Big Question: How do people
survive in the wilderness?
Author:
Scott O’Dell
Genre:
Historical Fiction
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Story Sort
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Big Question: How do
people survive in the
wilderness?
Monday
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Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary Words
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gnawed
headland
kelp
lair
ravine
shellfish
sinew
More Words to Know
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brackish
cove
deafening
flint
green
gutted
quartz
Monday
Question of the Day
How do people survive in
the wilderness?
Today we will learn about:
 Build
Concepts
 Theme and Setting
 Visualize
 Build Background
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Model Pitch
 Grammar: Introduce Independent &
Dependent Clauses
 Spelling: Long Vowel Digraphs
 Survival
Fluency
Model Pitch
Fluency: Model Pitch
 Listen
as I read “The Sign of the
Beaver.”
 As I read, notice how I lower my
voice to indicate straight
narration and raise it to indicate
dialogue or an important moment.
 Be ready to answer questions
after I finish.
Fluency: Model Pitch
 Describe
the time and place
for this story.
 What lessons does Attean
teach Matt?
Concept Vocabulary
 flint – hard, gray or brown stone
that makes a spark when struck
against steel
 green – not ripe; not fully grown
 gutted – removed the intestines of
 quartz – hard mineral made of
silicon and oxygen found in many
different kinds of rocks
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flint
quartz
Concept Vocabulary
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Build Concept Vocabulary
flint, green, gutted, quartz
Tools
Survival
Cooking
Theme & Setting,
Visualize
Turn to page 68 - 69.
Prior Knowledge
Think about things you know about the Pacific coast.
Pacific Coast
Vocabulary
Words
Vocabulary Words
gnawed – bitten at or worn
away
 headland – narrow ridge of
high land jutting out into the
water
 kelp – large, tough, brown
seaweeds
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Vocabulary Words
lair – den or resting place of a
wild animal
 ravine – long, deep, narrow,
valley eroded by running water
 shellfish – water animal with a
shell
 sinew - tendon
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More Words to Know
brackish – slightly salty
 cove – small, sheltered bay;
inlet on a shore
 deafening – very loud;
amazingly noisy
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gnawed
headland
kelp
lair
ravine
shellfish
sinew
cove
Vocabulary Words
Word
gnawed
headland
kelp
lair
ravine
shellfish
sinew
Synonym
Antonym
Sentence
Grammar
Independent and
Dependent Clauses
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marge like to read adventur
storys
Marge likes to read
adventure stories.
she readed a book set in
spain
She read a book set in
Spain.
Dependent &
Independent Clauses
 It
would be my home until the
white men returned in their ship.
 This sentence begins with an
independent clause (It would be
my home) and ends with a
dependent clause (until the white
men returned in their ship).
Dependent &
Independent Clauses
A
related group of word with a
subject and a predicate is called a
clause.
 A clause that makes sense by
itself is a independent clause.
 A clause that does not make sense
by itself is a dependent clause.
Dependent &
Independent Clauses
A
complex sentence contains an
independent and a dependent
clause.
 Native Americans lived on the
island until they were attacked.
 Independent: Native Americans lived
on the island
 Dependent: until they were attacked
Dependent &
Independent Clauses
 If
the dependent clause comes
first, set it off with a comma. Until
they were attacked, Native
Americans lived on the island.
 If the independent clause is first,
no comma is needed: Native
Americans lived on the island until
they were attacked.
Dependent & Independent
Clauses
Is each group of words a dependent or independent clause?
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if you live on an island
dependent
the tides affect your life
independent
the water level rises
independent
Dependent & Independent
Clauses
Is each group of words a dependent or independent clause?
when the tide comes in
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 much of the beach disappears
under water
 independent
 until the tide goes out
 dependent
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Dependent & Independent Clauses
Combine the two clauses to make a sentence.
if you live on an island
 the tides affect your life
 If you live on an island, the tides
affect your life.
 the water level rises
 when the tide comes in
 The water level rises when the
tide comes in.
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Dependent & Independent Clauses
Combine the two clauses to make a sentence.
much of the beach disappears
under water
 until the tide goes out.
 Much of the beach disappears
under water until the tide goes
out.
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speedometer
referee
Tuesday
Question of the Day
What challenges does
the setting present for
Karana?
Today we will learn about:
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Dictionary/Glossary
Theme and Setting
Character and Plot
Vocabulary
Fluency: Choral Reading
Grammar: Introduce Independent &
Dependent Clauses
Spelling: Long Vowel Digraphs
Social Studies: Map and Globe Skills
Channel Islands
Survival
Vocabulary Strategy:
Dictionary/Glossary
Island of the
Blue Dolphins
Turn to pages 72 - 79.
Fluency
Choral Reading
Fluency: Choral Reading
 Turn
to page 75, first two
paragraphs.
 Notice the drop in pitch at
periods and the rise in pitch at
the question mark.
 Now we will practice together as
a class by doing three choral
readings of these paragraphs.
Grammar
Independent and
Dependent Clauses
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mr jones is a expert on
Native american history
Mr. Jones is an expert on
Native American history.
him gived a talk about the
cherokee to our class
He gave a talk about the
Cherokee to our class.
Dependent &
Independent Clauses
A
related group of words with a
subject and a predicate is called a
clause.
 A clause that makes sense by
itself is an independent clause.
 A clause that does not make
sense by itself is a dependent
clause.
Spelling Words
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speedometer
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Wednesday
Question of the Day
How does Karan’s
personality help her
survive on the isolated
island?
