Island of the Blue Dolphins
by: Scott O’Dell

Chapters 25 to 29

ALL NOVEL STUDY WORK MUST BE TYPED OR HANDWRITTEN IN PEN!

Reading - Read Chapters 25 to 29. There are internet based activities for those students who have successfully completed the following work.

A. Vocabulary (You may do the vocabulary before reading the story.) Look up each word in a DICTIONARY or THESAURUS. Write synonyms and antonyms for each. Then use the vocabulary word in a sentence.

notched, rumbling, horizon, frisk, crest, vanquished, baited, current, thong

B. Questions (You must read the chapters before doing the questions)

1. Why did the otters move to Tall Rock during the summer?
2. One summer the otters did not leave Coral Cove. Why did they stay in Coral Cove?
3. What happened to Rontu?
4. When Karana was on her way to the place where the sea elephants lived, what did she see?
5. Why do you think Karana found herself thinking more and more about Tutko and Ulape?
6. Why did Karana turn her canoe over and crawl under it?
7. What happened while she was under the canoe?
8. What happened when Karana and Rontu were on their way home from the spring?
9. What kind of damage did the earthquake cause?
10. What did Karana see when she went down to the beach to get some seaweed?
11. How many years did it take for the ship to return?
12. What did she do to her face?
13. What happened to the ship that took her people away years ago?


C. Literary Activity

Art Connection

Karana is proud of the beautiful skirt of cormorant feathers that she has made, and
she is happy when Tutok admires it. When she goes to meet the ship that will take
her from the island, she wears the skirt along with her otter cape and treasured black
bead necklace. Use O’Dell’s description of Karana’s appearance to create a drawing,
painting, or cardboard figure of Karana in her finery. You may wish to gather feathers
and other materials to use in creating the clothing and jewelry. If you draw these
items instead, try to convey their different colors and textures.

D. Summaries - Make sure you have made summaries for each of the chapters in your novel. Use paragraph form, indent, and either handwrite or type. The summary should tell what happened, the setting and the characters involved in each chapter.