usually used as (be) overcome ✎ The people trapped in the burning building were overcome by the heat and smoke. 7. flung (v): past tense and past participle of fling (to forcefully move (yourself or a part of your body) in a specified way) ✎ He flung his arms around her and hugged her tight. 8. behold (v): to look at (something); to see (something) ✎ Those who have beheld the beauty of Mount Everest never forget it. 9. clutch (v): to hold onto (someone or something) tightly with your hand ✎ He had a book clutched in his hand. 10. forlorn (adj): sad and lonely ✎ Philip looked forlorn after his dog ran away.

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14. undergo (v): to experience or endure (something) ✎ She will have to undergo three operations after he car accident. 15. pry (v): to raise, move, or open (something) with a tool ✎ The police pried open the door with a crowbar. 16. current (n): a continuous movement of water or air in the same direction ✎ Strong currents pulled the swimmer out to sea. 17. vow (v): to make a serious promise to do something or to behave in a certain way — often followed by to + verb ✎ The mayor vowed to reduce crime in the city.

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[ Chapters 7 & 8 ]

Vocabulary Exercises A. SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS Look at the pair of words below then identify whether they are synonyms or antonyms. (Words that are in bolded green are from previous units) 1. ____________________ behold : gaze 2. ____________________ undergo : ponder 3. ____________________ stride : scurry 4. ____________________ clutch : ďŹ&#x201A;ung 5. ____________________ vow : promise

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. shelter

forlorn

current

pry

ravine

beckon

vain

gorge

6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. __________________

10. _________________ 11. _________________ 12. _________________ 13. _________________ C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 14. The vain boy clutched onto a mirror as he was beheld by the big red pimple on his nose, and he was suddenly overcome with anger and flung the mirror to the wall. 15. The dog owner beckoned his dog who scurried over to their shelter in the ravine.

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. What items did Karana pack? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does Ulape draw on her face and what does the mark mean? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. NOTE DETAILS Describe the weather as the people tried to get to the main ship. a. sunny b. storm was moving in c. during a storm d. end of a storm 4. CAUSE & EFFECT Why was the ship unable to anchor close to shore? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why did Ramo go back to the island from the ship? a. He was afraid of boats. b. He had left his puppy behind and wanted him. c. He went back to get his spear. d. He got into an argument with Karana. 6. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why did Karana jump off the ship? a. She wanted to go swimming. b. She had forgotten her favorite earrings. c. Her sister was not on the ship. d. Ramo had been left behind. 7. NOTE DETAILS What does Karana lose when she swims back to the island from the ship? a. Her cormorant skirt b. Her bow and arrow c. Her spears d. Her bowls 29

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8. Did Karana punish Ramo when she reached him on shore? Explain. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What did Karana discover as she and Ramo reached the village? What problem did they cause? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHARACTER EMOTIONS Why didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Ramo want the ship to come back for them? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Before Ramo can be considered a man, what initiation ritual must he withstand? a. Building his own hut b. Being whipped with nettles c. Killing a sea elephant d. Swimming to a neighboring island 12. CAUSE& EFFECT Where does Ramo go the next morning? Why does he go there? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why did Karana decide to not go after Ramo? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. CAUSE& EFFECT How did Ramo die? a. The wild dogs killed him. b. He fell out of the canoe and drowned. c. He ate poisonous berries. d. A snake bit him. 15. CHARACTER EMOTIONS What does Karan vow to do someday? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapters 7 & 8 Vocabulary Review 1. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 gorge ‑ pry ‑ vow ‑ ravine ‑ vain ‑ clutch 】 a. My _______________________ brother scarcely ate after he _______________________* to lose weight even when I would _______________________ on a hot, cheesy pizza in front of him. b. I ______________________* a screw driver in my hand as I tried to ______________________ open the stuck gate of the fence that enclosed the garden. c. The _______________________ is in between two mountains. d. The bear _______________________* the fruit in his hand as he _______________________* on the apple. 2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 scurry ‑ beckon ‑ shelter ‑ flung ‑ forlorn ‑ overcome 】 a. She was_______________________ after she heard that her dog was slain when it _______________________* across the busy street. b. Frank grumbled as his mother _______________________* him over to take the bundle of newspapers to the recycling center. c. He _______________________ the box into the air and all the ornaments were scattered across the floor. d. The rabbit was _______________________ by fear, so it _______________________* away and concealed itself in a hollowed tree which was its _______________________. e. My sister looked _______________________ after she fared badly on the contest, so I _______________________* her over to eat some cake with me. f. I ______________________ the toy across the garden, and my dog happily ______________________* after it. 31

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3. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 current ‑ undergo ‑ behold (beheld) ‑ pitch ‑ stride 】 a. The audience was _______________________* by the model _______________________* across the stage. b. The spring has a light _______________________ as it winds through the flat forest. c. Flaps on the airplane's wings are used to control _______________________, so that the plane can fly in a steady manner. d. She will have to _______________________ surgery for her injured leg lest it will get worse.

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[ Chapters 9 & 10 ] Vocabulary 1. forbade (v): past tense of forbid - to say that (something) is not allowed ✎ The museum forbids flash photography. OR The teacher forbade us from eating in class. 2. trinket (n): a piece of jewelry or an ornament that has little value ✎ I put a trinket in my hair as part of my princess Halloween costume. 3. pace (v): to walk back and forth across the same space again and again especially because you are nervous or impatient ✎ He paced the floor yelling into the phone. 4. tusk (n): a very long, large tooth that sticks out of the mouth of an animal (i.e. an elephant, walrus, or boar) ✎ Elephants are being hunted illegally for their ivory tusks. 5. lack (v): to not have (something) ✎ This soup lacks salt, so I will add some to it. 6. sinew (n): strong tissue that connects muscles to bones ✎ The butcher cut through the bone and sinew of the cow. 7. scarce (adj): very small in amount or number; not plentiful ✎ Food was getting scarce during the drought. 8. fashion (v): to make (something) from something else ✎ She used the scraps of fabric to fashion a little doll's dress. 9. lair (n): the place where a wild animal sleeps ✎ The bear went back to its lair to sleep.

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[ Chapters 9 & 10 ]

Vocabulary Exercises A. SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS Look at the pair of words below then identify whether they are synonyms or antonyms. (Words that are in bolded green are from previous units) 1. ____________________ scarce : ample 2. ____________________ lair : shelter 3. ____________________ deserted : occupied 4. ____________________ forbade : allowed 5. ____________________ omen : sign

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. bow

pace

lair

trinket

forbade

scarce

deserted

tusk

6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. __________________

10. _________________ 11. _________________ 12. _________________ 13. _________________ C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 14. Food became scarce when the drought struck, and the forest was filled with deserted lairs. 15. Using the sinew and tusk, Maria fashioned a trinket to give to her sister for her birthday.

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unit’s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. DRAW CONCLUSIONS Why do you think Karana burned down the village? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. SHARING IDEAS Would you have done the same thing as Karana? Why? If not, explain why. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SUMMARIZE Describe the place Karana chooses for her new home. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. NOTE DETAILS What was inside the Aleuts’ chest? a. weapons b. a map c. jewelry d. nothing 5. MAKE INFERENCES Why did Karana decide to not keep what she had recovered from the chest? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why does Karana think she should not make weapons? What made her decide to make weapons in the end? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 35

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7. What made it a challenge for Karana to make the arrow’s bowstring? a. She didn’t have the skills. b. She was too scared of the wild dogs growling at her. c. The lack of trees meant few supplies. d. She had no knife to cut branches. 8. CHARACTER EMOTIONS How does the first storm of the second winter affect Karana’s mood? a. She looks forward to making a skirt for herself. b. She is glad for the break from work. c. She is sure that a ship would come soon. d. She despairs of ever being rescued. 9. CAUSE & EFFECT Why did Karana need to climb down from the rock and sleep on the ground? a. It was too hard. b. The winds were too strong. c. She couldn't see the ship. d. The birds wouldn't leave her alone. 10.CAUSE & EFFECT How does Karana keep the dogs away from her shelter? a. She uses a whistle. b. She hits them with rocks. c. She builds a fire. d. She puts them in cages. 11. NOTE DETAILS How many dogs has she killed so far? ___________________________________________ 12. What did Karana find in the canoes that were left behind? a. a tent b. dried food and water c. clothing and blankets d. arrows and knives 13. NOTE DETAILS Who was Zuma? a. The chief b. The doctor c. The medicine man d. The navigator 36

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14. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why was Karana not afraid to cross the sea in the canoe? a. Her ancestors told her not to be afraid. b. She had crossed the sea in a row boat. c. She had a detailed map. d. It was better than staying on the island. 15. NOTE DETAILS How many people could fit in the small canoe that she used? a. 7 b. 6 c. 9 d. 8 16. NOTE DETAILS What did Karana use to get the canoe down the steep slope? a. Kelp b. Oil c. Sand d. Wax Paper 17. CHARACTER EMOTIONS During the trip, Karana FIRST felt afraid _____. a. when the canoe began to sink b. when it got dark c. when she ran out of water d. when she could no longer see the Island of the Blue Dolphins 18. CAUSE & EFFECT How did Karana know which way to go during the voyage? a. She had a compass. b. She followed a star in the East. c. She was counting on the dolphins to lead the way. d. She trusted her instincts. 19. NOTE DETAILS What is wrong with Karana's canoe? a. It is bright red. b. It has a giant hole. c. It is leaking. d. It is too small.

