1. Challenge #1 (Brian’s Winter) Write a RAFT: Role: the Bear Audience: Brian Format: Letter Topic: Explain the encounter from your point of view. Challenge #1 (Brian’s Winter) Write a RAFT: Role: the Bear Audience: Brian Format: Letter Topic: Explain the encounter from your point of view.

2. Challenge #2 (Brian’s Winter) Make your own arrowhead using modeling compound. Compare your arrowhead to a real one and write as many similarities and differences as you can. Challenge #2 (Brian’s Winter) Make your own arrowhead using modeling compound. Compare your arrowhead to a real one and write as many similarities and differences as you can.

3. Challenge #3 (Brian’s Winter) Compile a survival guide of objects, strategies, and ways Brian used resources to survive during his time in the wilderness. Include a description, illustration, materials used to make, and uses for objects, etc. Challenge #3 (Brian’s Winter) Compile a survival guide of objects, strategies, and ways Brian used resources to survive during his time in the wilderness. Include a description, illustration, materials used to make, and uses for objects, etc.

4. Challenge #4 (Brian’s Winter) Create a set of animal track trading cards using the animals of North America. Your cards should include a picture of the track (from the Internet or your own drawing), and information about how the track helps the animal survive. Challenge #4 (Brian’s Winter) Create a set of animal track trading cards using the animals of North America. Your cards should include a picture of the track (from the Internet or your own drawing), and information about how the track helps the animal survive.

5. Challenge #5(Brian’s Winter) MOOSE!!!! Write a poem about the moose and Brian’s encounter with it, either before, during, or after it’s death, as if you were Brian. Challenge #5(Brian’s Winter) MOOSE!!!! Write a poem about the moose and Brian’s encounter with it, either before, during, or after it’s death, as if you were Brian.

6. Challenge #6(Brian’s Winter) Create a poster that displays the different types of clothing that Brian had to make in order to survive in the winter. Include information about: the materials used, how it was constructed, and both positives and negatives about each piece. Challenge #6(Brian’s Winter) Create a poster that displays the different types of clothing that Brian had to make in order to survive in the winter. Include information about: the materials used, how it was constructed, and both positives and negatives about each piece.

7. Challenge #7(Brian’s Winter) Compare and contrast the wilderness in the summer and in the winter. Use a venn diagram to make these comparisons. Challenge #7(Brian’s Winter) Compare and contrast the wilderness in the summer and in the winter. Use a venn diagram to make these comparisons.

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9. Challenge #8(Brian’s Winter) Response to Text: (choose one) Write an answer to one of the following questions using evidence from the story to support your answer. 1.How did Brian change over the course of his time in the wilderness? 2.Why did Brian hesitate before getting on the plane? Challenge #8(Brian’s Winter) Response to Text: (choose one) Write an answer to one of the following questions using evidence from the story to support your answer. 1.How did Brian change over the course of his time in the wilderness? 2.Why did Brian hesitate before getting on the plane?