By Scott ODell From Island of the Blue Dolphins Illustrated by Russ Walks Fourth Grade, Open Court...

By Scott O’Dell From Island of the Blue Dolphins

Illustrated by Russ WalksFourth Grade, Open CourtUnit 4: SurvivalVuthny Prak, Palmetto Elementary

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The elements of realistic fiction are listed below.

•The characters behave as people or animals do in real life.•The setting of the story is a real place or could be a real place.

•The events in the story could happen in real life.

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•This story is an example of realistic fiction; it is not a true story but is one that could have happened.

•In fact, it is based on the true story of a Native American girl who was left upon an island near the coast of southern California and lived there alone for 18 years.

San Nicolas Island


Later called Juana Maria

What are the challenges involved in surviving a harsh environment?

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The following words are indicators of place and location.


between two cars

behind his back

beyond the white mountains

among the fruits

against the wall

between behind beyond among against

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These words have multiple meanings. Each word can be used as a noun or a verb.


rose dip color rock handle

noun noun noun noun noun

verb verb verb verb verb

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Each of these words has the letter “c” pronounced /s/ before “e” or “i” (& also “y”).


advice medicine decide ancestors circle

What letters spell the /s/ sound in each of these words?

These words are plurals.


arrows ages

times

tides cliffs

The sea was calm behind the high cliffs.


What words have the long vowel sounds?

How is the long e sound spelled in “sea”?How is the long e sound spelled in “behind”?How is the long i sound spelled in “behind”?How is the long i sound spelled in “high”?

Now I spent most of my time on the rock.


Identify the pronouns.

Which one is a subject pronoun?Which one is a possessive pronoun?

subject pronoun

possessive pronoun

They turned around in a great circle and began to follow me.


past

pastWhat verb tense are the words turned and began?

The word turned is a regular past-tense verb, formed by adding ________ to ___________.

The verb began is an irregularpast tense form of the verb_________.

All cliffs are made of rocks.


Which words are plural?

be fallpur

de sert

id

ly

chaf

ing

befall

pursued

deserted

idly

chafing

sued

ed


Whatever might befall me on the endless waters did not trouble me.

Thomas hoped that no harm would befall the lost puppy.

befall (verb)—to happen to


It meant far less than the thought of staying on the island alone, pursued by wild dogs.

The cat pursued the mouse and finally caught it.

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Even greater was the thought of the deserted island I would return to.

Jack felt deserted when his brother went to the game without him.

deserted (verb)--abandoned


The canoe drifted idly on the calm sea.

Cara daydreamed as she swayed idly in her hammock.

idly (adverb)—lazily; slowly


My hands had begun to bleed from the chafing of the paddle.

The tight shoes were chafing the back of her feet.

chafing (verb)—rubbing so as to make sore


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