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20. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why did Karana tear a piece of fiber from her skirt? a. She wanted to keep the mosquitoes away. b. She thought it was the latest fashion.Â c. The boat had a leak. d. The dolphins liked her dress. 21. CAUSE & EFFECT Why did Karana turn around and go back to the island? a. She was running out of fresh water. b. The canoe was leaking badly. c. She had no more food. d. She believed that the dolphins who swam with her were a bad omen. 22. CAUSE & EFFECT Why did Karana start paddling slowly? a. She was tired. b. The boat was filling up with water. c. She was close to home. d. She needed to take a rest. 23. CAUSE & EFFECT Why was Karana so happy to have the dolphins swim around her canoe? a. They made her forget her pain. b. They are a bad omen. c. They were fun to talk to. d. They would steer the boat. 24. CHARACTER EMOTIONS What two things did Karana do as soon as she got back on the island that shows that she was happy to be back and also very tired? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapters 9 & 10 Vocabulary Review 1. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 omen ‑ lack ‑ trinket ‑ pace ‑ lair ‑ forbid 】 a. She ______________________* in front of the locked public bathroom door as she had the urge to use it that instant. b. There has been a _______________________ of rainfall in the region so the spring has dried up, and everyone uses water sparingly and the town _______________________* daily showers. c. The lost and tired hiker took it as a good ______________________ the instant he saw a flowing spring. d. My teacher beckoned me over and gave me a _______________________ for my good work. e. During my hike, I walked into a cave and when I saw fruits and nuts scattered on the ground, I realized that it was a bear’s _______________________ and fled to my car overcome with fear.

2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 fashion ‑ tusk ‑ bow ‑ scarce ‑ deserted ‑ sinew 】 a. Money was _______________________ in their home, so they used money sparingly and pondered ways to _______________________ new clothes out of old ones. b. Long ago, native islanders would make string from tough _______________________, and made tools or ornaments out of sea elephant _______________________*. c. The sailors stood at the _______________________ of the ship as it approached the _______________________ island, and when they saw that the shore was ample with sea elephants, they were overcome with greed.

3. Complete the analogies with a vocabulary word:

bow ◇ deserted ◇ lair ◇ scarce ◇ trinket

a. ravine : mesa :: ornament : ______________________ b. ample : ______________________ :: forlorn : happy c. stern : _____________________ :: profit : disadvantage d. occupied : ________________________ :: scattered : bundled (verb form of bundle) e. shelter : ______________________ :: landform : mesa 39

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[ Chapters 1-9 ] Character Motives A motive is a need or a desire that causes a person to act. Sometimes the author states a character’s motives. At other times, a reader must infer, or figure out, a character’s motives from details that the author gives.

WHY MOTIVE MATTERS As people, we’re often judged by what we do. To a large extent, we are what we do. In a book, as much as in life, a person’s actions are crucial. Readers want to understand this person by seeing what he does. However, often, it’s a character’s motive that matters even more. Creating a character who acts in exciting and larger-than-life ways is wonderful, but unless this character also has a reason for these actions, the writer will ultimately fail to capture readers’ attention. Giving a character a motive is vital.

DIRECTION Remember what you have read in Chapters 1~9, and use the chart to write in the motives in each situation.

Action or Feeling

Motive

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[ Chapters 10-19 ] Before You Read Sharing Ideas Look up the meaning of the word resourceful. Define this term in your own words. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

With a partner, discuss your definitions of the word resourceful. Then create a two-column chart. In the left column, list difficult situations a person might face. In the right column, describe how a resourceful person might respond to each situation. situation

response

Doesn’t have money for the bus. Forgot a friend’s birthday. Needs to move a very heavy box.

Got lost in the forest.

Setting a Purpose Read to find out how Karana makes use of the resources available to her on the island.

Elephant Seals One of the largest animals on Karana's island is the elephant seal, also called the sea elephant. Like other seals, the elephant seal is a powerful swimmer with a streamlined body and four short limbs that end in flippers. The elephant seal received its name because of its large size—males weigh almost four tons—and because of the chunky but flexible snout that hangs down over the mouth of the male. During the breeding mason, the males, called bulls, frequently engage in fights as they establish their territories and try to attract females. Elephant seals spend about 80% of their lives in the ocean and are able to hold their breath for about 100 minutes. Elephant seals can dive to 1,550 meters (5,085 feet) below the ocean's surface. 41

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[ Chapters 11 & 12 ] Vocabulary 1. brackish (adj): somewhat salty ✎ The brackish pond was used for freshwater prawn farming. 2. steady (adj): happening or developing in a continuous and usually gradual way ✎ There was steady rain all day. 3. deafening (adj): extremely loud ✎ Airport workers wear ear protection gear to protect their ears from the deafening roar of the planes. 4. clamor (n): a loud continuous noise (such as the noise made when many people are talking or shouting) ✎ A clamor outside woke them in the night. 5. odor (n): a particular smell ✎ The cheese has a strong odor.

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[ Chapters 11 & 12 ]

Vocabulary Exercises A. SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS Look at the pair of words below then identify whether they are synonyms or antonyms. (Words that are in bolded green are from previous units) 1. ____________________ broaden : shrink 2. ____________________ gnaw : chew 3. ____________________ quarrel : peace 4. ____________________ steady : irregular 5. ____________________ brackish : salty

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. odor

gruel

reed

deafening

quarrel

broaden

gnaw

unarmed

6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. __________________

10. _________________ 11. _________________ 12. _________________ 13. _________________ C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 14. There were reeds growing around the brackish stream which broadened out into a river. 15. There was a steady clamor outside as the two neighbors got into a quarrel about the odor.

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unit’s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. CHARACTER EMOTIONS How have Karana’s feelings about the island changed? What decision did she make? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. MAIN IDE & DETAILS What three things did she want in the location (for number 1)? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Karana planned to build her house ____________________________________. a. anywhere near the sea elephants b. on the headland c. in a cave near the dogs’ lair d. near her old village in the south 4. What factors helped her decide the location? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. The first thing Karana did before starting on her house was to make _____________________________. a. a birdcage b. a cormorant skirt c. a fence d. a basket for carrying water 6. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why did she do this task first? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 44

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7. How did she build this? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Which took longer to build: the fence or the house? Give two reasons why it took her longer to build that. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Is the story of Tumaiyowit and Mukat a true story? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Karana makes a number of things to help her survive on this island. List three things she makes in Chapter12 and describe how each one would be useful to her. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. To work on her weapons at night, Karana needed light.Â What did she use to get light? a. Kelp b. Sai-sai c. Candles d. Moonlight 12. NOTE DETAILS What does Karana say makes the best spear points? a. Dog teeth b. Shark teeth c. Sea elephant tusks d. Stones 45

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Chapters 11 & 12 Vocabulary Review 1. Answer the following questions to show your understanding of the vocabulary words. a. Who would never want to be unarmed? _____________________________________________________________________________ b. What must you have to gnaw on something? _____________________________________________________________________________ c. What would be deafening? _____________________________________________________________________________ d. How can you conceal a bad odor? _____________________________________________________________________________

2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below: 【 reed ‑ steady ‑ gruel ‑ clamor ‑ quarrel ‑ broaden ‑ brackish 】 a. Since money was scarce in their struggling business, the partners ______________________* about how to use the money. b. I dropped the bowl of _________________________ causing it to scatter all over the floor, and I grumbled as I cleaned up the mess. c. There were fish swimming in the _________________________ stream. d. The _________________________ concealed the otter from the fox. e. I was overcome by annoyance when the _________________________ outside wouldn’t cease. f. The narrow stream _________________________* into a river. g. Flaps on the airplane's wings are used to control pitch, so that the plane can fly _______________________.

