Akiak Vocabulary - CC
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Teacher Provides
Definition
•The
following words
do not have enough
contextual clues
provided in the text.
limping
•Definition:
Walk with
difficulty typically
because of a damaged
or stiff leg or foot.
•“By
the Ophir
checkpoint, Akiak was
limping.” (p.37)
layover
•Definition:
A stop or
brief stay in the course
of a journey.
•“Here
the teams had to
take an eight-hour
layover to rest before
the final dash for
Nome.” (p. 44)
rugged
•Definition:
having
a rough or uneven
surface.
•“1,151
miles of
wind, snow and
rugged trail lay
ahead, from
Anchorage to
Nome.”
descent
•Definition:
a
downward incline or
slope.
•“Through
steep
climbs and dangerous
descent…Akiak always
found the safest and
fastest way.”
volunteer
•Definition:
someone who helps
or works free of
charge.
•“Akiak
tore at the
leash as the
volunteer brought
her to the airplane.”
steep
•Definition:
rising
and falling sharply
•“Through
steep climbs
and dangerous
descents, icy waters
and confusing trails,
Akiak always found the
fastest and safest
way.”
interpreter
•A
person who
translates different
languages
Students Use Context
•The
following words
have enough
contextual clues for
students to figure
out their meaning.
break out
•“Akiak
and Squinty,
Big Boy and Flinty,
Roscoe and the rest
of the team pounded
across the snow for
three days. The
dogs were ready to
break out but Mick
held them back.”
•Read
page 34 then
write a definition
below.
•Break
out means
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blizzard
•Akiak
ran while the
storm became a
blizzard.”
•Read
page 39 then
write the definition
below.
•Blizzard means
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rooting
•“Almost
everybody
was rooting for
Akiak to catch her
team.”
•Read
page 42 and
write the definition
of “rooting” below.
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squinted
•“Mick
squinted
through the snow,
looking for a sign.”
•Read
page 46 and
write the definition
of squinted below.
•Squinted
means__________
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wandered
•“They
wandered
about tangling up
the lines.”
•Read
page 46 and
write the definitions
below.
•Wandered
means___________
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tangling
•“They
wandered
about tangling up
the lines.”
•Read
page 46 and
write the definitions
below.
•Tangling
means___________
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courageous
•“People
had come
from everywhere to
see the courageous
dog that had run the
Iditarod trail alone.”
•Read
page 50 and
write the definition
below.
•Courageous
means__________
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musher
•“Mick
was the
musher but the
team followed the
lead dog.”
•Read
page 33 and
write the definition
below.
•Musher
means__________
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pounded
•The
rest of the
team pounded
across the snow for
three days.”
•Read
page 34 and
write the definition
below.
•Pounded means
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grip
•…Akiak
twisted out
of the handler’s
grip.”
•Read
page 39 and
write the definition
below.
•Grip
means___________
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experienced
•“Trail
volunteers
knew than an
experienced dog
would stick to the
trail.”
•Read
page 40 and
write the definition
below.
•Experienced
means__________
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struggled
•“She
struggled
into Shaktoolik in
the late afternoon.”
•Read
page 42 and
write the definition
below.
•Struggled means
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raided
•“Akiak
raided the
mushers’ discard
pile for food.”
•Read
page 42 and
write the definition
below.
•Raided means
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discard
•“Akiak
raided the
mushers’ discard
pile for food.”
•Read
page 42 and
write the definition
below.
•Discard means
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