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Resources for “Akiak”

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Martha Rankin

This week, we are reading “Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod” in our Houghton Mifflin reading anthology. Here are some resources to increase your comprehension and enjoyment of this reading selection.

Click on “Meet the Author” to learn about the author/illustrator. Click on Robert J. Blake’s Website to go directly to the author’s awesome website.

Click on The Official Site of the Iditarod to learn much more about the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race through videos, maps, news and articles.

Click on the video to watch a video about Syberian Huskies in the Iditarod.

Click on Flashcards to study our vocabulary words, play games, and test yourself. Click on Matching Game to play a matching game with our vocabulary words. Click on Word Search to complete an online word search of the vocabulary words.

Click on e-Word Game to practice the vocabulary words.

Click on Akiak Study Guide and Work Packet to download our class work for the week.

Post comments about the story, the author, and/or the Iditarod for extra credit (and earn $$ funny money $$ for Friday’s auction!).

46 responses »

Martha Rankin on September 20, 2011 at 9:33 am said:

I loved the story “Akiak” because I am a huge dog lover.

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Gina on September 20, 2011 at 1:30 pm said:

I love the book ”Akiak” because it was so fun to read it with my classmates.

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Jonathan on September 20, 2011 at 1:31 pm said:

I loved the story “Akiak.” I am interested in different kinds of dogs.

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Albert on September 20, 2011 at 1:35 pm said:

I loved the story “Akiak” because I am a dog lover.

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Samantha on September 20, 2011 at 1:37 pm said:

The story “Akiak” was a great book because I love dogs.

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Pablo on September 20, 2011 at 1:42 pm said:

I love the story because Akiak never gives up.

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Cesar on September 20, 2011 at 1:43 pm said:

I am an e-word champ.

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Leslie L. on September 20, 2011 at 1:45 pm said:

I learned Akiak never gets lost. She has a good heart for racing.

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Carlos on September 20, 2011 at 1:48 pm said:

I love the story “Akiak” because I am a huge dog fan. I love to play with dogs.

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Gabriel on September 20, 2011 at 1:48 pm said:

I loved the story “Akiak” because it is very interesting. It is about a dog named Akiak which is very brave to win a race even though she is old and injured.

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Pablo on September 20, 2011 at 1:50 pm said:

I won the matching game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Silvia S. on September 20, 2011 at 1:50 pm said:

I love the story “Akiak” because I LOVE dogs.

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Cindy on September 20, 2011 at 1:52 pm said:

The story of Akiak was the best story I ever read because I am a dog lover the best book I READ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cindy on September 20, 2011 at 1:54 pm said:

I am an E-WORD champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Pablo on September 20, 2011 at 1:55 pm said:

I am an e-Word champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Miguel S. on September 23, 2011 at 9:00 am said:

I enjoyed spending time on your blog. Thanks!

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austin on September 23, 2011 at 9:29 am said:

I am an e-word game champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Angel on September 23, 2011 at 9:35 am said:

I like exporing your blog. Thanks.

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Leslie V on September 23, 2011 at 9:36 am said:

I love your blog Mrs. Rankin. I had a great time in AKIAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jennifer A. on September 23, 2011 at 9:37 am said:

I really enjoyed the videos; they were fun to watch. I loved the blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Edi on September 23, 2011 at 9:37 am said:

I had a great time on your blog.

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Ethan on September 23, 2011 at 9:37 am said:

I am an e-word champ!

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Amy on September 23, 2011 at 9:37 am said:

I really enjoyed your blog!!!!!!!

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Betsy on September 23, 2011 at 9:37 am said:

It’s AMAZING that Akiak never got lost. She is a clever dog!

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crystal on September 23, 2011 at 9:38 am said:

Your blog was awesome. I had fun.

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JORDY.B on September 23, 2011 at 9:38 am said:

I was an e-word champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Abner on September 23, 2011 at 9:39 am said:

I liked the “Akiak” story.

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Miguel M. on September 23, 2011 at 9:39 am said:

Your blog was cool!

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Daisy on September 23, 2011 at 9:39 am said:

I loved your blog, and I was an e-word game champion.

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edgar z on September 23, 2011 at 9:39 am said:

I loved the blog!

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hannah. o on September 23, 2011 at 9:39 am said:

I LOVE the story “Akiak,” and it was nice that I got to learn about the author.

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Edgar M. on September 23, 2011 at 9:40 am said:

I am an e-Word champ.

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brianna on September 23, 2011 at 9:40 am said:

I liked the great idea.

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Martha Rankin on September 23, 2011 at 5:52 pm said:

Dear Mrs. Auwarter’s Class,

Thanks for dropping by our writing blog today. I enjoyed reading your comments. Please feel free to drop by anytime. We will publish a blog post for every story we read in our Houghton-Mifflin Reading Anthology. We will also publish our students’ wonderful writing projects here.

Express, impress, press on,
Ms. Rankin

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Mario on September 24, 2011 at 1:39 pm said:

I loved the story “Akiak.” It was the coolest story I’ve read.

Mario

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Daniela on September 27, 2011 at 3:34 pm said:

I love the story “Akiak” because I’m a dog lover.

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Daniela on September 27, 2011 at 3:42 pm said:

This week we read a story called “Grandfather’s Journey”. I thought it was fun reading the story with my classmates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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priscila on September 27, 2011 at 3:48 pm said:

I love to read the story Akiak

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priscila on September 27, 2011 at 3:54 pm said:

I have read the story Akiak many times because it is a good and loveable story!

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priscila on September 27, 2011 at 3:54 pm said:

i love posting comments!

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priscila on September 27, 2011 at 3:55 pm said:

The story Akiak was a fantastic story.

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priscila on September 27, 2011 at 3:58 pm said:

Did you know in the story Akiak Akiak never gets lost?

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priscila on September 27, 2011 at 3:59 pm said:

I learned that the dogs need a little more protection on their paws.

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priscila on September 27, 2011 at 4:00 pm said:

I learned a lot about dogs in that story called Akiak.

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Gabriel on October 4, 2011 at 7:31 pm said:

I am an E-Word champ!!!!!!!!!!

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Gabriel on October 5, 2011 at 4:02 pm said:

I won the word search; it was lots of fun!!!:)

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