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[ Chapters 10 - 12 ] Cause & Effect Anything that happens has two parts: the cause & the effect. â&#x20AC;˘ The cause is WHY something happens â&#x20AC;˘ The effect is WHAT happens.

DIRECTION Read the list of causes, then read the list of effects. Write the letter of the correct effect on the line next to its cause.

CAUSE

EFFECT

1. _______ Because the weather is mild in this season, 2. _______ Because of the danger of a weak canoe,

a. ...the destruction of the wild dogs becomes Karana's next goal.

3. _______ Since the dolphins are a good omen,

b. ...Karana eliminates it as a possibility for her

4. _______ Because she realizes that the Island of the Blue Dolphins is her real home,

new home. c. ...Karana decides to return to the island.

5. _______ Because of the presence of sea elephants, which would provide company,

d. ...the summer is the best time on the island. e. ...Karana plans to capture a sea elephant.

6. _______ Since the village of Ghalas-at stirs memories of Karana's lost loved ones,

f. ...building the house takes longer than building the fence.

7. _______ Because of the danger of thieving foxes and wolves,

g. ...Karana feels she will make the return trip safely.

8. _______ Since it rains for many days,

h. ...Karana decides to build a home near the

9. _______ Because there is a scarcity of trees on the

cliffs.

island,

i. ...Karana decides that she will never leave the

10._______ Because of their ever-present threat of

island again.

danger,

j. ...a fence is Karana's first project.

11. _______ Because she could make superior spear-

k. ... Karana searches for a long time before she

points from its teeth,

finds poles to support the house.

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[ Chapters 13 & 14 ] Vocabulary 1. hide (n): the skin of a usually large animal ✎ The shoe maker used the cattle hides to make boots. 2. wary (adj): not having or showing complete trust in someone or something that could be dangerous or cause trouble ✎ The store owner kept a wary eye on the customer who was carrying a large bag. 3. take pains to (idiom): to try very hard to do something ✎ We took great pains to insure that all the kindergarteners felt comfortable on the first day of school. 4. squarely (adv): in a way that makes direct contact ✎ He hit the ball squarely with his tennis racket. 5. rival (n): a person or thing that tries to defeat or be more successful than another ✎ The two baseball teams have been longtime rivals. 6. bellow (v): of an animal- to make a deep, loud sound ✎ The bull bellowed angrily. 7. gash (n): a long, deep cut ✎ The dog had a bad gash in his leg. 8. haste (n): quickness or eagerness that can result in mistakes ✎ She finished her homework in haste and later regretted it. 9. bent on (adj phrase): having a strong desire to do (something) ✎ The doctors are bent on finding a cure. 10. flank (n): the area on the side of an animal (such as a horse) between the ribs and the hip ✎ She gently patted the horse's flank.

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[ Chapters 13 & 14 ]

Vocabulary Exercises A. SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS Look at the pair of words below then identify whether they are synonyms or antonyms. (Words that are in bolded green are from previous units) 1. ____________________ hide : pelt 2. ____________________ stalk : ďŹ&#x201A;ee 3. ____________________ take pains to : worry about 4. ____________________ rival : friend 5. ____________________ wary : attentive

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. basin

hide

squarely

ďŹ&#x201A;ank

rival

gash

stalk

venture

6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. __________________

10. _________________ 11. _________________ 12. _________________ 13. _________________ C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 14. The explorer was bent on finding the lost treasure, so he took pains to prepare for his venture. 15. The hunter stalked the walrus for his tusk and hide, and the walrus bellowed when he was shot squarely on his flank.

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. Why does Karana go to hunt sea elephants? a. She wants to make their teeth into spearheads. b. She needs their skin to make clothes. c. She has to kill them before they kill her. d. She wants to try out her new bow. 2. COMPARE & CONTRAST Complete the venn diagram to describe how the cow and bull sea elephants are similar and different in appearance.

cow! !

bull sea elephant

3. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why did Karana choose the young bull as the one she would attempt to kill? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 50

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4. What was the warning that Karana remembered while preparing to kill the sea elephant? Was she right? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. CAUSE & EFFECT How does Karana injure her leg? a. Running from the wild dogs b. Swimming against a current c. Stumbling to get away from the sea elephants d. Climbing down the cliff to the canoes 6. NOTE DETAILS How many days did it take for Karanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leg to get well? a. One b. Three c. Five d. Eleven 7. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why did Karana finally leave her house despite her injury? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. NOTE DETAILS The leader of the wild dogs had ___________________. a. Gray eyes b. Yellow eyes c. Green eyes d. Brown eyes 9. Who else had used the cave? How did she know? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What did Karana plan to do with the cave? Why? How did she do this? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 51

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11. The sea elephants had a big fight. The winner was _______________________. a. the old sea elephant b. the cow c. the young sea elephant d. the calf 12. MAKE INFERENCES What did Karana mean when she said, “Gulls had picked his bones clean, but I found what I had come for”? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What did Karana make from the teeth of the bull? How did she do this? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. LITERARY DEVICE A cliffhanger in a novel can be an abrupt ending, often leaving the main characters in a precarious or difficult situation. How might it be said that Chapter 13 ends in a cliffhanger? Why do you suppose an author uses this device? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapters 13 & 14 Vocabulary Review 1. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 squarely ‑ hide ‑ haste ‑ bellow ‑ gash ‑ basin 】 a. I was eating my cheeseburger in _________________________ and got stains all over my clothes, so I went to the _________________________ to clean myself. b. While the deer was fleeing in an area shrouded by fog, it ran _________________________ into a tree. c. The designer clutched the knife as he made a large _________________________ on the _________________________ to fashion it into a belt. d. When the apple fell _________________________ on the idle cow’s head, he let out a loud _________________________.

2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 venture ‑ take pains to ‑ bent on ‑ rival ‑ wary ‑ stalk 】 a. The deer felt _________________________ of _________________________ deep into the woods because he thought a tiger was _________________________* him. b. My _________________________ and I have been competing in tennis all year long, so I _________________________* prepare for the championships. c. He clutched his flashlight as he began to ________________________ down the winding road. d. Once I saw some carcasses strewn in front of the cave, I was ________________________ to follow Todd inside because I thought it was a bear’s lair. e. My _________________________ was _________________________ winning the argument, so he kept quarreling with me.

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Writing an Expository Essay The purpose of the expository essay is to explain a topic in a logical and straightforward manner. The topic of your writing assignment today is superstition in different cultures. The basic five-paragraph essay structure, which you have probably used many times by this point, works extremely well for an opinion essay. An opinion essay exists to prove your main point – your thesis. This should be clearly stated in your opening paragraph. Don’t leave the reader to guess what your position is on the issue – make a clear stand!

✎ STRUCTURE [ Paragraph One : The Introduction ] Here you introduce the topic of your essay and state the essay’s main idea -- the point you are trying to make or prove. This paragraph should include your thesis statement plus three reasons why you believe this statement to be true.

[ Paragraphs Two, Three, and Four: The Body ] These are the body of your essay. Remember back in Paragraph One, you gave three reasons for your opinion. Three reasons equals three body paragraphs. Each of the body paragraphs should take one of your reasons and explain it in more detail. You can use examples and illustration, cause-and-effect reasoning, comparison/contrast, or other methods of development to support your argument. Any statements you make that would cause a reader to say, “Wait, how do you know that’s true?” need to be backed up with support. Each body paragraph is made up of five or more sentences that develop your single, clear idea.

[ Paragraph Five : The Conclusion ] Former Newfoundland premier Joey Smallwood once said about giving speeches: "First I tell them what I'm going to tell them, then I tell them, then I tell them what I told them." In the conclusion, sum up your argument by restating your thesis statement and reminding the reader what your three reasons were.

✎ TOPIC The story talks about several superstitions, such as not using your secret name often (Chapter 1) or women not being able to make weapons (Chapter 9). Discuss a superstition from your own culture. Give background information on it (for example its origin, what it means, etc), how people in your society perceive it, and whether you do or don’t believe it (giving reasons to support this). You can discuss more than one superstition if you wish.

✎ PREWRITING: Generate Ideas Before you begin writing your essay, you should take some time to flesh out your ideas and get some things down on paper. Listing, freewriting, clustering, and questioning can help you to develop ideas for your essay. First, jot down some major ideas for your topic. Then brainstorm details for those ideas.

