Vocabulary/Figurative Language
Tough, white tissue that connects muscle to bones.
What is sinew?
He believed that he should now be chief.
Who is Ramo?
The Aleuts left the island before the winter storms.
What is true?
The strong instinct of all creatures to fight to live.
What is survival?
The Aleuts hunted this animal.
What is sea otter?
Feeling alone and unhappy.
What is forlorn?
She burned this down after her fellow villagers departed and her brother was killed by a wild pack of dogs because she couldn't take the painful memories.
What is the village of Ghalas-at?
What is false?
The two main themes of Island of the Blue Dolphins.
These sea animals were an omen of good fortune or good luck when Karana was paddling back to the island and when Karana left the island with the missionaries.
What are dolphins?
Scott O'Dell wrote, "The dunes were covered with mats of sand flowers."
What is a metaphor?
There was a superstition that it would bring bad luck if you shared this with others.
What is your secret name?
What is false?
Karana faced conflict when deciding where to build her home, finding food to eat, and dealing with the wild dogs and foxes. What types of conflicts are these?
What is an external conflict?
Karana treasured these two clothing items and took them with her when she left the island.
What is otter cape and cormorant skirt?
What is personification?
They found Karana and rescued her from the island.
What is the missionaries?
Similes compare two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
What is true?
Karana dealt with loneliness, missing her community, and accepting the fact that she may never leave the island. What type of conflict is this?
What is an internal conflict?
This part of the Aleut ship was shaped like a bird's beak.
What is the bow?
A discussion between two opposite groups.
What is a parley?
These figures were found in the Black Cave.
What are the skeletons of Karana's ancestors?
A thick, black sticky material made from coal or wood tar was used to repair Karana's canoe.
What is true? What is pitch?
Why did Karana decide to move away from her village?
What is because it had too many memories for her?
What is?
1. She put the babies in a small cage.
2. She cut the tips of their wings and let them loose in her house.
3. She taught them to take food from her hand.
4. She cut their wing feathers again and let them loose in her yard.