To Build a Fire (Part 1)
To Build a Fire (Part 1)
To Build a Fire (Part 1)
To Build a Fire (Part 1)
To Build a Fire (Part 1)
To Build a Fire (Part 1)
To Build a Fire (Part 1)
Classic (fiction), 3,672 words, Level Z (Grade 5), Multi-Part Classics, Lexile 760L
A man and a dog travel on the Yukon Trail. It is seventy-five degrees below zero, and the man plans to reach his camp shortly after dark. The man is inexperienced with such cold temperatures, and he is surprised by how quickly his face and hands become numb. When he falls through the ice, he knows he needs to stop and build a fire before he freezes.
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension
Cause and Effect : Identify instances of cause and effect during reading
Grammar and Mechanics
Conjunctions : Identify and use conjunctions
Word Work
Similes : Explain and practice writing similes
Literary Element
Foreshadowing : Identify and use foreshadowing
