Bone from a Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson

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Bone from a Dry Seaby Peter Dickinson

• Review

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What were the settings and time periods for A
Bone from a Dry Sea?
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Setting

• The desert in modern Africa and the coastline of
  prehistoric Africa

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Who are these characters?

• Female who could communicate with
• the dolphins
• The first to have a shell plaited in her hair
• Who are these characters?

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Answers

• Li and MaMa

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Name these characters by their descriptions . . .

• Young girl who spends time with her dad on an
  archaeology dig in Africa
• Has some conflicts at work doesnt get to Name
  these characters by their descriptions . . .spend
  much time with daughter

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Answers

• Vinny (Lavenia)
• Sam (dad)

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Who are these two characters and what was their
conflict?

• Mean male who challenged the original leaderWho
  are these two characters and what was their
  conflict?
• Leader whose leg was broken in challenge ritual

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Answer

• Greb and Presh

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Who is Who?

• May Anna Nikki Mako Elaine
  Morgan
• Who is Who?
• Aquatic Ape Theory

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answers
May Anna Nikki Mako Elaine
Morgan Aquatic Ape Theory
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Match these hominids --

• Newcomer to tribe with dying baby
• Female who liked Presh
• Young male in tribe
• Male hominid who started a challenge with Tong

Kerif
Rawi
Hooa
Goor
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answers
Newcomer to tribe with dying baby Female who
liked Presh Young male in tribe Male hominid who
started a challenge with Tong

• Hooa

Rawi
Kerif
Goor
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WHOs WHO?

• Nephew of the WHOs WHO?minister of the country
  ___
• Leader of the archaeological dig ___
• Dr. Hamiska Watson Azikwe Sam

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Answers

• Nephew of the minister of the country
• Leader of the archaeological dig ___
• Dr. Hamiska Watson Azikwe
• Sam

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CONFLICTS

• Name at least three conflicts introduced in
  thisCONFLICTS story. . . (answer the following
  for each conflict)
• Who is the conflict between?
• What is the conflict about?
• How was the conflict resolved?

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Conflicts

• Presh and Greb
• Vinny and Sam
• Sam and Joe

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TIMELINE

• Arrange the following Then events in order
• of occurrence
• Li puts a hole through a dolphin shoulder bone
• Presh is killed
• Li leads small group up cliff
• Presh and Greb challenge each other
• Tsunami hits the tribe
• Preshs leg breaks
• Dolphins first play with Li
• Ma-ma gives birth

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Then timeline

• Ma-ma gives birth
• Dolphins first play with Li
• Presh Then timelineand Greb challenge each
  other
• Preshs leg breaks
• Presh is killed
• Li leads small group up cliff
• Tsunami hits the tribe
• Li puts a hole through a dolphin
• shoulder bone

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TIMELINE

• Arrange the following Now events in
• order of occurrence
• Sam, Vinny, and May Anna bury the scapula so no
  one willTIMELINE take it from their bags
• In the beginning, Vinny and Sam have a distant
  relationship
• Dr. Hamiska was let go as the leader of the
  excavation
• Sam resigns in part due to Vinny refusing to have
  her picture taken
• Sam notices the circle markings on Vinnys fossil
  after she sketches it

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Now timeline

• In the beginning, Vinny and Sam have a distant
  relationship
• Sam notices the circle markings on Vinnys fossil
  after she sketches it
• Sam resigns in part due to Vinny refusing to have
  her picture taken
• Dr. Hamiska was let go as the leader of the
  excavation
• Sam, Vinny, and May Anna bury the scapula so no
  one will take it from their bags

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Connecting Then Now

• Looking backConnecting Then Now at the events
  of Then and Now, which ones were connected
  between the two time periods? How?

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Dolphins

• List as many ways as possible that Li interacts
  with the dolphins.
• How do these interactions feed Elaine Morgans
  Theory of the Aquatic Ape as studied by Vinny?

