Akiak: A Tale From the Iditarod by Robert J. Blake Reading Comprehension Skills: * Story Structure * Words in Context/Vocabulary Turning Point by Teresa Parrott, North Salisbury Elementary School, 2006

The ________ are the people or animals in the story. 10 Setting Plot Characters Problem Solution

The ________ is the time and place in which the story occurs. 10 Setting Plot Characters Problem Solution

The ________ is the series of story events. 10 Setting Plot Characters Problem Solution

Who are the main characters in the story Akiak? 10 Buddy and Mick Akiak and Max Sandy and Mitch Akiak and Mick Clifford and Makita

What is the setting of Akiak? 10 Alaska British Columbia California Michigan North Dakota

1,151 miles of wind, snow, and rugged trail lay ahead, from Anchorage to Nome. In the sentence above, rugged means: 10 Piece of thick cloth that covers a floor Attractive, strong features Having a rough, uneven surface

The driver of a dogsled team Mick was the musher, but the team followed the lead dog. In the sentence above, musher means: 10 The driver of a dogsled team Soft food that is part solid and part liquid The dogs that follow the lead dog

English letters a,e,i, o, and u. Promised Yelled “She’ll be waiting for you at Nome!” Mick vowed. In the sentence above, vowed means: 10 English letters a,e,i, o, and u. Promised Yelled

By the Ophir checkpoint, Akiak was limping By the Ophir checkpoint, Akiak was limping. In the sentence above, checkpoint means: 10 Snow-capped mountain ridge Place along a route where a check or count is made An occasion when a doctor examines you to see if you are healthy

Someone who has been forced to leave their country While Mick and the team took refuge in Galena, seven hours ahead, Akiak burrowed into a snowdrift to wait out the storm. In the sentence above, refuge means: 10 A safe or covered place Someone who has been forced to leave their country A break or time of rest

Dug a hole as a small animal would While Mick and the team took refuge in Galena, seven hours ahead, Akiak burrowed into a snowdrift to wait out the storm. In the sentence above, burrowed means: 10 A small donkey Stood on top of Dug a hole as a small animal would

Mick squinted through the snow, looking for a sign Mick squinted through the snow, looking for a sign. In the sentence above, squinted means: 10 Walked quickly and briskly Searched seeking to locate something Looked with eyes partly closed in order to see better

Some friendly reminders when you come to a word you don’t know: Look carefully at the word. Look for word parts you know and think about the sounds for the letters. Blend the sounds to read the word. Ask yourself, “Is it a word I know? Does it make sense in what I am reading?” If not, ask yourself, “What else can I try?”