Excerpt from Iditarod Dream by Ted Wood

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Excerpt from Iditarod Dreamby Ted Wood
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• 1 What is the main idea of Excerpt from Iditarod
  Dream?
• A. Sled dog racing is a thrilling and dangerous
  sport.
• B. Sled dog racing requires teamwork and
  training.
• C. Sled dog racing requires specialized
  equipment.
• D. Sled dog racing can be a family activity.

Comprehension 1 Demonstrate understanding
of theme/message/main idea and supporting
details (Reading GLE 2.1.3)
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2 Read the sentence from paragraph 9 of Excerpt
from Iditarod Dream. Finally, the lake
appears, like a welcome mat, and Dusty begins to
smile as he heads for the finish line. In this
sentence, the author uses a simile to
compare ______________________ with
______________________ .
Analysis 5 Literary Specific Demonstrate
understanding of authors use of literary
elements (character, setting, plot, genre, etc.)
and literary devices (simile, metaphor,
alliteration, personification, etc.) (Reading
GLEs 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.3.3)
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• 3 According to Excerpt from Iditarod Dream, why
  does Dusty decide to help the other racers build
  a fire?
• A. He uses the fire light to see the trail
  markers.
• B. He thinks the fire will help him stay awake.
• C. He is following the rule of the wilderness.
• D. He needs to cook the dogs frozen meat.

Analysis 7 Make connections (cause and effect)
within a text (Reading GLE 2.3.1)
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• 4 According to Excerpt from Iditarod Dream, how
  would Dusty most likely react to entering
  another dog sled race?
• A. He would be hopeful because he came so close
  to winning.
• B. He would be nervous because he had trouble
  staying on the trail at night.
• C. He would be excited because he knew how it
  felt to cross the
• finish line in the lead.
• D. He would be anxious because he ran out of
  supplies and needed more for the next race.

Comprehension 3 Make or confirm inferences or
predictions based on the text (Reading GLE 2.1.5)
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On Your Mark, Get SetMush by Sherry Shahan
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Analysis 7 Make connections (cause and effect)
within a text (Reading GLE 2.3.1)
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• 6 According to the map included with On Your
  Mark, Get SetMush, which statement is true?
• A. The Jr. Iditarod trail follows the southern
  route to Nome.
• B. The Southern Iditarod trail branches off in
  Anchorage.
• C. Bristol Bay is the starting point for all
  three trails.
• D. The Northern Iditarod trail is used on even
  years.

Analysis 5 Information Specific Demonstrate
understanding of authors use of text features
(titles, headings, captions, maps, charts,
tables, graphs, pull-down menus, etc.) (Reading
GLE 2.2.2)
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• 7 According to the selection On Your Mark, Get
  SetMush, what is the meaning of the word
  unfold in paragraph 2?
• A. Failed
• B. Opened
• C. Started
• D. Developed

Comprehension 4 Understand and apply
content vocabulary critical to the meaning of the
text (Reading GLE 1.3.2)
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8 What advice would both authors give to someone
who wants to learn more about driving a sled dog
team? Include one detail from Excerpt from
Iditarod Dream and one different detail from On
Your Mark, Get Set Mush in your
answer. ________________________________________
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Critical Thinking 11 Extend information beyond
text, (make generalizations beyond the text to a
broader idea or concept, or apply information to
other texts and situations, and support the
generalization with details from the
text) (Reading GLEs 2.4.1, 2.4.5)
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• Iditarod Dream
• Dusty arrives at Yentna Station for the required
  halfway point stay / overnight stop
• Racers have to stay with the dogs / visitors stay
  in the house
• His training has paid off
• He has hours of chores to do
• Spread straw for beds.
• He ties the sled off to a small tree
• He heats water / frozen meat soaks up the warm
  liquid
• Checks the dogs feet for web cracks / ointment
  where needed
• He decides not to sleep
• He helps other racers build a fire / the rule of
  the wilderness
• Water for the dogs / feeds everyone / packs his
  sled / checks headlamp battery
• Dogs are Dustys only eyes when it is dark
• Gives dogs fish snacks
• Wasnt pushing too hard / Dusty has treated them
  just right / he knows they are his trusted
  partners
• Train dogs well / practice

