As Paulsen's training leads to endurance, students answer Focus Questions about the MAIN NARRATIVE of this novel (the first 2/3 - Ch. 1 to 8). There are Focus Questions including cause-effect, sentence completion, and fact-opinion which cover many CC standards in attractive, student friendly formats.

Also, there are vocabulary worksheets and puzzles and a word search for names in the novel. (No answer key for the above.)

The actual race at the end of the book is student projects, including directions and handouts.

A TEST on the MAIN NARRATIVE portion of the book and an Internet Treasure Hunt are included, BOTH with ANSWER KEYS.

Essay assignments and map work complete this unit.

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CCSS - ELA
included in this unit:

RL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9
RI 1, 2, 3, 4