[Biography]
[Bibliography]
[Criticism]
[Unit/Lesson Plans]
[The Black Pearl - Lesson Plans]
[Black Star,
Bright Dawn - Lesson Plans]
[Island of the Blue Dolphins - Lesson Plans]
[Sing Down the Moon - Lesson Plans]
[ERIC Resources]
Biography
ML
Author Spotlight--Scott O'Dell
From McDougal Littell. Biography
Scott
O'Dell
Biography from Educational Paperback Association
Scott
O'Dell
From Random House.
Scott
O'Dell
From USM de Grummond Collection
Write
on Reader - Scott O'Dell
Biographical sketch; booklist; reviews of Black Star,
Bright Dawn, The Black Pearl
Reading and Analysis
of Works of Scott O'Dell
Includes biography as well as criticism;
by Michelle T.
Childress, ETSU
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Bibliography
Bibliography
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Criticism
Writers of Historical
Fiction By Brenda Hoffman
Reading and Analysis
of Works of Scott O'Dell
Critical review of O'Dell's books;
by Michelle T. Childress,
ETSU
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The Black
Pearl
LHS
GEMS, Mapping Fish Habitats Literature
Includes lesson plans, books for mapping fish habitats;
From Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley;
includes The Black Pearl and Island of the
Blue Dolphins
Book Report
Ideas
Includes reviews, book summary, book report ideas
for The Black Pearl; by Nancy Ladd;
from Jim Nance's page, University of Tennessee
Not My
Resume
Grade 7; Lesson plan, careers, language arts;
technology;uses The Black Pearl by O'Dell.
from West Alabama School-to-Career Partnership
The
Black Pearl
Lesson plans, discussion questions; from The
Gulf Stream
with lesson plans, assessment, teacher reference;
by
Shari D. Magee, Kate Sullivan Elementary
FlakFiles
doc file; offers topics for student investigations for
Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Black Pearl,
Zia; from JASON Project, West Michigan
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Black Star, Bright Dawn
- Lesson Plans
Black
Star, Bright Dawn
Discussion questions; Iditarod resources links;
from Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology
Iditarod
Education
Resources on the Iditarod; Black Star, Bright Dawn;
by Jan Wong; from Iditarod 411
Using
Novels in the Science Classroom
Space down; Exploration, Antarctica, Arctic, Environmental
Fitness themes; Black Star, Bright Dawn;
from Gallaudet
Architecture
& Engineering
8th grade; geometry; architecture; uses passage from
Black Star, Bright Dawn in discussion of
building homes.
Black
Star, Bright Dawn
Ideas and links for Black Star, Bright Dawn;
from JASON in Georgia
NEA Today -
Hunting Treasure on the Web
Includes ideas for using Black Star, Bright Dawn
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Island of the Blue
Dolphins - Lesson Plans
Island of
the Blue Dolphins Anticipation guide; from KidReach
Island of
the Blue Dolphins Grades 4 & 5. From SCORE,
California
language arts
Teaching
Guide. Island of the Blue Dolphins
Grades 6 & 7; themes courage and survival;
from McDougal Littell
Lessons
for Ocean Units
Oceans; Lesson 9 Sound Transmission "Motion of the Ocean";
Island of the Blue Dolphins
TrackStar:
Island of the Blue Dolphins
A list of links to support a lesson plan
Teacher's
Guide. Island of the Blue Dolphins
Grades 5 to 9; from Random House
Island
of the Blue Dolphins
Grade 5; book summary & activities; from EduPlace
Island
of the Blue Dolphins Interdisciplary Thematic Unit
Upper elementary, middle grades; sea animals;
technology
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Sing Down the Moon -
Lesson Plans
Sing
Down the Moon Resources
Resources to use before reading Sing Down the
Moon; from Buckingham County Public Schools
Response
to Sing Down the Moon
Grade 8; literature & technology; from Alum School
District Technology Center
Background
Information for the Novel, Sing Down the Moon
Grades 9 to 12; ESOL level 3; theme of conflict;
by
Ellen Daniels; from Montgomery County Public Schools
Cartoon based on
Sing Down the Moon
Space down for lesson plan; 7th grade literature & ESL;
from University of New Mexico
Native
Americans and Children's Literature Includes Sing Down the
Moon;
From Carol Hurst
Sing
Down the Moon
Grade 5; book review, activities; from EduPlace
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Lesson Plans
Zia
Grades 4 & 5. From SCORE, California language arts
Teacher's
Guide. Zia
From Random House
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ERIC
Resources
Scott O'Dell ERIC
Resources
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