The King of Mazy May Author Jack London

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

Objectives 1. To compare and contrast information to learn more about a character 2. To read analyze a short story 3. To identify elements of suspense 4. To write an explanation of a problem and a solution

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

Setting • Klondike region of the Yukon territory in the late 1800 s • 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

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

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

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 Iditarod Participants Route Distance Junior Iditarod