In this 6 week book club, we will be reading the Newberry Award winning book, Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell.  This is a female survival story based on a real person, on an island, rescued in the early 1800s. We will meet 1 times a week to discuss what we have read using Google slides, art and games. 

In each class, students will then start the class discussing what they have read, then draw a picture of the chapter including key details. On the other side we will write no more than 5 sentences summarizing the chapter. We will work on this in class.  On day one, we will look at a map of the island and as we read the book we will mark where key events happened or where a place mentioned in the book is on the island. A copy of this map will be sent to you to copy. 

My teaching style is friendly and engaging.  My hope is that in every class students feel welcomed and comfortable in participating.  I have over 20 years of teaching experience and use that experience to guide learners wherever they find themselves in their reading journey.  

Week  1 - Welcome and get to know you activities
             Discuss history of the book and the author will cutting 29, 3" by 6 inch pieces of 
             paper.
             Color the ocean around the island of printed island outline.
             Assign Chapter 1 - 6 of the book and introduce vocabulary for chapters 1-6. 

Week 2 - Welcome
	     Add events and places to the map.
	     Play a Kahoot game as a basis of discussion for the 6 chapters.
   	     Discuss the main idea of the chapters and key details from chapters 1-6.
	     On a blank white 3X6 of construction paper draw and color what key ideas 
             happened in chapters 1-6. Write sentences summarizing each chapter.  Any 
             chapters we do not finish will be assigned as homework.
	     Assign Chapters 7 - 12  of the book and introduce vocabulary for next 6 chapters.

Week  3 - Welcome
	     Add events and places to the map.
	     Play a Kahoot game as a basis of discussion for chapters 7-12.
   	     Discuss the main idea of the chapters and key details from chapters 7-12.
	     On a blank white 3X6 of construction paper draw and color what key ideas 
             happened in chapters 7-12. Write sentences summarizing each chapter.  Any 
             chapters we do not finish will be assigned as homework. 
	     Assign Chapters 13-18. 

Week   4 - Welcome
	     Add events and places to the map.
	     Play a Kahoot game as a basis of discussion for chapters 13-18.
   	     Discuss the main idea of the chapters and key details from chapters 13-18.
	     On a blank white 3X6 of construction paper draw and color what key ideas 
             happened in chapters 13-18. Write sentences summarizing each chapter.  Any 
             chapters we do not finish will be assigned as homework.
	     Assign chapters 19 - 24 and introduce vocabulary for those chapters.

Week   5  - Welcome
	     Add events and places to the map.
	     Play a Kahoot game as a basis of discussion for chapters 19-24.
   	     Discuss the main idea of the chapters and key details from chapters 19-24.
	     On a blank white 3X6 of construction paper draw and color what key ideas 
             happened in chapters 19-24. Write sentences summarizing each chapter.  Any 
             chapters we do not finish will be assigned as homework.
	     Assign chapters 25-29.

Week   6 - Welcome
	     Add events and places to the map.
	     Play a Kahoot game as a basis of discussion for chapters 25-29.
   	     Discuss the main idea of the chapters and key details from chapters 1-6.
	     On a blank white 3X6 of construction paper draw and color what key ideas 
             happened in chapters 25-29. Write sentences summarizing each chapter.  
             Glue matchbook summaries onto legal size folder.