Thursday, June 21, 2007

PLOT ANALYZER - VIVIAN (ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS)

Paragraph: On the first day of spring I went down to Coral Cove with my new spear. I knew it was spring because that morning at dawn the sky was filled with flocks of darting birds. They were small and black and came only at this time of year. They came out of the south and stayed for two suns, hunting food in the ravines, and then flew off in one great flight towards the north.

Response - It is worth discussing because it is interesting as we never knew this types of birds will only stay for 2 suns during spring. We also never knew the darting birds are small and black and only came at spring.






DISCUSSION DIRECTOR - (CHAPTER 7)

1) How did you feel when Karana managed to survive in the island all by herself ?
2) How did you feel when Chief Chowig and Ramo died and left Karana alone ?
3) Do you feel that this story is inspiring? Explain.

CONNECTOR - ANGELINE (ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS)

I admire Karana for her bravery and independence. She is very brave to survive in face of all sorts of dangers being trapped alone in a island all by herself.

Response - If i were to be trapped in a island all by myself, I would feel very scared and hopeless.

our roles

1: Disscusion Director - eleanor
2: Plot Analyzer - dayana
3: Vocabulary Finder - Chloe
4: Connecter - elizabeth
5: Character Analyzer - siyi

CHARACTER ANALYZER - ( Chapter 7 )

The main character: Karana( also known as won-a-pa-lei)
Age: 12 years old.
Race: Indian
Her personalities: Brave, independent, adventurous, courageous, poor, belligerent(war-like character)
Strengths: Daring, curious, prudent, unselfish, mellow
Weaknesses: Shy, vain

The main character's brother: Ramo
Age: 6 years old.
Race: Indian
His personalities: Mischievous, small, lazy, active
Strengths: Friendly, happy, energetic
Weaknesses: Foolish, nosy

The main character's father: Chief Chowig(also the chief of Ghalas-at)
Age: Unknown
Race: Indian
His personalities: Tall, a leader, proud, witty
Strengths: Responsible, helpful
Weaknesses: Too serious