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“The King of Mazy May”

“The King of Mazy May”. Author: Jack London page 421. Objectives. To compare and contrast information to learn more about a character To read and analyze a short story To identify elements of suspense To write an explanation of a problem and a solution. Setting a Purpose.

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“The King of Mazy May”

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  1. “The King of Mazy May” Author: Jack London page 421

  2. Objectives • To compare and contrast information to learn more about a character • To read and analyze a short story • To identify elements of suspense • To write an explanation of a problem and a solution

  3. Setting a Purpose • Read to find out what claim-jumpers have to do with the events in the story

  4. Setting • Klondike region of the Yukon territory in the late 1800s • Klondike is in northwestern Canada, near Alaska • After gold was discovered there in 1896, the Klondike Gold Rush began • Thousands of people came to the area searching for gold

  5. Iditarod • dog sled race • 1,100-mile race between Anchorage and Nome, Alaska • Winner of the first long race in 1973 took about twenty days to run the course • Recent years the winning times have been about ten days

  6. Today’s lesson • Read page 420 • Both the Web page and “The King of Mazy May” are about a dog sled race in which teenagers participate • The Junior Iditarod is planned • “The King of Mazy May” race is not • Walt Masters races to protect a neighbor’s claim from claim jumpers • Both races require skill, determination, and the will to win

  7. Today’s lesson • Comparing is telling how things are alike • Contrasting is telling how things are different • Expository writers use this technique often • Readers use this technique to help understand

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