Island of the Blue Dolphins Lesson Plan

Voices From the Field

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

To explore how archaeological and anthropological research provides or disputes facts in a story’s text through evidence, as well as to learn how to ask the right questions to find out the best details.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.2

Structure:

Inform students that they will be participating in a partner role-play activity between a student and an expert. Get students excited about this activity by letting them know that they can get creative in their interpretations of the characters. Next, ask for a student volunteer to take notes on an interactive whiteboard as the class works together to...