For homework, please read pages 29-64 (Chapters 6-10).
On the forum, please respond to the following question (5 sentence minimum):
How do Ramo and his sister get stranded alone on the island? If you were Karana would you have left the ship to go back for your brother? Why or why not?
Please also select your favorite scene from these chapters and be prepared to discuss.
Translate the last paragraph on p.51 in Chapter 9 beginning, “For a long time I lay on the rock…”
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They are stranded because Karana left the crowd to take care of her brother. Her brother was left on the island. If i'm Karana, i will left the ship and go back to my brother because i don't think it's safe to leave him alone. Because i'm the biger sister, i must take care of him because there's wild animals on this island and they are stronger than him. Even the ship won't come again, it's better to live with both of us than just a 12 years old boy.
Great answer Bob! Here are a few corrections to your English: you should write in the past tense when you describe what you would have done if you were Karana. For example, you should write "If I were Karana, I would have left the ship and gone back to my brother…". In the next sentence, you must say there "are" wild animals on the island, not there "is".
Ramo misses the ship because he has to get the fishing spear. When Karana finds that, she jumps in to the sea and swims back to the island. If I am Karana, I’ll also leave the ship for Ramo. I think keeping my brother in safety can make me feel much better than leaving him behind just for my convenience. Worry and feel sad about the one who we love so much is really a great punishment to us.
Ramo got back to the village for his fishing spear. However when the ship was leaving, he was still on the beach. Under bad weather condition and giant rocks in the sea, the ship could not turn back. Karana wanted to stay with him, so she jumped off the ship and swam to the island.
If I were her, I would do the same. because I am the elder sister and my father has just gone to the heaven, he is my only family besides Ulape, and I have to be responsible for him. He is too young to take care of himself, when I give something challenging to other people who are not able to handle it, I also feel insecure.
Because of the storm,the boat couldn't stay long. Ramo went back to get his fishing spear so he missed the boat. When Karana saw his brother on the beach, she jumped in to the water and swam back to the island. The boat went away. I think I will not go back for Ramo. Chief Matasaip said that the ship will come back for him. And if I'm on the ship, I can tell the captain that someone is still on the island. But if I go back to Ramo, no one will realize that some is not on the boat, and maybe we can't survive on the island. Ramo is not a little kid anyway, he know how to live for a short time. So we can pick him up after the storm.
Here are a few English corrections, though your idea is great. In your second sentence, I would write, "When Karana discovers this….". In your third sentence, you can write "If I were Karana, I would also leave the ship for Ramo. I would re-write your last sentence as, "To worry and feel sad about someone we love so much…."Ramo misses the ship because he has to get the fishing spear. When Karana finds that, she jumps in to the sea and swims back to the island. If I am Karana, I’ll also leave the ship for Ramo. I think keeping my brother in safety can make me feel much better than leaving him behind just for my convenience. Worry and feel sad about the one who we love so much is really a great punishment to us.
Ramo got back to the village for his fishing spear. However when the ship was leaving, he was still on the beach. Under bad weather condition and giant rocks in the sea, the ship could not turn back. Karana wanted to stay with him, so she jumped off the ship and swam to the island.
If I were her, I would do the same. because I am the elder sister and my father has just gone to the heaven, he is my only family besides Ulape, and I have to be responsible for him. He is too young to take care of himself, when I give something challenging to other people who are not able to handle it, I also feel insecure.
Because of the storm,the boat couldn't stay long. Ramo went back to get his fishing spear so he missed the boat. When Karana saw his brother on the beach, she jumped in to the water and swam back to the island. The boat went away. I think I will not go back for Ramo. Chief Matasaip said that the ship will come back for him. And if I'm on the ship, I can tell the captain that someone is still on the island. But if I go back to Ramo, no one will realize that some is not on the boat, and maybe we can't survive on the island. Ramo is not a little kid anyway, he know how to live for a short time. So we can pick him up after the storm.
