About This Lesson
This story takes place in the wilderness of Alaska. Snow is falling with the temperature.
A great race is about to begin that will take a week to complete. Akiak is the lead sleigh dog among 6 dogs. Everyone is depending on him to lead the way during blizzards, snowy, and icy road. Akiak saves the day and the lives of the sleigher and the rest of the crew.
It appears this lesson is for special education students. The story itself according to the description seems to be fiction; however, it is aligned with Informational text standards. Perhaps a special ed teacher may find this useful.