<p> Adventures in the Extreme—Call of the Wild Pre-read WORK</p><p>Included here are all the questions, templates or instructions you need for ALL the Extreme Adventures Work —All Due February 3, 2015</p><p>1. Extreme Adventure Overview—Cornell Notes introduction (lecture in class 1/20) 2. Any Four Critical Reading Stories—in Extreme Sports, Daredevils, Beyond Belief, etc., that relate to Extreme Adventure— Answer Comprehension Questions (you may use any, including the ones we read together) 3. Shackleton—Cornell Notes (from the video, 1/26) 4. Shackleton—Study Questions (below) 5. Gather information on 4 Adventurers—at least 2 new ones (we’ve not discussed together). Do Cornell Notes or KWLC chart 6. Race to the North Pole—Cornell Notes (We’ll read together) 7. Seattle Material—Study questions for ALL readings 8. Sled Dog Material—“Iditarod Questions,” answer questions for all 3 readings 9. Sam McGee—Poetry Map (1/27)</p><p>#1, 3, 5 Cornell Notes Template</p><p>Cues | Notes on ______</p><p>| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |</p><p>| New Words | Summary | | | | |</p><p>#5 KWLC option KWLC—Reading Non-Fiction</p><p>What do I Know? What do I Want to Know? Read What Did I Learn? Comparable Cases?</p><p>(5Ws)</p><p>Who?</p><p>Where?</p><p>When?</p><p>What? Why? #2 Critical Reading Answer Template Name______</p><p>A. Main Idea (answer M, B, N) B. Recalling Facts</p><p>1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4.</p><p>C. Inferences </p><p>Answer Explain your answer (Correct or Faulty) 1.</p><p>2.</p><p>3.</p><p>4.</p><p>5.</p><p>D. Using Words Precisely (Using the letter for the answer, name the Closest and the Opposite) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.</p><p>Authors Approach 1. 2. 3. 4.</p><p>Critical Thinking 1. 2. 3. 4. #4 Shackleton</p><p>Before you read: Before and as you read: As and after you read: Know—What do you already What—What questions need Learn—What were the know about… answering? answers to those questions? Shackleton (Who was he?) Antarctica (Where is it; What is it like?) Polar Exploration (When was this trip? What was the goal? Why do people do such things?) Life in a hostilely cold climate (What is it like?)</p><p>When did Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World take place? Where did it take place? Who was involved? What happened? What were they trying to accomplish on the trip? How does it end for everybody? Why do people try things such as this? Are there any similar things people try today, for similar reasons? #8 Seattle Material Questions for Reading 1 –The Rush for Gold 1. How was Seattle linked to the Klondike gold strike? What changes did the gold rush bring to Seattle? 2. Why did it take so long for news of the gold strike to spread? 3. What businesses grew because of the Klondike Gold Rush? 4. Using Map 1 as well as Reading 1, describe the routes stampeders could take to the gold fields. Why did it take so long to reach the gold fields? 5. If you were a stampeder, what problems might you have faced once you arrived in Seattle? </p><p>Questions for Reading 2 – Selling Seattle 1. What do these statistics tell you about the efforts of the Bureau of Information? 2. Why do you think the Bureau of Information relied only on printed matter to promote Seattle? 3. If you were trying to advertise the amenities your town offers today, what might you do differently? What would you keep the same?</p><p>Questions for Document 1 – Seattle P-I newspaper 1. What aspect of Seattle does the first article seem to stress the most? Why? 2. What does the second article claim would be the benefits of wintering in Seattle? Why else might the article encourage prospectors to come to Seattle months before they might be able to leave for the gold fields? 3. Do you think the articles represent straight news or boosterism? Explain your answer. 4. What are your impressions of Seattle based on the Post-Intelligencer special edition? </p><p>Questions for Reading 3 – The Legacy… 1. What impact did the Klondike Gold Rush have on the popular idea of the northern frontier? 2. Why did some stampeders stay in Seattle or return to live there? 3. Have you read books by Robert Service or Jack London? If so, what are some of the impressions these works gave you about the far north? 4. What was the long-term impact of the Klondike Gold Rush on Seattle? #9 Sled Dog Material Making of a Sled Dog What are the characteristics that make a good sled dog? What is one thing about sled dogs that is really different about Buck? Do you think London just got it wrong, or were things different then? If a 43 lb. dog can pull 800 pounds, what would be the equivalent weight (roughly) a 200 lb. man could pull?</p><p>Balto What did Balto do that made him so famous? When did Balto do this? Why did dog sleds do this job, instead of an airplane or a car?</p><p>Sledding into the Wilderness What is the Iditarod? When is it held? What does it commemorate? How many miles does it cover? When did it start? What are some things that make a musher and team successful? Why do you think people take it is so seriously? #10—Poetry Map #12 Extreme Adventure Final Activity (Do all 3) 1. Most of the Extreme Adventurers we’ve studied did remarkable things. You could claim of almost all the adventurers that they were motivated by either (or both?) Greed or Glory</p><p>Write a short answer explaining which motivation you think predominates in these adventurers. Use at least two details from at least one fictional (stories or poems) and one real adventurer.</p><p>2. Which Extreme Adventurer do you find most heroic? After defining what you mean by heroic, be sure to explain your answer with at least 3 supporting details.</p><p>3. Evaluate the gold-seeking adventurers (as much as you know from the Seattle material and the poem, Cremation of Sam McGee) with the polar explorers. Be sure to compare and contrast their motivations, their preparedness and commitment, their results, etc.</p>