✎ PROOFREADING Do a final proofreading of your paper by double-checking your grammar, spelling, organization, and the clarity of your ideas.

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Essay Evaluation _____/10

Does the essay directly address the essay prompt / assignment?

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Does the essay have a clear introduction?

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Does the essay have a clear focus or thesis statement?

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Is the essay clearly organized and easy to follow?

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Does the essay provide a sufficient amount of specific and relevant examples and details in each body paragraph? Additionally, are there clear explanations of how the "evidence" supports the main idea and thesis statement?

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Does the essay have a clear conclusion?

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Are there minimal errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics?

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[ Chapters 15 & 16 ] Vocabulary 1. bold (adj): not afraid of danger or difficult situations ✎ The area was settled by bold pioneers. 2. quiver (v): to shake because of fear, cold, nervousness, etc. ✎ Her lips quivered when she heard the bad news. 3. wide (adj): away from a target — used to describe something that does not hit what you were aiming at ✎ The hunter’s shot was wide and landed in the bushes. 4. bare (v): to remove the covering from (something) ✎ He bared his arm to show the scar. 5. matted (adj): twisted together in an untidy way ✎ After the soccer game, the players walked off the matted grass. 6. limp (adj): having an unpleasantly soft or weak quality : not firm or stiff ✎ This plant looks limp because I have forgotten to water it for days. 7. mend (v): to make (something broken or damaged) usable again; to repair (something broken or damaged) ✎ The town needs to mend these roads.

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Connect the Words Using the blank grid below, try to connect as many vocabulary words from this chapter as you can. A sample has been done to get you started.

s e d

t a b o u t

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Vocabulary Rock & Roll DIRECTION Each student will roll the die (twice for each word), to investigate and better understand the new words from this chapter.

Define the word

Draw it!

Write two synonyms

Use the word in a sentence

Write two antonyms

Act out the word

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what two reasons are given for the pack of dogs becoming bolder? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Who is the leader of the pack of dogs? Where is he from? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How did Karana set up to kill the pack of wild dogs? How many dogs did she kill? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. DRAW CONCLUSIONS Why do you think Karana didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kill the leader of the pack when she had the chance? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How did she heal him? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What does Karana name the wild dog and what does the name mean? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Why did Karana keep watching for the Red Aleut ship? a. She enjoyed their company. b. She wanted to move quickly to another location. c. They gave her jewelry. d. They would share their food.!

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8. APPLY VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE What is the relationship between bare and conceal? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why did Karana decide to make another canoe? a. She cannot find the hidden ones.! b. The old ones are dried out and cracked. c. The one she abandoned on the sandspit had washed out to sea.! d. She needed a smaller one she could handle by herself.! 10. SEQUENCE List the steps she took to do this. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. When Karana finished the canoe, ____________________________________. a. she was not able to move it into the water! b. it was more beautiful than any of the others c. it leaked d. None of the above! 12. CAUSE & EFFECT Why is Karana no longer lonely? a. She loves the island life. b. All the wildlife is so beautiful. c. She has Rontu for company. d. She remembers all of the good times in the past.! 13. DRAW CONCLUSIONS Based on the description given by Karana, what is a devilfish? a. An octopus b. A shark c. A sea urchin d. An orca

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14. CHARACTER EMOTIONS Why did Karana feel that the cave was a great discovery? a. It was close to her house. b. There was a shelf upon which she could store the canoe.! c. The devilfish would protect the canoe. d. Both A & B e. All of the above! 15. What is considered the best food in all the seas? a. Sea Bass b. Sea Elephants c. Devilfish d. Abalone! 16. CHARACTERIZATION Read the list of characters and their traits, then read the list of excerpts from Chapters 13 to 16. Write the letter of the correct excerpt on the line next to the character it describes.

Characters: Traits

Excerpts

a. ______ Aleut dog: brave

i. “Unlike the others, he did not run away.”

b. ______ Aleut dog: defiant

ii. “Why I did not send the arrow, I cannot say.”

c. ______ Karana: compassionate

iii. “He looked first at the fish I carried and then at me and moved his

d. ______ Rontu: eager for friendship e. ______ Karana: prepared; careful f. ______ Karana: content

tail.” iv. “He stood facing me, his front legs spread as if he were ready to spring...” v. “Because of this I was not lonely.” vi. “[The Aleuts] might come upon the cave by chance and then I must be ready to flee. For this reason I worked on the canoe I had abandoned on the spit.”

17. Why is Karana happy at the end of Chapter 16? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapters 15 & 16 Vocabulary Review 1. Answer the following questions to show your understanding of the vocabulary words. a. What would be lapping on the bow of a ship? _____________________________________________________________________________ b. If your hair was matted in gum, what would you do? _____________________________________________________________________________ c. When might someone limp? _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 wide ‑ bare ‑ abandon ‑ drift ‑ quiver 】 a. I saw a leaf _____________________* down the spring. b. With most of their men slain, the soldiers _____________________* the battle and retreated back to their base as the enemy pursued them. c. The star basketball player scarcely misses a shot, but this one was too ___________________, and the ball hit the rim. d. Frank ceased _____________________* after he put on a jacket to cover his _____________________ arms.

3. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below (words can be used more than once). For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 mend ‑ matted ‑ bold ‑ limp ‑ set about 】 a. Alan put a sticker on my head, and I grumbled when I realized that my hair was _________________* in it. b. The hiker was overcome with tiredness, so he was _____________________ looking for a shelter. c. I had a large gash on my leather jacket, so I took it to the tailor to get it ____________________*. d. The _____________________ firefighter was _____________________ running into the burning house to save the family. e. The bear had a gash on his leg, so he _____________________* back to the lair. 66

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[ Chapters 13 - 16 ] Cause & Effect Anything that happens has two parts: the cause & the effect. â&#x20AC;˘ The cause is WHY something happens. â&#x20AC;˘ The effect is WHAT happens.

DIRECTION Read the list of causes, then read the list of effects. Write the letter of the correct effect on the line next to its cause.

CAUSE

EFFECT

1. _______ Because she believes in the law that forbids women from making weapons,

a. ...the wild dogs lie in wait to attack Karana. b. ...she finds the teeth she needs for her spears.

2. _______ Since the elephant bulls are easily annoyed and angered,

c. ...Karana fears her arrows will fail to be effective.

3. _______ Because of her knee injury and the

d. ...Karana leaves the fighting bulls without

approaching darkness,

knowing the winner.

4. _______ Because they sense the injured Karana's

e. ...Rontu and Karana become friends.

helplessness,

f. ...they sit on the shore with distance between

5. _______ Because of the pictures carved on the walls of the cave,

them. g. ...it was clear that former islanders had

6. _______ Since Karana allows the nature of the bull

occupied the cave.

elephants to take its course,

h. ...the dogs are forced to leave.

7. _______ Because of the fire near their lair,

i. ...Karana prepares emergency provisions for a

8. _______ As a result of the care and attention given to the wounded dog,

quick escape. j. ...Karana is less lonely.

9. _______ Since the dog provides companionship, 10. _______ Due to her fear of the Aleuts,

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[ Chapters 17 & 18 ] Vocabulary 1. flock (n): a group of birds or animals (such as sheep) ✎ The dogs were barking after a flock of birds. 2. heed (n): attention or notice — often used with pay or take ✎ The sailors took heed to the storm headed their way. 3. dart (v): to run or move quickly or suddenly in a particular direction or to a particular place ✎ We saw a deer dart across the road. 4. meadow (n): a usually flat area of land that is covered with tall grass ✎ The cows were grazing on the meadow during the afternoon. 5. lure (n): something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something ✎ Tourists are drawn to NYC by the lure of excitement and culture. 6. fend off (someone or something) (verb phrase): to defend yourself against (someone or something) ✎ The surfer succeeded in fending off the shark attack by hitting hid square on the eye. 7. warily (adv): done in a way not having or showing complete trust in someone or something that could be dangerous or cause trouble ✎ They looked at each other warily.

