Blue dolphins

Island of the Blue dolphins Have you ever wanted to own your own island? Have you ever met someone and thought to yourself, we will never be friends? Well , this story might change your mind. Island of the Blue Dolphins was written by Scott O’Dell. It was published in 1960. This book is based on a true story, but it's not all factual. Island of the blue dolphins is about a girl named Karana that is living with her tribe on an island off of a coast during the mid 1800’s. The tribe decides to migrate

In the book Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, a young woman named Karana is stranded on an island where she must fend for herself. She was left behind when a group of foreigners were picking up her people but a storm was approaching. Karana must cope with living without any human communication and wait in hope for someone to one day find her. The theme of the book is isolation as Karana is in a state of solitude, away from the reaches of human society. However, she does learn that there

of the complex decision is what affects one’s thoughts and possibly the way he/she looks at his/her surroundings. The following will state how Karana (Island of the Blue Dolphins,) Rachel (Eleven,) and Moon Shadow (Dragonwings) faced life changing decisions which impacted their lives. In the excerpt, “ Island of the Blue Dolphins,” Karana faced a decision of revenge or compassion for a wounded dog. Karana wants revenge on the dog for killing her brother, Ramo. “ I fitted the arrow and pulled back

The first quadrant of the book Island of the Blue Dolphin, by Scott O’Dell, tells us about Karana and how she is adapting to the loss of her father and many other men. First in the book we are introduced to Karana and her brother Ramo, while they are picking up roots. Karana noticed something in the Ocean she knew that it was a ship but did not mention it to her brother because she knew that he would lose focus and run off. But once Ramo did notice it he asked Karana if she had ever seen a red

read, but continues to do so with enthusiasm. She is putting forth effort in using guiding questions to look for key details, and has a purpose for reading. She has a good grasp on vocabulary and high frequency words. When reading “Island of the Blue Dolphins” there are many unfamiliar words and Katie sounds them out and uses surrounding words to help her pronounce an understand the meaning. Katie also transactions well between nonfiction text articles and fictional stories. She can recall details

Karana, the main character in Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, was a girl from the village of Ghalas-at who ended up abandoned by her people. Her brother, Ramo, was left behind with her, but he quickly died from wild dogs ripping him apart. Karana then had to learn how to survive on her own. The quote, “No man is an island” means that nobody is alone. This quote relates to the novel because even in the darkest and loneliest of times of the story, Karana managed to have her own versions

The first quadrant of the book “Island of the Blue Dolphins”, by Scott O’Dell, tells me that Karana’s tribe does not like the Aleuts and how she is adapting to losing her father and brother. First, the Aleuts come to their island and want to hunt otters on their island and Chief Chowig lets them hunt, but he makes a deal that they get half of their catch. Next, the Aleuts kill many otters and leave the carcasses and guts on the beach and it makes Karana sad because the otters have been around

In a book called Island of the Blue Dolphin a girl named Karana lived on a island and had families and friends.When she was older she found this boat full of aluts they tricked thiem and killed Karana’s father and soon someone left to a different island and was safe and soon everyone left to a bout but Karanas brother did not came to the bout and karana jumped into the water and went to the headland and was with her brother. She started to make a fire and live in the straw houses she did not know

Turning points are big experiences that change your life and they are either good or bad. No matter what you are never the same, and you never forget them. The characters from Island of The Blue Dolphins by Scott O'dell, Guts by Gary Paulsen, and Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. They all have turning points in their life. This changed their life a lot in good or bad ways. Karana is a Native American that lives with her brother and sister and family and her whole tribe. But one day everyone left except

Karana’s Passion Fears and Friendship Conclusion Introduction Some people take the things in their life for granted because they don't know what will happen in the future. One small event can change someone's life forever. "Island of the Blue Dolphins", Karana learns how to live on her own when she is left on an island with her brother. They worked together to stay alive by collecting food and making shelter for themselves. The moral of this story is to never think that you have worst than others