Book Summary
In 1925, a sled-dog team made a heroic trip across the frozen winter landscape of Alaska to carry much-needed medicine to the town of Nome. In order to commemorate this event, the Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome was established. Each year men and women compete for $68,000 in prize money and the chance to take on the rugged and wild terrain of Alaska. 

About the Lesson 

Objectives

• Distinguish fact and opinion
• Past perfect tense
• Distinguish types of context clues 

Vocabulary

• ceremonial, diphtheria, grueling, incentive, insulate, mandatory, musher, serum, tundra 

Materials

• Book - The Last Great Race (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or chart paper
• Worksheets 1 and 2