the me example blue dolphin 2

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Thinking about Themes On the test, you will be asked to write a response to literature about a theme for Island of the Blue Dolphins. Your three choices will be: courage, transformation, or perseverance. Writing this response will be a LOT like the responses you have been writing throughout this book. Your response will include the same three parts plus one new part: 1. State your point. (Say what theme you chose.) 2. Choose two examples that you will use to support your point. 3. Explain WHY the examples prove your point. (This is the part where you write the most.) 4. What is the author trying to teach me? (How does this theme jump into my life?) So, what should it look like? Check out the example below: 1 Your opinion I think a good theme for Island of the Blue Dolphins is forgiveness. 2 Reason 1 In this book Karana hates and fears the Aleuts who killed many of her people. But she chooses to become friends with Tutok, an Aleut girl. 3 Be Convincing Karana is afraid of the Aleuts who killed her father and most of her tribe. When they arrive on the island she hides from them fearing they will kill her. When the girl Aleut, Tutok, tries to befriend her by giving her a necklace, she raises her spear to kill her. But, in the end she puts down her spear and makes friends with her. She chooses to forgive and trust Tutok even though she is an Aleut. 4 Reason 2 Also, Karana has a good reason to hate all the wild dogs but she saves one dog’s life and becomes friends with him. 5 Be Convincing Karana’s brother, Ramo, is killed by the wild dogs. She is devastated by this because she loves her brother with all her heart. She vows she will have revenge and will kill every wild dog on the island! But when she wounds the pack leader, she somehow can’t bring herself to kill him. She stands above the wounded dog and has to choose between revenge and mercy. When she decides to take him home and make friends with him instead of killing him, she is choosing forgiveness. 6 Author is Teaching When I read this book, it makes me think about the power of forgiveness. Sometimes forgiveness is more important than revenge. The next time I don’t feel like forgiving someone, I am going to think about how Karana forgave and hopefully I will try to forgive like she did.

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Thinking about Themes  On  the  test,  you  will  be  asked  to  write  a  response  to  literature  about  a  theme  for  Island  of  the  Blue  Dolphins.    Your  three  choices  will  be:  courage,  transformation,  or  perseverance.    Writing  this  response  will  be  a  LOT  like  the  responses  you  have  been  writing  throughout  this  book.    Your  response  will  include  the  same  three  parts  plus  one  new  part:  

1. State  your  point.  (Say  what  theme  you  chose.)  2. Choose  two  examples  that  you  will  use  to  support  your  point.  3. Explain  WHY  the  examples  prove  your  point.    (This  is  the  part  where  you  write  the  

most.)  4. What  is  the  author  trying  to  teach  me?  (How  does  this  theme  jump  into  my  life?)  

 So,  what  should  it  look  like?    Check  out  the  example  below:    

1  Your  opinion  

I  think  a  good  theme  for  Island  of  the  Blue  Dolphins  is  forgiveness.  

2  Reason  1  

In  this  book  Karana  hates  and  fears  the  Aleuts  who  killed  many  of  her  people.    But  she  chooses  to  become  friends  with  Tutok,  an  Aleut  girl.    

3  Be  

Convincing  

Karana  is  afraid  of  the  Aleuts  who  killed  her  father  and  most  of  her  tribe.    When  they  arrive  on  the  island  she  hides  from  them  fearing  they  will  kill  her.    When  the  girl  Aleut,  Tutok,  tries  to  befriend  her  by  giving  her  a  necklace,  she  raises  her  spear  to  kill  her.    But,  in  the  end  she  puts  down  her  spear  and  makes  friends  with  her.    She  chooses  to  forgive  and  trust  Tutok  even  though  she  is  an  Aleut.  

4    Reason  2  

Also,  Karana  has  a  good  reason  to  hate  all  the  wild  dogs  but  she  saves  one  dog’s  life  and  becomes  friends  with  him.    

5  Be  

Convincing  

Karana’s  brother,  Ramo,  is  killed  by  the  wild  dogs.    She  is  devastated  by  this  because  she  loves  her  brother  with  all  her  heart.  She  vows  she  will  have  revenge  and  will  kill  every  wild  dog  on  the  island!    But  when  she  wounds  the  pack  leader,  she  somehow  can’t  bring  herself  to  kill  him.    She  stands  above  the  wounded  dog  and  has  to  choose  between  revenge  and  mercy.    When  she  decides  to  take  him  home  and  make  friends  with  him  instead  of  killing  him,  she  is  choosing  forgiveness.  

6  Author  is  Teaching  

When  I  read  this  book,  it  makes  me  think  about  the  power  of  forgiveness.    Sometimes  forgiveness  is  more  important  than  revenge.    The  next  time  I  don’t  feel  like  forgiving  someone,  I  am  going  to  think  about  how  Karana  forgave  and  hopefully  I  will  try  to  forgive  like  she  did.