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Vocabulary Exercises A. SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS Look at the pair of words below then identify whether they are synonyms or antonyms. (Words that are in bolded green are from previous units) 1. ____________________ boldly : warily 2. ____________________ fend oﬀ : pursue 3. ____________________ sip : gulp 4. ____________________ meadow : ﬁeld 5. ____________________ mourning : happiness

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. singe

dressed up

scarlet

stalk

meadow

ﬂock

wreath

lure

6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. __________________

10. _________________ 11. _________________ 12. _________________ 13. _________________ C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 14. Tina dressed up in a scarlet dress and she paid heed to walking on her high heels as she walked wearily down the street. 15. The fox darted across the meadow bent on trying to catch one of the birds in the flock. 69

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unit’s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. What did Karana struggle doing that winter? a. Making a skirt b. Making a spear to catch the devilfish c. Making a bow and arrow d. Making a doghouse for Rontu 2. CAUSE & EFFECT Why is Rontu now not the leader of the wild dogs? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who did Rontu fight? Why? Who won? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. MAKE JUDGMENTS Why doesn’t Karana help Rontu during the battle? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why does Rontu howl after the fight? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. CHARACTER EMOTIONS How does Rontu act to Karana after the fight? a. That he is mad she didn’t help him b. Like he’s the best c. As if nothing has happened d. As if he is hurt 7. DRAW CONCLUSIONS Why do you think the wild dogs never came back to the headland again? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 70

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8. DRAW CONCLUSIONS Why do you think the dogs divided into two packs after the fight? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. SHARING IDEAS Why do you think Karana adopted the two baby birds? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. How does Karana keep the two birds from flying away once they outgrew their cage? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Why does Karana often dress up in her yucca skirt and sandals? a. To be dressed up incase the ship returns to get her b. To be dressed up incase the Aleuts come c. She likes beautiful things, so she likes to be dressed up at times. d. She has always wanted to be a model. 12. What had the women done after the men of the village were killed? Why did they do this? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapters 17 & 18 Vocabulary Review 1. Answer the following questions to show your understanding of the vocabulary words. a. What might lure a vain person? _______________________________________________________________________________ b. What cannot get singed? _______________________________________________________________________________ c. When a word has the same spelling but different meanings and origins, it is called a homograph. What is the difference between stalk the verb (as learned from a pervious unit) and stalk the noun? _______________________________________________________________________________ d. When would you get dressed up? _______________________________________________________________________________

2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 meadow ‑ fend off ‑ flock ‑ dart ‑ tame ‑ mourning 】 a. Although the circus animals are ____________________*, they are still kept enclosed just as a wary precaution. b. When the soldiers couldn’t ____________________ the attackers, they had to retreat. c. Her lips quivered as she clutched a handkerchief as she was in ____________________ of her son who was slain in the war. d. I saw a ____________________ of sheep in the ____________________ flee when a fox ____________________ towards them. 3. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 warily ‑ wreath ‑ scarlet ‑ heed ‑ sip ‑ stalk 】 a. I went to the spring to a ____________________ of water. b. I was beheld by the _________________ glow of the sun setting behind the mesa in the desert. c. The deer ____________________ ventured into the woods because it took ____________________ that a lion might be crouching in the reeds stalking it. d. I used many ____________________* of reed to make a ____________________ and decorated it with ____________________ ornaments. 72

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[ Chapters 19 & 20 ] Vocabulary 1. amuse (v): to make someone laugh or smile; to entertain (someone) in a light and pleasant way ✎ The audience was amused by his silly jokes. 2. dye (v): to change the color of (something, such as hair or cloth) by using a dye ✎ She had been dyeing her grey hair for years. 3. dodge (v): to move quickly to one side in order to avoid being hit by (someone or something) ✎ The boxer dodged the first punch but was hit by the second. 4. wound (v): past tense and past participle of wind (to wrap something around something) ✎ She wound the scarf around her neck. 5. coils (n): a long thin piece of material (such as a wire, string, or piece of hair) that is wound into circles ✎ The fisherman had a coil of string to put on his fishing pole. 6. entangle (v): to cause (something) to get caught in or twisted with something else ✎ The kite got entangled in the tree. 7. brace (v): to support (yourself) by leaning against something or holding something ✎ He braced himself against the wall. 8. task (n): a piece of work that has been given to someone; a job for someone to do ✎ The firefighter worked together to accomplish a task. 9. sand bar (n): a raised area of sand with a top that is near or just above the surface of a body of water ✎ We walked out onto the sandbar at low tide. 10. seize (v): to forcefully take and hold (someone or something) with your hand or arms ✎ He tried to seize the gun from him. 11. flail (v): to move or swing your arms or legs in a wild and uncontrolled way ✎ They were flailing their arms to drive away the insects.

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4. ____________________ seize : abandon

2. ____________________ dodge : fend oďŹ&#x20AC;

5. ____________________ peer : gaze

3. ____________________ task : job

6. ____________________ brace : support

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. peer

coils

sand bar

rim

roost

oblong

entangle

dye

7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. __________________ 10. _________________

11. _________________ 12. _________________ 13. _________________ 14. _________________ C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 15. Martha was flailing her arms to fend off the thief, who in turn dodging her punches while trying to seize her purse. 16. He peered into this tool box and saw that his coils got entangled with his tools, so he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin his task until his was able to free his tools. 17. The children amused themselves while playing on the oblong sand bar.

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. ILLUSTRATE & SUMMARIZE How does a starfish manage to eat an abalone?

____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

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2. NOTE DETAILS Where do scallops grow? a. The reef b. Floating kelp c. Rocks near the coast! d. Ledges in sea caves 3. ILLUSTRATE & SUMMARIZE How do the gulls manage to eat scallops?

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11. Why did the abalones have to be guarded? What ingenious method did Karana use to accomplish this? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. NOTE DETAILS Where did the cormorants roost at? a. Tall Rock b. Black Cave c. Coral Cove! d. The headland 13. CHARACTER MOTIVES What did Karana wish to use the cormorant feathers for? a. To make a wreath b. To make decorations for the house c. To tie them on the ends of arrows d. To make a skirt 14. What did Karana discover in Black Cave? a. A store of food b. A passage through the island c. Mummies d. Additional canoes 15. CAUSE & EFFECT Why did she have to spend a sleepless, anxious night in the cave? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Why is Karana afraid as she spends the night in the cave? Why does she decide never to return to the tomb? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. Describe three precautions Karana took when she spotted the Aleut ship heading toward her island. a. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

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b. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 18. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why did Karana keep watching for the Red Aleut ship? a. She enjoyed their company. b. They gave her jewelry. c. They would share their food.! d. She wanted to move quickly to another cave. 19. NOTE DETAILS How long has she been alone for now? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. CAUSE & EFFECT Who came to the island? What did Karana do? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapters 19 & 20 Vocabulary Review 1. Answer the following questions to show your understanding of the vocabulary words. a. Who might have the task of taming an animal? _______________________________________________________________________________ b. Name something that is oblong. _______________________________________________________________________________ c. How are peer and gaze related? _______________________________________________________________________________

2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 roost ‑ task ‑ seize ‑ amuse ‑ dodge ‑ dye ‑ sand bar 】 a. Eric accidentally flung a bundle of books into the air, and I ________________________* it just in time before it hit me on the head, and it ended up scattered on the ground. b. During low tide, the seagulls spend the afternoon ________________________* on the ________________________. c. We were ________________________* when Franklin came to school with his hair ________________________* purple. d. The military brigade had the mission of ________________________* the enemy’s land, and the general had the difficult ________________________ of organizing a group of soldiers to enclose the enemy so they couldn’t flee.

3. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 peer ‑ wound ‑ flail ‑ brace ‑ rim ‑ entangle ‑ coil 】 a. Steve was overcome with a headache from the strong paint odor and he had to ________________________ his limp body against a door to prevent himself from collapsing. b. The doctor _____________________* at the gash on the boy’s knee before he began mending it. c. An infant played with the ________________________ that was ________________________* up around the plastic tube and he got himself ________________________ in the string. d. Arnold tried to fend off his opponent who was ________________________* his arms to try and block Arnold’s shot as he threw the basketball towards the ________________________. 80

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[ CHAPTER 20-29 ] Before You Read Sharing Ideas What mental and emotional changes do people typically undergo as they grow from adolescence into adulthood? Think about how people at different levels of maturity might cope with fear, hardship, disappointment, and personal disagreements. How would a child, in comparison with a teenager, deal with these things? How would an adult? Consider reasons why their abilities to cope might differ.

Setting a Purpose Read to find out how Karana continues to change in response to her experiences during the story.

