Lets review: Chapter One and Two

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Chapter 3

• Lets review Chapter One and Two

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At the end of chap 2

• The song of the wolf
• What are instincts?
• How is this going to impact Buck?

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What are instincts?

• A strong natural impulse
• SO imagine this There is a fire in the building.
  A mother and child are in there. The mother
  realizes the building is on fire. What is the
  first thing she grabs as she leaves the building?
  Clue it is not her purse

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More on instincts

• SO Some dogs are bred for a specific purpose.
  Like, Labrador retrievers. What are they made to
  do? It is based on instinct
• SO People have instincts too. Can you think of
  another instinct people have?

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Have you ever heard of

• Following your instincts
• Flight or Fight Response
• What is it?
• A reaction to something happening where you
  either want to run or fight
• Think of a situation that you have been in where
  you either had to fight or walk away

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Now apply this to Buck

• Buck is part St. Bernard and Collie
• Features of these breeds
• They are smart
• Strong

• What about the other dogs in the story?

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The Other Dogs

• Curly a Newfoundland, big, black, friendly and
  died because of it
• Sol-leks husky, doesnt care about anything
  except pulling the sled
• Dave miserable except when working
• Spitz lead dog and all white, crafty, laughs
  when Curly dies

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The other dogs

• Billee really friendly as well
• Joe also bad tempered
• Dolly she goes crazy
• Pike doesnt pull his own wieght

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The other dogs

• Elmo Bucks father
• Nig we will meet this one shortly
• Skeet later on in the book
• Dub who steals
• Koona wait and see

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Other literary elements to consider

• Foreshadowing a warning that indicates
  something unpleasant is going to happen.
• How did we know that something was going to
  happen to Spitz?
• What are some examples of specific things that
  happened?

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How is a dog sled set up?

• Who is in the lead now?
• Dog sleds have a specific set up, each dog has a
  specific place.

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What is a gear list?

• There are important things that you must always
  have with you.
• Some things fit into these categories

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Gear List

• FOOD
• SHELTER
• WARMTH/ protection from wind and rain
• FUN

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A Gear List for the Yukon

• 20 pds. of flour
• 6 pds of beans
• 4 pds of butter
• 5 pds of sugar
• 4 cans of milk

• 3 pds of coffee
• Matches
• Frying pan
• Water kettle
• Tent
• Knife and Fork

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Continued

• Large cooking pan
• A plate
• Stove
• Blankets

• Hand saw
• Hatchet and Ax
• 5 pds of rope
• There are many, many more things needed!

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What would you bring with you?

• The Four Categories again are
• FOOD
• WARMTH
• SHELTERFUN