Today we will learn about:
 Theme
and Setting
 Visualize
 Vocabulary
 Fluency: Model Pitch
 Grammar: Introduce Independent
& Dependent Clauses
 Spelling: Long Vowel Digraphs
 Social Studies: Native Americans
 Survival
Island of the
Blue Dolphins
Turn to pages 80 - 84.
Fluency
Model Pitch
Fluency: Pitch
 Turn
to page 82, last two
paragraphs.
 Notice how I lower my pitch
slightly at the end of a paragraph
and then raise it again at the
start of the succeeding
paragraph.
 Now we will practice together as a
class by doing three choral
readings of these paragraphs.
Grammar
Independent and
Dependent Clauses
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if you go to south dakota. You
should see the badlands
If you go to South Dakota,
you should see the Badlands.
thay looks like a sene from
another planet
They look like a scene from
another planet.
Dependent &
Independent Clauses
A
related group of words with a
subject and a predicate is called a
clause.
 A clause that makes sense by
itself is an independent clause.
 A clause that does not make
sense by itself is a dependent
clause.
Dependent &
Independent Clauses
 Complex
sentences add interest
to writing and help show
relationships between ideas.
 Review your writing to see if you
can elaborate by joining or adding
clauses with subordinating
conjunctions such as when, it,
because or after.
Spelling Words
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speedometer
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Thursday
Question of the Day
What physical abilities
and personal qualities do
you think are important
in order to survive a
wilderness crisis?
Today we will learn about:
 Interview
 Reading
Across Texts
 Content-Area
 Fluency:
Texts
Partner Reading
 Grammar:
Introduce Independent &
Dependent Clauses
 Spelling:
 Social
Long Vowel Digraphs
Studies: Map and Globe Skills
Seven Survival
Questions
Turn to pages 86 - 89.
Fluency
Partner Reading
Fluency: Partner Reading
 Turn
to page 82, last two
paragraphs.
 Read these paragraphs three
times with a partner. Be sure
to read with the proper pitch.
Offer each other feedback.
Grammar
Independent and
Dependent Clauses
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natives on the cost hunted,
and fished at see
Natives on the coast hunted
and fished at sea.
They lived near the water.
Because it was there source
of food
They lived near the water
because it was their source of
food.
Dependent &
Independent Clauses
A
related group of words with a
subject and a predicate is called a
clause.
 A clause that makes sense by
itself is an independent clause.
 A clause that does not make
sense by itself is a dependent
clause.
Dependent & Independent
Clauses
 Test Tip: A dependent clause may
come before or after an
independent clause. When it
comes first, it is set off by a
comma.
 Beginning: When the salmon swam
upriver, natives caught many fish.
 Ending: Natives caught many fish
when the salmon swam upriver.
Spelling Words
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speedometer
referee
Friday
Question of the Day
How do people survive in
the wilderness?
Today we will learn about:
 Build
Concept Vocabulary
 Theme and Setting
 Imagery
 Dictionary/Glossary
 Grammar: Introduce Independent &
Dependent Clauses
 Spelling: Long Vowel Digraphs
 SPQ3R
 Survival
Setting and Theme
 The
theme is the underlying
meaning of a story.
 The theme is often not stated.
You can figure out a theme
when you have finished reading
from events and other
evidence in the story.
Setting and Theme
 The
setting is where and when
the story takes place. Writers
use details, such as sights and
sounds, to describe it.
Setting and Theme
Sounds
Tastes
Sights
Setting
Feelings
Smells
Imagery
 Imagery
is the use of words to
help readers experience the way
things look, sound, smell, taste, or
feel.
 An image is any detail that
stimulates any of your five senses
or your imagination.
 Writers use imagery to make
characters and setting seem real.
Imagery
 The
writer’s choice of words and
images helps to set the mood (the
atmosphere or feeling of a
written work) and tone (the
writer’s attitude toward the
subject or toward the audience)
of a piece of writing.
Dictionary/Glossary
 You
can use a dictionary or
glossary to check the meaning of
an unfamiliar word that you cannot
define with context clues.
 Use a dictionary to look up the
meaning and part of speech of
these words from “Island of the
Blue Dolphins” and then write a
sentence using each word.
Dictionary/Glossary
Word
cliffs
tide
gruel
broadened
Meaning
Part of
Speech
Sentence
SPQ3R
 What
can you do to make sure you
understand a selection before,
during, and after reading it?
 You can use SPQ3R- surveying,
predicting, questioning, reading,
reciting, and reviewing.
SPQ3R
 When
you survey a selection, you
look for information in the title,
author name, chapter heading,
and illustrations to get ideas of
what you are about to read.
 When you predict, you imagine
(based on your survey) what the
selection will be about.
SPQ3R
 When
you question, you ask what
you want to find out as your read.
 When you read for understanding,
you keep your questions and
predictions in mind.
 When you recite, you tell or write
about what you learned from
reading.
SPQ3R
 When
you review, you look back at
the predictions you made, the
questions you asked, the answers
your found, and the information
you learned.
Grammar
Independent and
Dependent Clauses
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Afer white settlers tooks
there land many native
amerians lived on reservations
After white settlers took their
land, many Native Americans
lived on reservations.
with little land, it was dificult
to hunt with bow and arow
With little land, it was difficult
to hunt with bow and arrow.
Spelling Words
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speedometer
referee
We are now ready to
take our story tests.
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Story test
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◦ Reading Test
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