The Channel Islands Today Today, five of the Channel Islands off the coast of California make up the Channel Islands National Park— San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Barbara, Anacapa, and Santa Cruz. Most of the islands have primitive campgrounds and hiking trails. San Nicolas, where Island of the Blue Dolphins takes place, and San Clemente are owned today by the U.S. Navy and are used for military training and research. Santa Catalina, also called Catalina Island, is a popular tourist destination and close to one million people travel there every year.

Did You Know? The plot of a novel is the sequence of events in the story. Most plots unfold in five steps: • In the exposition, the author introduces the characters and sets up the conflict. • The rising action includes events in which the conflict is developed. • The climax is the point of greatest suspense. • The falling action includes events that happen after the climax. • The resolution is the final outcome of the conflict. In Island of the Blue Dolphins, the exposition is presented in Chapters 1-9 which tell how Karana ends up on the island alone. Chapters 10-19 provide the rising action, showing Karana confronting the problem of living alone. The last section, which you are about to read, presents the climax, the falling action, and the resolution. On page 105, you will label the story plot events to the illustrations to test your knowledge.

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[ Chapters 21 & 22 ] Vocabulary 1. shimmer (v): to shine with a light that seems to move slightly ✎ The lake shimmers with light. 2. giddy (adj): feeling or showing great happiness and joy ✎ The kindergarten classroom was filled with giddy laughter during break time. 3. motion (n): a movement of your body or of a part of your body ✎ He made hand motions to get our attention.

4. graceful (adj): having a smooth and pleasing shape or style ✎ The ballet dancer was a graceful young woman with delicate features. 5. gesture (n): a movement of your hands and arms that shows or emphasizes an idea or a feeling ✎ He angrily gestured to his friend to leave.

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Connect the Words Using the blank grid below, try to connect as many vocabulary words from this chapter as you can.

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Vocabulary Rock & Roll DIRECTION Each student will roll the die (twice for each word), to investigate and better understand the new words from this chapter.

Define the word

Draw it!

Write two synonyms

Use the word in a sentence

Write two antonyms

Act out the word

1. bore ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. gesture _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. giddy ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. graceful _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. motion __________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. shimmer ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unit’s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why have the Aleuts come to the island? a. To hunt otter b. To trade goods c. To hunt seals d. To take over the island 2. CAUSE & EFFECT Why wasn’t Karana afraid the men would find her? Who was she afraid of? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. NOTE DETAILS What did Karana light her cave with while she was in hiding? a. Animal fat torches b. Small fish c. Whale oil d. Burning reeds 4. How did Karana pass her days while she waited for the Aleuts to leave? a. She hunted. b. She fished. c. She made a dress. d. She made weapons. 5. NOTE DETAILS What was Karana doing when she met the new girl? a. Playing with dolphins b. Making a birdcage c. Feeding Rontu d. Admiring her cormorant skirt 6. MAKE INFERENCES The fact that Rontu allows the Aleut girl to touch him indicates that _______________. a. he is brave b. he trusts her c. he is foolish d. he is scared 85

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7. COMPARE & CONTRAST Complete the venn diagram to describe the encounter between Karana and the Aleut girl. How did Karana behave? How did the Aleut girl behave?

8. CAUSE & EFFECT What new plans does Karana make after she encounters the Aleut girl? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What did the Aleut girl leave for Karana on a rock near her cave entrance? a. Abalones b. A black necklace c. Wild flowers! d. Shiny black pebbles 10. CHARACTER TRAITS What does this gift indicate about the Aleut girl? a. She is wealthy. b. She is friendly. c. She wants to sell jewelry. d. She is scared of Karana.

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11. LITERARY DEVICE Why might this act of gift-giving be considered a cliffhanger? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. NOTE DETAILS What is the name of the girl on the Aleut ship? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What does Karana give her new friend as a gift? a. A circlet for her hair b. A spear tip c. A necklace d. A pair of earrings 14. [ TRUE • FALSE ] Karana never told the Aleut girl her secret name. 15. USE CONTEXT CLUES What does the word wintscha most likely mean? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. CAUSE & EFFECT Why was Karana unhappy when the Aleuts left the second time? a. They had taken too many otter pelts. b. The Aleuts took Rontu with them. c. She had enjoyed watching them at their work. d. She would miss her new friend. 17. APPLY VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE Make a sentence using the words bore (v) and hollow (v). ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. MAKE JUDGMENTS Why do you think the new friend didn’t come to see Karana even though the ship was still on the island? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 87

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[ Chapters 23 & 24 ] Vocabulary 1. tide pool (n): an area of water that is left on a beach after the tide has fallen ✎ There was a crab in the tide pool.

2. gay (adj): happy and excited ✎ All the students had a gay and carefree day at the Valentine’s Day picnic. 3. reproachful (adj): done in a way that is full of or expressing disapproval or disappointment ✎ "I thought you promised to wait for me, Avery," Bruce said reproachfully.

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5. teeter (v): to move in an unsteady way back and forth or from side to side ✎ The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.

6. hobble (v): to walk with difficulty because of injury or weakness ✎ She picked up her cane and hobbled across the room.

7. nuzzle (v): to gently push or rub your nose or face against (someone or something) to show affection ✎ The dog nuzzled my leg.

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Vocabulary Rock & Roll DIRECTION Each student will roll the die (twice for each word), to investigate and better understand the new words from this chapter.

Define the word

Draw it!

Write two synonyms

Use the word in a sentence

Write two antonyms

Act out the word

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. What did the beach look like after the hunters left? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did Karana find? What did she do with it? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Karana took care of a wounded otter with ___________________, so she named him in reference to that trait. a. a long nose b. sad eyes c. large eyes! d. whiskers 4. CHARACTER EMOTIONS Karana has come to regard the animals as ________________________. a. family b. a source of clothes c. sources of food d. pets 5. What did Tainor and Lurai use to build their nest? What difficulty did this cause? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. How had the baby gull hurt itself? What did Karana do about it? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. CAUSE & EFFECT Why did Karana change Mon-a-nee's name to Won-a-nee? a. She had gained weight.! b. She was older. c. She had become a mother.! d. She had become more friendly. 91

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8. SUMMARY & SEQUENCE Describe how the sea otter opened an abalone. Use sequence words such as first, secondly, then, after, lastly, finally. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. NOTE DETAILS At the end of Chapter 24, it mentions that Karana refused to kill four different animals. What were they? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CAUSE & EFFECT Why did Karana decide not to kill any more otters? a. They were too hard to catch. b. She had made friends with some of them. c. She didn't like their fur anymore. d. She thought she should save them for the Aleuts.

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1. Answer the following questions to show your understanding of the vocabulary words. a. What do hobble, teeter, and limp all have in common? _______________________________________________________________________________

b. How are gesture and motion related? _______________________________________________________________________________

c. When might you feel giddy? _______________________________________________________________________________

2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 gesture ‑ tide pool ‑ reproachful ‑ sand bar ‑ fledging 】 a. After he walked in the house with muddy shoes, my mom showed that she felt ___________________ by making a ______________________ with her hands on her hips.

b. During low tide, you can see _______________________* and _______________________* that were underwater during high tide. c. A flock of geese stays together while the mother takes care of the _______________________ by providing shelter and ample food sources. d. He made a _______________________ to his companion that there was a bad odor by pinching his nose and making a face. e. With a _______________________ look on his face, Michael grumbled that helping me with my project was a big burden for him. 3. Complete these analogies with a vocabulary word from this unit: bore

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4. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 graceful ‑ motion ‑ shimmer ‑ nuzzle ‑ teeter 】 a. Peter _______________________* on his foot before he braced himself on the chair. b. The fledging _______________________* against his mom as he got ready to sleep. c. The dancer’s _______________________ movements beheld the audience. d. After the soldier peered over the rim of the rock, he made a _______________________ to his brigade that they should retreat. e. The animal _______________________* on the ledge of the mesa. f. You couldn’t see the sun _______________________* on the lake because it was shrouded with a heavy fog.

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[ Chapters 25 ~ 27 ] Vocabulary 1. quiver (n): a case used for carrying arrows ✎ The hunter took an arrow out of her quiver and got ready to shoot the duck.

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Vocabulary Exercises A. SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS Look at the pair of words below then identify whether they are synonyms or antonyms. (Words that are in bolded green are from previous units) 1. ____________________ snare : trap 2. ____________________ shudder : steady 3. ____________________ frisk : play 4. ____________________ snare : trap 5. ____________________ vanquish : lose

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. snare

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stranded

quiver

shudder

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6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. __________________

10. _________________ 11. _________________ 12. _________________ 13. _________________ C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 14. The foxes were frisking in the forest until they got a glimpse of the snares, so they quickly left. 15. Each knight was armed with a quiver full of arrows and a shield as they left on their mission to vanquish the enemy by getting them to retreat off of their territory.

