Island of the Blue Dolphins: An Instructional Guide for Literature
Item 40208
Grade 4-8
ISBN 9781425889814
Language English
Follow the story of a young girl stranded for years on an island off the California coast. Island of the Blue Dolphins: An Instructional Guide for Literature features rigorous and engaging lessons and activities to aid in students' comprehension and analysis. These appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities were written to support the Common Core State Standards and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. Each lesson and activity work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this essential resource!
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Vocabulary Activities
These vocabulary activities for Island of the Blue Dolphins incorporate key skills for college and career readiness. The activities integrate vocabulary with a study of the text. Includes text-dependent questions, definitions, and text-based sentences.
Item Number:40208_01
ISBN:9781480782808
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Leveled Comprehension Questions
These leveled discussion questions about Island of the Blue Dolphins require students to read closely, make connections, and share their analyses. Included are leveled comprehension questions and suggested answers.
Item Number:40208_02
ISBN:9781480782815
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Close Reading and Text-Dependent Questions
Students analyze Island of the Blue Dolphins using key skills for college and career readiness. Close reading is required to answer text-dependent questions. Included are student pages with the text-dependent questions as well as suggested answers.
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ISBN:9781480782822
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Reader Response Writing Prompts
Students respond to Island of the Blue Dolphins through writing. Various writing prompts, which require students to make connections, are provided. Narrative, opinion/argument, and informative/explanatory prompts are included.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Making Cross-Curricular Connections
These cross-curricular activities for Island of the Blue Dolphins incorporate key skills for college and career readiness. The activities integrate literature with social studies, science, math, and more. Activity pages engage and challenge students.
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ISBN:9781480782846
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Studying the Story Elements
Students will enjoy studying the story elements of Island of the Blue Dolphins. Through these engaging activities, students create products to share their understanding of the characters, plots, and settings of the novel.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Post-Reading Activities
These post-reading activities for Island of the Blue Dolphins allow students to share their understanding of characters, plot, and settings of the novel. They have opportunities to write, draw, and perform based on what they've learned.
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ISBN:9781480782860
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Comprehension Assessment
These assessment questions for Island of the Blue Dolphins are modeled after current testing models requiring students to revisit the text for answers. Students have to support their opinions and inferences with examples from the text.
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Stephanie H.
Dec. 22, 2015
This product fits in well with common core standard expectations. The activities are high quality and really engages student thinking. I recommend it highly.