1. SFA Thursday

2. Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins Reading Goal: Setting Team Cooperation Goal: Explain your ideas Genre : Historical Fiction Author: Scott O’Dell

3. Vocabulary Can you pronounce it Do know the definition Can you use it in a sentence

4. Rugged: rough The climbers needed special gear while touring the rugged mountains.

5. sheltered : protected The igloo sheltered Ian from the cold winds.

6. league: long distance equaling about 3 miles The runner was having a hard time finishing the last league of the race.

7. ceased : stopped The blizzard finally ceased, but not before leaving behind a foot of snow.

8. numerous: many Meredith had a hard time choosing between the numerous candies..

9. odors: smells The odors coming from the flower garden were light and sweet smelling.

10. Reading Goal: Setting Where and when a story takes place How does the setting affect the story? How do you act in certain places?

11. p.19-23

12. Let’s predict Page 73 What type of animal did Karana Come across?

13. Team Talk Let’s preview the questions on page 25 of your treasure hunt.

14. Partner Read 15 minutes Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you pages 78-79 Partner Read p. A:1 st half 78-B:2 nd half 78 Restate page B:1 st half 78 and A: 2 nd half 78 Read Silently: Page 78-79 Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

15. Team Discussion Pass out Team Discussion Cards Discuss answers to team talk questions Write answers to question 1 and 3

16. Class Discussion What are some of the words you clarified? Answer questions 1-4

17. Adventures in Writing 15 min Treasure hunt page 25 Discuss with your table first. Make sure your answer includes: -Answer the question -Explain using at least two details -Restate the question -Write in complete sentences -Use correct capitalization and punctuation

18. Vocabulary Practice Treasure Hunt Page 73

19. Fluency 5 min Pg 72-74, paragraphs 1-6