For homework, please read pages 65-111 (Chapters 11-18) of Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Respond to the following prompt on the forum (250 words minimum):
It is as if Karana speaks to the sea, confides in the cliffs, whispers to the wind- and to the yellow-eyed gray dog, the fearsome enemy that she tames to friendship, Karana reflects “Because of this I was not lonely. I did not know how lonely I had been until I had Rontu to talk to.” (Ch. 16 p.97) Describe how Karana interacts with her natural environment. What is your relationship to the natural world?
Please create two discussion questions for class.
Translate the last paragraph on p.70 in Ch. 9 beginning “I put the ribs together with their edges almost touching, and standing….”
Remember, you will eventually be translating your Chinese back into English!
Lastly, keep track of a few words that you are unsure of to add to your vocabulary list. Write them down with the page number and context. The words to remember from this week were: stretching, mesa, gorges/gorging, and bowstring.