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Learn about hypothermia, its symptoms, stages, and dangers. Understand how body temperature affects decision making and cognitive skills. Be prepared to recognize and respond to hypothermia effectively.
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The Yukon in Alaska
68 degrees below zero University of Washington “Digital Collections”
Hypothermia • Occurs when body temp falls below 95 degrees Fahrenheit • Electrical systems in body begin to fail • Decision making skills diminish • Stages: • Initial hunger & nausea • Confusion, lethargy, slurred speech, deliria • Loss of consciousness; death
Pall One morning at dawn, a thick pall of smoke was seen emerging from the family’s barn. 2. The tragic death of her son cast a pall over the holiday; the house was filled with sorrow.
Pall Her body lay in a coffin covered in a black, velvet pall inside the church.
Pall • noun • a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb. • acoffin. • shadow, melancholy, oppression.
Another example of A Spring
Please copy the following definition in your vocabulary section! Spring noun 1. a natural outflow of ground water, as forming the source of astream
Examples & Non-examples of aCheechako Cheechako: Non-cheechako: • Educated explorer • Is subjected to • harsh, Alaskan • winters • Mentor/ teacher • Native • Inhabitant of the • Yukon • Jargon of Chinook s • Alien • “Tenderfoot” • Immigrant • Rookie • Maverick
Cheechako Listen as I read the following passage. The narrator is an example of a cheechako. Pay special attention to his/her description of the other tourists because they also serve as examples of cheechakos. With your reading groups, draft a definition of cheechako!
Cheechako Late 19th century Chinook jargon for “newcomer” Cheechako is usually used to describe an inexperienced person who is not used to hardships. Synonyms: Novice, beginner, “tenderfoot” Part of Speech noun
Initial Purpose-for-Reading You will be reading the short story “To Build a Fire,” by Jack London, for literary experience. Using a graphic organizer, you will identify the five narrative elements of setting, characters, significant events, conflict, and solution.
Purpose-for-Reading (rereading): You will reread the short story, “To Build a Fire,” for understanding. You will be reading to locate specific textual clues and supporting events found within London’s story. Using simple listing strategies, you and a partner will work together to complete the T-Chart; additionally, you will inductively draft a definition of foreshadowing.
Foreshadowing • Oneexample of a literary device • used by some authors. • The organization/presentation of • events and scenes in a work of fiction. • Prepares the reader, to some degree, • for what occurs later in the work. • This can be part of the general atmosphere of the work, or it can be a specific scene or object that gives a clue or hint as to a later development of the plot.
Check for Understanding • Take out a sheet of paper. • Write a paragraph that 1. defines foreshadowing (summarize in your own words); 2. explains the importance of foreshadowing and how it functions within “To Build a Fire.” Be sure to include at least two examples from the text for support! • Thoughts to consider: • How might the story’s meaning change if London decided not to integrate foreshadowing in his narrative? • How are specific literary elements (tone, mood, theme, symbols, irony, etc.) strengthened by foreshadowing? • Would the author’s message be as effective? Why or why not?
Supplementary Materials: Launch Pad: London’s “To Build a Fire Web Address: http://edsitement.neh.gov/launchpad-jack-londons-to-build-a-fire