Vocabulary
Wore away by persistent chewing
gnawed
an animal that has a shell and lives in the water
shellfish
What does Karana use build a fence
Whale bones and sinew
Karana mentions that her sister taught her how to weave baskets, what does this tell you about her culture and what they value?
The younger learn from the older. Families helped each other survive.
I am writing a letter to the local newspaper.
Newspaper
a point of very high land that juts out into the water
headland
a tough cord that connects muscles to bones
sinew
Why does she decide against building her home on the cliffs?
The Sea Elephants were noisy all day and night.
What did Karana use to make the basket waterproof?
Pitch
To prevent an accident,make sure you only cross the street at a crosswalk.
Crosswalk
a kind of large, brown seaweed
kelp
Karana is considered this
resourceful
What happened to her younger brother?
He was killed by wild dogs
What is the genre of Island of Blue Dolphins?
Novel
She needs to purchase a new keyboard for her computer.
Keyboard
lair
What does rugged mean?
Example: Karana lives on a rugged island.
Wild, rough, untamed, overgrown
What happend to the rest of the villagers
They were captured and killed by the Aleut hunter
What state was Karana's Island 75 miles off the coast from?
California
James is busily constructing a workshop with his father.
workshop
a small, narrow valley with steep sides
ravine
What are sea elephants?
a modern day Walrus
What did Karana use to make shelving for her house?
A smooth rock that had holes. She dug out the holes to make shelves.
What two animals caused a problem for Karana?
Wild Dogs and Foxes
The fish was so huge that Jami almost fell overboard trying to reel it in!
Overboard