Kavik takes place in one of author's favorite settings ~ Alaska ~ and the Pacific Northwest, where he lived.
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Prior to reading: Who is the author? What do I know know about this author? When was it written? Is that important? What is the Title? What does it suggest? Are their chapter titles? Is there vocabulary I need to know before I read? Posters using questions
Learning Unit
Students will look up the population of one of the Iditarod Checkpoints at
I Love Alaska
Kavik Chapter 1 Youtube
Student's watched Kavik The Wolf Dog from chapter 1-6 in our reading. They compared the book to the movie and noticed a few differences. 45:24/1:37 Then read chapter 7 to catch up with George C. Hunter.
Chapter 1 Vocabulary using MindMeister
Careful . . . get your brain waves going
Wolf Behavior: Dominant or Submissive? Analyze the behavior of wolf behavior. How does it compare to dog behavior?
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| Example of highlighting descriptive words to make a stanza |
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| Drawing Lessons Guides-to-Drawing-Wolves |
Wolf Activities for kids and Teachers
Poetry
Pair the book with non-fiction writing Wolves of the Alexander Archipelago are mysterious by Mary Catharine Martin and the Notebook Series
Wolves Howling
Or fiction writing Julie Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Chapter 2 Kavik encounters a number of animals. "He represented food, and their keen minds told them he was helpless." Check out the following. Record your findings in your writer's notebook.
Coyote is a Newcomer to Alaska
Animal in the Story
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Author’s Words
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Description
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Coyote - 2 p. 26
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they moved cautiously
suspicious & nervous
clawed at the body |
Newcomer to Alaska
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Red Fox p.
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hung like a shadow
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Lynx p. 26
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Full grown
razor sharp claws
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Discovery: Dogs Not as Close Kin to Wolves as Thought
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| Reading a Dog's Signal Video Can Wolves be Tamed? Watch and Read  |
Research Wolf Facts
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