Prompt Sea Turtle Patrol

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The Prompt Sea Turtle Patrol is about a boy named Callie who is new to being on sea turtle patrol. The story is about a boy named Callie who is new to being on patrol and identifying sea turtles and tracking their marks; he has only been on patrol for 25 days. The first time we witness Gram's influence on Callie is when she talks about how many eggs she will lay. In the text it states “Sea turtles have been coming ashore to lay their eggs for millions of years, all over the earth,” Gram says, her voice filled with awe. The turtle is still pushing out eggs, one by one. She’ll lay about 120 before she’s done. Then she’ll return to the sea. The second time we witnessed her influence on Callie was when she recruited others and helped the sea turtles. …show more content…
“We’ll try to help her get back to her ocean home,” she tells me. “After that, it’s up to her.” “The turtle’s just lying there again. I wonder if she’s sick or injured? The Prompt Sea Turtle Patrol is about a boy named Callie who is new to being on sea turtle patrol. The first main point is the turtle’s just lying there again. I wonder if she’s sick or injured? But then she flips sand into the air and scoots her body around to pack it down over the nest hole. She scatters loose sand on top to hide her nest from marauding raccoons and stray dogs. Then she turns and crawls toward the sea, never looking back. The second main point is, after she goes, I hear a yell down near the water. “Whooo-eee!” I spot two guys on bikes doing wheelies in the surf from the top of the dune. They’re headed straight for the turtle tracks. I start running, but my feet can’t get much traction on the loose sand. I’m moving, well, as slow as a turtle. When I get to the wet sand, the running is easier. “Stop!” I yell, flinging my arms out like a traffic cop.The third main point is Another wave washes over the turtle, and then another, and then she is floating free. She glides under the water and is