Unit: Island of the Blue Dolphins

Resources

Lessons

1. Scott O'Dell as a Person

   SWBAT explain how author’s life has affected his writing choices
   SWBAT identify the main idea of a paragraph; extract important details from a non-fiction article
   

    
2. Using a Dictionary

   SWBAT determine which strategy to use for looking up unfamiliar words.
   SWBAT use a dictionary to look up the definitions of unfamiliar words.
   

    
3. Summarizing 3-5 Pages

   SWBAT identify the main idea of 1 page of text.
   SWBAT summarize 3-5 pages of text in a 15-word sentence.
   

    
4. Text Evidence

   
   Objective:
   SWBAT define a “right there” question.
   SWBAT identify the text evidence that answers a “right there” question and put answer in their own language and/or illustrate.
   

    
5. Chronological Order

   SWBAT put a list of details in chronological order.
   

    
6. Drawing Conclusions

   SWBAT draw conclusions using the text and their own thoughts as resources
   

    
7. Capitalization Rules

   SWBAT apply Epiphany capitalization rules 1-11 in context.
   

    
8. Setting

   SWBAT define setting, identify the setting of a novel, explain the importance of a novel’s setting to the novel.
   SWBAT identify main idea of a paragraph, identify details in a text.

    
9. Testing Strategy - POE

   SWBAT use process of elimination (POE) to strategically answer multiple choice questions