9/5/2019 StudySync - Think - Island of the Blue Dolphins Think Question 1 Why does Karana, the narrator, decide not to shoot the wounded dog? Cite textual evidence to support your answer. CA-CCSS: CA.RL.6.1 Exemplary Response Karana feels sorry for the dog. In addition, she sees that the dog can no longer hurt her. She says, “The big dog lay there and did not move and this may be the reason." Then she adds, “If he had gotten up I would have killed him." Since the dog does not move and makes no effort to harm her, Karana must feel she is safe. Question 2 Do you think Karana has hunted with a bow and arrow before? Note evidence in the text that supports your answer. CA-CCSS: CA.RL.6.1 Exemplary Response Karana must have experience as a hunter on the island. When she finds the gray dog on the far side of the rocks, she is sure he is dead until he lifts his head a little and then drops it. This surprises her, and she isn't sure what to do, because she “was used to animals playing dead until they suddenly turned on you or ran away." This indicates that Karana has had experience as a hunter. https://apps.studysync.com/#!/library/texts/330/thinks 1/3 9/5/2019 StudySync - Think - Island of the Blue Dolphins Question 3 Why does the dog back away and show his teeth when Karana goes up to feed him? Cite textual evidence to support your answer. CA-CCSS: CA.RL.6.1 Exemplary Response The dog is still afraid of the narrator. For days before she reaches her hand out to the dog, Karana notes that, in her small house, “his yellow eyes followed me wherever I moved." So it is clear that the dog does not trust Karana, at least not yet. Question 4 Use context to determine the meaning of the word fortunate as it is used in Island of the Blue Dolphins. Write your definition of “fortunate” here and tell how you got it. How might the word “fortunate” be related to the word “fortune”? CA-CCSS: CA.L.6.4a, CA.L.6.5b Exemplary Response In Island of the Blue Dolphins, Karana says that the “arrow had a small point, which was fortunate, and came out easily though it had gone deep." From Karana's description, I can conclude that she considers the arrow's small point a good thing, which makes her situation easier. So, “fortunate" may mean “good" or “lucky." This would relate to the word “fortune" in the sense that a fortune, or large amount of wealth, would be a good or lucky thing to have. https://apps.studysync.com/#!/library/texts/330/thinks 2/3 9/5/2019 StudySync - Think - Island of the Blue Dolphins Question 5 Use context to determine the meaning of limp as it is used in Island of the Blue Dolphins. Write your definition of “limp” and note any clues that helped you to define the word. How does its relationship to other words in the sentence help you to figure out its meaning? CA-CCSS: CA.L.6.4a, CA.L.6.5b Exemplary Response “Limp” in this instance means “drooping,” or “losing energy.” Karana states that she did not think the dog knew she was picking him up, “for his body was limp, as if he were dead.” The author uses the word “limp” as part of a comparison with “dead,” which helps a reader infer its meaning--we know now that something “limp” might look or act like something “dead.” https://apps.studysync.com/#!/library/texts/330/thinks 3/3