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unit’s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. SPECULATE Why do you think the Aleuts never again returned to the Island of the Blue Dolphins? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Discuss the change in summer habits of the sea otter. Is this an example of learned behavior or instinct? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Where did Karana make marks to keep track of the years that had passed? a. On her wall b. On a rock c. On a pole beside her door! d. On a ledge in a sea cave 4. NOTE DETAILS Rontu died at the end of the summer. Where did he take his last breath? a. In the wild dog cave b. In the sun in their front yard c. Inside their home! d. At Karana’s feet 5. MAKE INFERENCES Why do you think Karana was especially effected by the death of Rontu? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. CHARACTER MOTIVES Which dog did Karana want to catch? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. List the three different ways that Karana tried to capture the wild dog in Chapter 26. a. _____________________________________________________________________________________ b. _____________________________________________________________________________________ c. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 97

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8. CHARACTER MOTIVES Karana ended up catching an animal with one of her trapping methods. What did she catch? Why didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t she keep it? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Describe what Karana made to protect her eyes from the bright sun. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What two natural disasters struck the island? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. CAUSE & EFFECT Match the effect with the cause. EFFECT 1. ______ The herd of otter leave Coral Cove for several summers...

CAUSE a. because illness has reduced the herd. b. because another site is more attractive. c. because they fear the Aleuts.

2. ______ Karam no longer marks the moons as time passes...

a. because she has lost hope of being found. b. because the passage of time does not seem important anymore. c. because she is angry.

3. ______ Rontu dies...

a. because he is old. b. because he is ill. c. because the wild dogs have killed him.

4. ______ Karana tries to lure Rontu's offspring...

a. because she needs protection. b. because the animals have left her. c. because she needs companionship.

5. ______ Karana misses Ulape and Tutok more with each passing day...

a. because she is feeling ill. b. because she is in need of human companionship. c. because the animals have left her.

5. ______ A series of huge waves...

a. takes away half of the island. b. forces Karana to cling to a cliff for her life. c. kills all the living creatures on the island.

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Chapters 25

27 Vocabulary Review

1. Answer the following questions to show your understanding of the vocabulary words. a. A homograph is a word that has the same spelling but different meanings and origins. What is the difference between quiver the verb (as learned from a pervious unit) and quiver the noun? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ b. Label the crest of this wave diagram:

c. Although peer is a verb and glimpse is a noun, what do they have in common? _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 shield ‑ quiver ‑ vanquish ‑ overtake (overtook) ‑ glimpse 】 a. The army was ___________________* in battle and the remaining soldiers had to quickly retreat before the attacking army ___________________* them. b. The sun was shimmering so brightly as my companion and I were drifting along the river, so we put on hats to ___________________ our eyes from the brightness. c. The vain person takes a ___________________ of himself whenever he walks past anything with a reflection. d. He had a low quantity of arrows in his ___________________, so the hunter used it sparingly. e. On the fateful day they were defeated by their rivals, the ___________________* had to abandon the life they knew before and vow loyalty to the conquerers, or else they would perish. f. The thief was fleeing from the police, but soon the police officer ___________________* him.

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3. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word: 【 shudder ‑ snare ‑ frisk ‑ stranded 】 a. The ___________________ was concealed under a pile of leaves on the meadow, and the hunter put a lure on top to draw animals. b. The group was abandoned by the ship, so they were ___________________ on the island. c. When the hiker smelled the terrible odor coming from an old carcass, he ___________________* before vomiting. d. The giddy animals were ___________________* in the meadow. e. The forlorn sailors were ___________________ on the deserted island until they could mend the gash on their canoe.

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Story Pyramid The story pyramid gives the creator an opportunity to summarize points in a story using only a certain number of words. By limiting your options in this way, it will give you the opportunity to stretch your thinking because of the small number of words required at each level of the pyramid. It is also a great opportunity to gather the most important information when writing a summary. Write a story pyramid following these instructions. You can brainstorm on this page and write your answers:

Line 1: Main character

Line 2: Two words, describing this character

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------------------Line 4: Four words, stating the main idea from Chapter 23 ------------------

------------------------------- Line 5: Five words, describing one event from Chapter 24 -------------------------------

--------------------------------------------- Line 6: Six words, describing an event from Chapter 25 ----------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------- Line 7: Seven words, describing an event from Chapter 25 -------------------------------------------------------

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[ Chapters 28 ~ Author’s Note ] Vocabulary 1. hasten (v): to cause (something) to happen more quickly ✎ His death was hastened by alcohol abuse. 2. whence (adv): from where ✎ They returned to the land whence they came. 3. the horizon (n): the line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky ✎ The sun rose slowly over the eastern horizon.

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13. crude (adj): very simple and basic; made or done in a way that does not show a lot of skill ✎ They built a crude shelter out of branches. 14. excavation (n): to uncover (something) by digging away and removing the earth that covers it ✎ They excavated an ancient Egyptian city. 15. extraordinary (adj): very unusual : very different from what is normal or ordinary ✎ The researchers made an extraordinary discovery by finding a cure for for the disease. 16. indebted (adj): owing something (such as money or thanks) to someone or something ✎ I am deeply indebted to my swim coach who helped me become a gold medalist.

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[ Chapters 28 ~ Authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note ]

5. ____________________ restrain : allow

2. ____________________ inhabitant : visitor

6. ____________________ isolation : companionship

3. ____________________ extraordinary : normal

7. ____________________ in vain : unsuccessfully

4. ____________________ hasten : quicken

B. VISUALIZING Match each picture with a vocabulary word from the list below. isolation

excavation

inhabitant

the horizon

galleon

restrain

mission

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8. __________________ 9. __________________ 10. _________________ 11. _________________

12. _________________ 13. _________________ 14. _________________ 15. _________________ C. IDENTIFYING Circle the vocabulary words that are present in each sentence. 16. The explorers were indebted to the native inhabitants of the land who helped them improve their crude shelter and find food. 17. The sailors on the galleon were in distress as they saw a tsunami approaching from the horizon and they prayed in vain to the patron saint of the seas for protection. 18. They wanted to hasten the excavation because the paleontologists expected to make an extraordinary discovery, but the bad weather restrained them from working.

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[COMPREHENSION ] Answer open-ended questions in complete sentences while using as many words from this unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vocabulary List as possible. 1. CAUSE & EFFECT How did Karana lose her canoe, stored food, and weapons? a. The Aleuts came and stole them. b. There was a fire in the cave where she was storing them. c. A tidal wave swept them away. d. The white people came in the boat and took them. 2. CHARACTER EMOTIONS After the tsunami and earthquake, what did Karana consider her biggest loss? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. When Karana spotted the ship in Chapter 28, how did she know it was not a ship of the Aleuts? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What did she do when the men called for her? Why? What happened as a result? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. NOTE DETAILS How long did it take until the ship returned? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. DRAW CONCLUSIONS When she goes to meet the white men, why does Karana draw the mark on her face that indicates that she is still unmarried? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. MAKE INFERENCES What did they make for her? Why? What does this hint at about how her life will change? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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8. CHARACTER MOTIVES Why had the men come to the island? How long did they stay? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. MAKE INFERENCES Why didn’t Karana help the men achieve their goal? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What had happened to the ship that took the other people from Karana’s island many years before? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. STORY PLOT The climax of a story occurs when the main problem of the story is solved. When does the climax of this novel occur? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Who is Father Gonzales? a. A hunter b. A missionary c. The chip captain d. A member of the Aleuts 13. CHARACTER EMOTIONS How did Karana feel about leaving the island? a. Excited b. Scared c. Bittersweet d. Happy 14. NOTE DETAILS How long was Karana on the island? _________________________________________

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Chapters 28

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1. Answer the following questions to show your understanding of the vocabulary words. a. Would it be hard for a grumbling person to bite his/her tongue? Explain. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ b. What can be hastened? What cannot be hastened? _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ c. What would cause a galleon to be in a state of distress? Explain. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 in vain ‑ restrain ‑ hasten ‑ giddy ‑ bite my/his tongue ‑ excavations 】 a. I set about trying to calm down the _________________________ toddlers in the plane, but I realized my efforts were _________________________, as they wouldn’t cease frisking. b. The lion gnawed the rope he was _________________________* with and fled until he got to the lair. c. Hank doesn’t know how to _________________________ himself, and he has lost many friends because he never knows when to _________________________. d. He tried to build a fishing boat, but it was all _________________________ because it was too crude to actually stay afloat in a sea with strong currents. e. When I saw Mark gorging on the pizza, I had to ____________________ from calling him a pig. f. The archeologists wanted to ____________________ the speed of the ____________________ site of the old abandoned mission, but they had to _________________________ themselves since if any of the ancient relics were destroyed, the discovery would’ve been ______________________. 107

