To Build a Fire

“TO BUILD A FIRE”

EXPERT GROUPS ASSIGNMENT

I will assign one of the following topics to you, and your group will become our “experts” on this subject. You will be creating a PowerPoint presentation to provide background information to help us understand the importance of your topic in the story.

SLED DOGS / →  native Husky
→  what makes a good sled dog
→  weight, size, traits
ALASKA / →  location
→  climate (temperatures, snowfall)
YUKON TRAIL / →  where it is located
→  dangers
→  wildlife
KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH / →  general information
→  location
→  supplies
FROSTBITE / →  signs and symptoms

→  treatment

JACK LONDON / →  general information
→  interesting facts

PowerPoint Assignment:

Each member of your group must contribute 2 slides to your presentation. Each slide should include a bulleted list of information about the topic and a few images to help us understand it. Each group should have a title slide, which should include the name of your topic and an image. You will present your PowerPoint in class on ______.

All group members are expected to contribute equally.

“To Build A Fire”

Expert Groups Assignment

SLED DOGS

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/sled-dogs-an-alaskan-epic/introduction/3146/

http://www.dogsworldwide.com/news/contributions/mb2.htm

http://dogs.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Sled_Dog_Training

ALASKA:

http://www.alaskasbest.com/facts.htm

Do a Google search: Winter in Alaska

YUKON TRAIL:

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/yukon-trail-10163.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilkoot_Trail

KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH:

http://www.questconnect.org/ak_klondike.htm

http://www.nps.gov/klgo/index.htm

http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/collections/exhibits/klondike

FROSTBITE:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/frostbite/basics/definition/con-20034608

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frostbite

JACK LONDON:

http://www.getyourwordsworth.com/WORDSWORTH-JackLondon.html

http://www.jacklondon.com/