Think About the Selection:
1.KNOWLEDGE What qualities make Akiak such a good lead dog? Give reasons for your answer.
2. ANALYZING The author tells the story by breaking it down into days. Why do you think he chose to do that?
3. GENERATING How do you think Mick feels when she sends Akiak home on Day Four? Would you have made the same decision?
4. GENERATING One man helps Akiak by opening a door for her. Why do you think he did that?
5. EVALUATING Did Akiak really win the race? Give reasons for your answer.
6. CONNECTIONS Why is this particular journey so important to Akiak and Mick?
2. The author breaks the story down into days so the reader can experience the race as the musher does in the daily blocks of racing.
ReplyDelete4. The man probably admires Akiak's determination and wants to do what he can to help her get back to her team.
4.I think he opened the door for her because they want her to win and find Mick.
ReplyDelete3.I think Mick feels sad when she had to take Akiak out of the race cause she hurt her paw.I would make the same decision or she will get more hurt.
4.I think he opened the door for her is because they want her to win and find Mick.
ReplyDelete3. I think Mick feels sad when she had to take Akaik out of the race because she hurt her paw.I would make the same decision or he will get more hurt.
1.Akiak is a good leader becouse she has been doing it for a long time
ReplyDelete3.Mick feels sad because she has to send Akiak home and I would send her home too because she was limping.and it would not heal.
1.Akiak is a good lead dog because she knows the trail.
ReplyDelete2.Mick feels sad that she has to send her home and I would send her home to because if she was still in the race she would be limping. She would be sad because she loves her.
3.I think Mick would feel kind of sad beause she knows that it's her last year. I would have made the same decision,I would't want to put a hurt dog in the race.
ReplyDelete4.The man probably opened the door because he wants Akiak to win the race.
1. Yes Akiak really did win the race because she was blocking the way because she knows the trAil and Akiak has raced the Idiatorad.
ReplyDelete2. Mick feels bad because she sends Akiak away on day four but when she went back Mick said you can't go back to your spot so she had to go back to the back with the musher because she hurt her paw
Tatianna smith (1) Akiak knows the track very well.Akiak is very smart and she has raced this track three times.Akiak is just a good lead dog.(3) I think Mick was sad because Akaik knew her way around.Yes i agree with Mick because Akiak had a hurt paw.
ReplyDeleteJAYA GRAHAM {4}-The reason the author had broke it down into days was because it will be easier for us to read it and tell which it is.The reason AKIAK is the leader because AKIAK had been doing the race for three years that's why she is leader.
ReplyDelete5. Akiak did win the race because she ran it all by her self.
ReplyDelete1.The reason Akiak is a good lead dog is because she has been in it three times she has won 5th,3rd,2nd, place and she knows the track better than any one.
Akiak
ReplyDelete3.I think mick is worried about Akiak becausethats her lead dog and they have been working together for years.
6.I thinkthis journey is so important to mick and Akiak because it is akiak's last chance because she is 70 years old
akiak
ReplyDelete3.I think that mick feels that when akiak goes home that they are not going to win the race.
She is scared that they are not going to win the race because, Akiak knows the trail better than everyone.
4. I think that the man opened the door for Akiak because he wanted Akiak to catch up with his team.At first the men didn't want him to catch up to his team.
Akiak
ReplyDelete[3] Mick feels bad sending Akiak home on day four because she was the lead dog and yes I would do the same because she would be limping and it would slow them down.
[1] Akiak is a good lead dog because she knows the track so well.
3. Mick did the right thing because Akiak couldn't run so Mick put her off the team.
ReplyDelete4. The man put out food for Akiak because he wanted Akiak to get to his team.
4.The man who let Akiak out was one of the pepole who where chearing for her so thats why the kind man let Akiak out.
ReplyDelete1.Akiak is a good lead dog because she knows the way and she has done it for 10 years and she came in 5,3,and 2.
1.I think Akiak is a good a good dog because
ReplyDeleteshe knows the track well I think she is a good
lead dog because she got good smell
4.Yes I agree with Mick Akiak go home because
if Akiak didnot go home she would hurt her paw more.
[2]The authur break's the story down into day's because you will know how long the race took.
ReplyDelete[3]Mike feelse sad because she had to send Akaik home on day 4. I would of made the same decision.
1.The reason I think Akiak is a good lead dog because Akiak raced for three years and he knows the trail better than any dog.
ReplyDelete2.The reason the author broke the days up is because it does not take one day to race the Iditarod race it taks ten days.
AKIAK!
ReplyDelete3.i think mick is worried about Akiak because thats her lead dog and they have been working together for years.
6.I think this journey is so important to mick and akiak because it it akiak's last chance because she is 10 years old
4.I think the man wanted Akiak to catch up with her team becuse he wanted Akiak to win the race.
ReplyDelete6.I think the jorney is important to Mick and Akiak becuse it's Akiak last chance to race becuse she was ten year old.
1.Akiak is a great leader because she knows the trail. 2.The author split the story in to days because it wouldn't seem right to run 10,000 miles in 1 day.
ReplyDelete1.AKIAK is a good lead dog because she is a good runner,stong,she's use to running in snow.
ReplyDelete4. The man opened the door so AKIAK would find her team.DarrenPeete.
1.Akiak is a good race dog because she led seven races,and that shows shes had alot of experence in sled raceing.2.this race is important
ReplyDeleteto Mick and Akiak because this is Akiak's last race because she is 10.
Jaylon
ReplyDelete6.Akiak and Mick care about the team because they work together.
4.The man helps Akiak because he want Akiak to catch up to her team.
1.Akiak knows the trail by heart.Akiak is really smart and knows her way around.Akiak is justa good lead dog.
ReplyDelete2.I thinck Mick was very sad when she had to leave Akiak all by herself.Yes I wouldhave made the same decision because the rules say that you can't use hurt dog.Tatum beck
1.AKiak knows the tral better than any dog and Akiak has done the race thee times. 6. Akiak and mick always wanted to win so they do it evey year
ReplyDelete1. mick will probroly feel sad because she may not win the race. 2. akiak is a good lead dog and she know the trails. 3. I would do the same as mick because she might slip and fall. by Dorien Lee Peete The Storie Akiak
ReplyDelete4. the man let Akiak out so she can catch up
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3. I think mich be sad because she lost one of her best dogs.