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Ways Li interacts with Dolphins

• Bring happiness and song to the tribe
• Bring fish Ways Li interacts with Dolphinson
  which the tribe can feed
• Li becomes friends with the dolphins, playing,
  swimming, and eating with them
• They warn Li about the upcoming Tsunami
• Li takes a dolphin scapula to wear as a amulet in
  remembrance of them

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READING GLEs

• 1.3 Build vocabulary through wide reading
• 2.1 Demonstrate evidence of reading
• comprehensionREADING GLEs
• 2.2 Understand and apply knowledge of text
• components to comprehend text
• 2.3 Expand comprehension by analyzing,
• interpreting, and synthesizing
  information
• and ideas in literary and
  informational text
• 2.4 Think critically and analyze authors use
  of
• language, style, purpose, and
  perspective in
• informational and literary text

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Bone from a Dry Seaby Peter Dickinson

• Review

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What were the settings and time periods for A
Bone from a Dry Sea?
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Setting

• The desert in modern Africa and the coastline of
  prehistoric Africa

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Who are these characters?

• Female who could communicate with
• the dolphins
• The first to have a shell plaited in her hair

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Answers

• Li and MaMa

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Name these characters by their descriptions . . .

• Young girl who spends time with her dad on an
  archaeology dig in Africa
• Has some conflicts at work doesnt get to spend
  much time with daughter

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Answers

• Vinny (Lavenia)
• Sam (dad)

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Who are these two characters and what was their
conflict?

• Mean male who challenged the original leader
• Leader whose leg was broken in challenge ritual

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Answer

• Greb and Presh

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Who is Who?

• May Anna Nikki Mako Elaine
  Morgan
• Aquatic Ape Theory

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Match these hominids --

• Newcomer to tribe with dying baby
• Female who liked Presh
• Young male in tribe
• Male hominid who started a challenge with Tong

Kerif
Rawi
Hooa
Goor
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WHOs WHO?

• Nephew of the minister of the country ___
• Leader of the archaeological dig ___
• Dr. Hamiska Watson Azikwe Sam

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CONFLICTS

• Name at least three conflicts introduced in this
  story. . . (answer the following for each
  conflict)
• Who is the conflict between?
• What is the conflict about?
• How was the conflict resolved?

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TIMELINE

• Arrange the following Then events in order
• of occurrence
• Li puts a hole through a dolphin shoulder bone
• Presh is killed
• Li leads small group up cliff
• Presh and Greb challenge each other
• Tsunami hits the tribe
• Preshs leg breaks
• Dolphins first play with Li
• Ma-ma gives birth

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TIMELINE

• Arrange the following Now events in
• order of occurrence
• Sam, Vinny, and May Anna bury the scapula so no
  one will take it from their bags
• In the beginning, Vinny and Sam have a distant
  relationship
• Dr. Hamiska was let go as the leader of the
  excavation
• Sam resigns in part due to Vinny refusing to have
  her picture taken
• Sam notices the circle markings on Vinnys fossil
  after she sketches it

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Connecting Then Now

• Looking back at the events of Then and Now,
  which ones were connected between the two time
  periods? How?

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Dolphins

• List as many ways as possible that Li interacts
  with the dolphins.
• How do these interactions feed Elaine Morgans
  Theory of the Aquatic Ape as studied by Vinny?

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Dolphins

• Bring happiness and song to the tribe
• Bring fish on which the tribe can feed
• Li becomes friends with the dolphins, playing,
  swimming, and eating with them
• They warn Li about the upcoming Tsunami
• Li takes a dolphin scapula to wear as a amulet in
  remembrance of them

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READING GLEs

• 1.3 Build vocabulary through wide reading
• 2.1 Demonstrate evidence of reading
• comprehension
• 2.2 Understand and apply knowledge of text
• components to comprehend text
• 2.3 Expand comprehension by analyzing,
• interpreting, and synthesizing
  information
• and ideas in literary and
  informational text
• 2.4 Think critically and analyze authors use
  of
• language, style, purpose, and
  perspective in
• informational and literary text