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Classic (fiction), 2,762 words, Level Z2 (Grade 5+), Multi-Part Classics, Lexile 1090L
John Thornton nurses Buck back to health, forging a strong bond of love between them. Buck saves John Thornton from drowning in a river. Upon their return to Dawson, Buck breaks a thousand-pound sled out of the ice and pulls it one hundred yards to win a bet for Thornton.
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Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions, to understand a text
Comprehension Analyze plot throughout a text
Grammar and Mechanics Identify and interpret similes
Word Work Identify and use hyphenated compound adjectives