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• On Your Mark, Get SetMush
• Male and female mushers / between ages 14 and 17
• Two-day event
• Mushers travel 150 miles / wind-whipped trails /
  hairpin turns
• Temperatures during the race can dip to -30
  degrees Fahrenheit
• Gather (start) on a frozen lake
• Sock-like booties protect the dogs paws
• Teams sail along (travel) at 10-12 miles per hour
• Mushers use verbal commands to steer teams /
  Gee Haw
• Wooden stakes mark the trail
• Halfway point 75 miles from start / mandatory 10
  hour layover
• A lot to do / spread out straw / check their feet
  / massage their shoulders / feed them / melt snow
  to thaw dogs meals
• Mushers strap on their battery-powered headlamps
• Check their equipment / make needed repairs.
• Few mushers get much sleep / sleep near your dogs
  / dogs radiate warmth
• On the second day, mushers and teams race another
  75 miles to the finish line.
• Winning time thirteen hours and ten minutes

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8 What advice would both authors give to someone
who wants to learn more about driving a sled dog
team? Include one detail from Excerpt from
Iditarod Dream and one different detail from On
Your Mark, Get Set Mush in your
answer. ________________________________________
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I think it would be a lot of work having to build
a fire in the snow. Also trying to make you and
your dogs water. Next I think the jr ididarod
would be alot easier but it would be easy to now
were you have been because of the plastic things
you have on your way
J. having to build a fire in the snow. G. or KK.
make you and your dogs water.
This response provides one detail from Excerpt
from Iditarod Dream and one detail from On Your
Mark, Get SetMush.
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8 What advice would both authors give to someone
who wants to learn more about driving a sled dog
team? Include one detail from Excerpt from
Iditarod Dream and one different detail from On
Your Mark, Get Set Mush in your
answer. ________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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1 One reson is you need to trust your dogs like
were there going and and you need to care for you
dogs 2 That dog sleds aren?t just used for
race but other things to and. And to never give up
This response provides one detail from Excerpt
from Iditarod Dream.
NN. to trust your dogs
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8 What advice would both authors give to someone
who wants to learn more about driving a sled dog
team? Include one detail from Excerpt from
Iditarod Dream and one different detail from On
Your Mark, Get Set Mush in your
answer. ________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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i would say you would need very good balance and
you need to be strong to attatch the dogs to the
equipment and have good and be prepared to spend
the night in the wilderness.
This response does not provide details from
Excerpt from Iditarod Dream or On Your Mark,
Get SetMush.
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8 What advice would both authors give to someone
who wants to learn more about driving a sled dog
team? Include one detail from Excerpt from
Iditarod Dream and one different detail from On
Your Mark, Get Set Mush in your
answer. ________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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Two details from Excerpt from Iditarod Dr. earn
to give abvice who would want to learn about
driving a dog team is to rember to do your chores.
D. rember to do your chores.
This response provides one detail from Excerpt
from Iditarod Dream.
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8 What advice would both authors give to someone
who wants to learn more about driving a sled dog
team? Include one detail from Excerpt from
Iditarod Dream and one different detail from On
Your Mark, Get Set Mush in your
answer. ________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
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That you would have to pack a lot of warm things.
Also that you have to take plenty of dog food to
feed your dogs. Take enough straw for your dogs.
And take a head light so you can see when it is
dark out.
This response provides details from Excerpt from
Iditarod Dream and On Your Mark, Get SetMush.
G. or KK. to feed your dogs E. or KK. Take
enough straw for your dogs. LL. take a head
light so you can see when it is dark out.
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• 9 Which of these resources could be used to
  confirm the information in both On Your Mark,
  Get SetMush and Excerpt from Iditarod Dream?
• A. A newspaper article on the Jr. Iditarod Dog
  Sled trails
• B. A website listing current dog sled race
  standings
• C. A book on training dogs for sled races
• D. A map of Anchorage, Alaska

Analysis 8 Analyze usefulness of
resources (Reading GLEs 2.3.2, 3.1.1)
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• 10 What are the authors purposes for writing
  both On Your Mark, Get SetMush and Excerpt
  from Iditarod Dream?
• A. To explain the dangers faced along the trail
  of an Iditarod race
• B. To describe experiences dog sled racers face
  on an Iditarod trail
• C. To persuade young adults to sign up for the
  Jr. Iditarod Dog Sled
• Race
• D. To demonstrate the steps necessary to prepare
  for an Iditarod dog
• sled race

Critical Thinking 9 Analyze authors purpose and
evaluate effectiveness for different audiences
(includes fact/opinion authors point of view,
tone, and use of persuasive devices) (Reading
GLEs 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)