Literature: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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Title:
| Literature: "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell |
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Description:
| These websites are about the book "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell. Read about the author and the book. Includes worksheets, reviews, lesson plans, and an interactive quiz. Includes links to eThemes resources on Scott O'Dell and bottlenose dolphins. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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Resource Links:
| Scott O'Dell Web Page
This website is all about Scott O'Dell. Find information about his life and each of his books. You can email a book review of one of his books and it might be featured on the website. Click on "Quiz Results" to see which O'Dell books are the favorites of others who have visited the website.
Quia: Quiz
Here is a twenty-question quiz for chapters one through nine of the book.
A Guide to Island of the Blue Dolphins
This four page PDF file contains information about the book, chapter summaries, and related books.
Study Guide for Island of the Blue Dolphins
This 22 page PDF file contains activities for pre-reading and post-reading for each section of the book.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Here is a lesson plan for the book.
Discussion Questions
Here are some discussion questions to go along with the book.
Island of the Blue Dolphin
Here are activities to go along with each chapter of the novel. NOTE: Some of the links on the "Resources" page are broken.
eThemes Resource: Author Study: Scott O'Dell
These websites are about author Scott O'Dell and his books. Learn about the Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Book Award. Some websites include lists of his books. Read about O'Dell's life on his official website. There are also lesson plans, activities, and student reviews for several of his books. There are links to eThemes on his book "Island of the Blue Dolphins," Historical Fiction, the Iditarod, Native American Culture, and the Revolutionary War.
eThemes Resource: Animals: Bottlenose Dolphins
Read about the behavior, appearance, and distribution of bottlenose dolphins. Learn how these mammals communicate with each other. Includes videos, photographs, sound files, a coloring page, and online games.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.10, 3.13, 7, 3.11, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, 4.6, 6
MO Standards:
1.4, 1.5, 2, 3
OK Standards:
A.5.1.a, A.5.1.b, D.1.1, A.4.1.a, A.4.1.b, A.4.1.a, A.4.1.b, A.4.1.c, A.4.2.a, A.4.2.b, A.4.2.c, A.3.2.b, A.3.2.c, A.4.2.a, A.4.2.b, A.4.2.c
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