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3. Fill in the blanks with words from the choices below. For the blanks with an asterisk (*) next to it, you must change the form of the word:

【 whence ‑ extraordinary ‑ horizon ‑ inhabitant ‑ indebt ‑ isolation ‑ in vain 】 a. The 15th-century Inca _________________________* of Machu Pikchu lived and died in _________________________ on a mountain ridge 7,970 feet (2,430 m) above sea level, and it was all but forgotten until Hiram Bingham's _________________________ discovery led to the excavations of 1911 and 1912 b. Vincent van Gogh lived in southern France _________________________ he painted his most famous works. c. After being stranded on the deserted island, Tom lived in _________________________, until a fateful day when he could make out a galleon coming towards the island from the _________________________ that was shrouded with mist. d. The family felt _________________________* to the bold firefighters who successfully carried out the _________________________ rescue from the burning building, e. The _________________________* of the forest had lived in _________________________ for so long that they were wary to venture out.

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[ Summary ] Labeling the Story Plot Cut out the summary cards on the next page and match them according to the story plot below.

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FINAL REVIEW QUIZ 1. What is the name of the main character? a. Kimki b. Karana c. Ramo d. Zuma 2. Who comes to the Island of the Blue Dolphins to hunt otter? a. A Californian fur cartel b. Settlers from Virginia hoping to open new trade routes with Karana's tribe c. A Russian and a people known as the Aleuts d. Hunters from Alaska 3. What is Karana's brother's name? a. Rontu b. Ramo c. Chowig d. Won-a-pa-lei 4. What happens when the Aleuts try to leave the island? a. They pay for the otter they have killed and make plans to return next year b. They throw a party for the people of Ghalas-at to thank them for being so hospitable c. They attack Karana's village in the night and kill many of her friends d. They get into a fight with Karana's people 5. Why do the people of Ghalas-at believe Chowig died? a. Because he ate poisonous mushrooms b. Because he swam too far away from the shore c. Because he told his secret name to a stranger 6. What does Ulape put on her face before she leaves the island? a. The mark of her tribe b. A mark that means she is unmarried c. Lipstick to attract a boy she likes d. A salve to protect her from sunburn

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7. Where does Ramo go when everyone is on their way to the ship? a. Back to the village to get his spear b. Ahead to the beach so he can be the first on the ship c. To the spring to get water d. Back to the spring to get his knife 8. Why does Karana end up back on the island? a. She falls off the ship and washes ashore. b. The ship leaves her behind (they forget to take her with them). c. She jumps off the ship to go back for her brother. d. She jumps off the ship to go back for her fishing spear. 9. Who is in the village when Karana and her brother get back there after being left behind by the ship? a. Chowig b. Foxes c. Matasaip d. The wild dogs 10. What happens to Karana's brother when he goes out to get a canoe? a. He gets lost on his way home and Karana has to go out and find him. b. He is killed by the wild dogs. c. He finds a new spring. d. He meets an Aleut girl. 11. Why does Karana hesitate to make weapons? a. Because the laws of her people forbid women to make weapons. b. Because she is afraid she will hurt herself. c. Because there are no straight trees on the island. d. Because she should be gathering food for the winter instead. 12. What does Karana see during her trip on the ocean that helps her get home on her canoe? a. The stars b. Otters c. The sun d. Dolphins 13. Out of what does Karana make the fence around her house? a. Wooden poles b. Whale bones c. Sea elephant tusks d. Planks from old canoes 114

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14. Where does Karana build her house? a. Near her old village b. Near the wild dogs' cave c. On the headland d. On the beach 15. Karana uses the bones of which sea elephant for her weapons? a. The young bull b. A young sea elephant c. A female d. The old bull 16. What does Karana make a special spear to catch? a. Bass b. Devilfish c. Foxes d. Wild dogs 17. What does Karana find in Black Cave? a. A skeleton playing a flute b. A place to store her canoe c. A skirt of cormorant feathers d. A pack of wild dogs 18. What does Karana tell Tutok before she leaves? a. Her secret name b. Where to find the otters c. How much she liked having a friend d. The way to make a cormorant skirt 19. Who is Rontu-Aru? a. A brown dog that Karana befriends after Rontu dies b. An otter that Karana called Mon-a-nee before she realized it was a girl otter c. Ronu's son, who Karana makes into a pet d. A fox that Karana captures but releases because he steals food. 20. According to Karana, what sound is like the human voice? a. The lapping of waves on the inside of a cave b. Nothing in the world c. The screeching of gulls d. The sounds Rontu makes when he wants part of Karana's meal 115

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Writing an Opinion Essay The basic five-paragraph essay structure, which you have probably used many times by this point, works extremely well for an opinion essay. An opinion essay exists to prove your main point – your thesis. This should be clearly stated in your opening paragraph. Don’t leave the reader to guess what your position is on the issue – make a clear stand!

Next, develop your argument in the body of your essay. Each paragraph should contain a single, clear idea (the “topic sentence”) that supports your point of view or your main idea. You can use examples and illustration, cause-and-effect reasoning, comparison/contrast or other methods of development to support your argument. Each body paragraph is made up of five or more sentences that develop your single, clear idea.

✎ STRUCTURE [ Paragraph One : The Introduction ] Here you state the main idea of your entire essay -- the point you are trying to make or prove. This paragraph should include your thesis statement plus three reasons why you believe this statement to be true.

[ Paragraphs Two, Three and Four: The Body ] These are the body of your essay. Remember back in Paragraph One, you gave three reasons for your opinion? Three reasons, three body paragraphs. Each of the body paragraphs should take one of your reasons and explain it in more detail, citing sources where necessary. Any statements you make that would cause a reader to say, “Wait, how do you know that’s true?” need to be backed up with support.

[ Paragraph Five : The Conclusion ] Former Newfoundland premier Joey Smallwood once said about giving speeches: "First I tell them what I'm going to tell them, then I tell them, then I tell them what I told them." In conclusion, sum up your argument by restating your thesis statement and reminding the reader what your three reasons were.

✎ TOPIC 1. Did you find the story sad or inspiring or both? Explain. 2. The qualities that have helped her to make a life for herself include resourcefulness, courage, creativity, and flexibility. Point out three characteristics that were vital to her survival. 3. Discuss ways in which Karana might be considered a pioneer. Symbolically, Karana forged a new life for herself when, near the beginning of the book, she destroyed the village where her tribe once lived. As a part of moving into her new life, she broke the rules of her tribe to make the weapons she needed for survival. How is Karana a model for women who, today, are entering professions that once were occupied only by men?

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

End of the Book Project DIRECTION Choose one of the following projects to complete: 1. Write a letter describing a typical day in Karana's life. Sign it from Karana and send it to her sister Ulape. 2. Design a book jacket for Island of the Blue Dolphins. On the left flap, write a summary of the story. On the right flap, write a biographical sketch of the author, Scott O'Dell. 3. Create a two-page travel brochure for the Island of the Blue Dolphins. You can include drawings and pictures to make it as attractive as possible. Write colorful and exciting descriptions of the sights and activities a vacationer would love to see and do. Use factual information from the book. 4. Write an expository, informative report on cormorants, sea otters, and sea elephants. Describe where they are found, what they look like, what their habits are, and what they are used for if caught. Include drawings or pictures. 5. Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter. Your editor has given you an assignment to interview Karana, the Native American Indian woman discovered on the island of San Nicolas where she has lived for eighteen years. Prepare a list of questions your magazine audience would like to have answered. Then imagine yourself as Karana and answer each question as she would have. Write your interview in a question/answer format. 6. Write a biographical poem for the main character. 7. Choose a chapter to rewrite from another characterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view. 8. Add one last chapter to the book. 9. Create a comic strip with 10 events from the book. 10. Create a survival guide for people who are stranded on an island. 11. Give a sales talk, pretending the students in the class are clerks in a bookstore and you want them to push this book. 12. Prepare a travel brochure for the island.

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