Now that you have read both fiction and non-fiction texts regarding the Iditarod, it's time to make some connections!
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Jordan 4B The Good dog
3/19/2015 04:37:34 am
In the iditarod to survive you are interdependent because you have to watch out your by your self in this land of snow snow and more snow and rocks. You have to be interdependent on the dogs to led you to the checkpoints and finish line. You have to be ready by going over 1000 miles with out being in the idiarod. You can't have more than 16 dogs on your team.
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Elli 4B The Good Dog
3/19/2015 04:37:56 am
In the Iditarod the Mushers are independent because they are in charge of surviving not the dogs. The dogs are interdependent because they rely on each other to keep going, because if one of them stops they all have to stop. I now know more about the Iditarod from reading the book, because the dogs sometimes have a bigger part in the race then the mushers, because they have to pull the sled stay on the trail, and win the race.
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Katelyn 4-B Stone Fox, Tough boy and sister
3/19/2015 04:38:37 am
In stone Fox Little Willy in independent because his grandfather get very ill and can not take care of him. Little Willy is interdependent because he has search light and every one else who lives in the village. In tough boy and sister they are interdependent because they have each other and the people in the place. They are independent because they only have each other. The connection from the two book the has gave me more information about the really Iditrod is by telling me that you need to be independent some time and some times you need to be interdependent.
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Janny4BToughboyandsister
3/19/2015 04:40:43 am
For Toughboy and Sister to survive alone in the wilderness they should be interdependent because if they are independent they won't survive. so Toughboy and Sister would survive and able to stay alive if they are interdependent
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4BAron
3/19/2015 04:40:54 am
Independence for the mushers in the Iditarod is very important, because you are on your own in the snow and if you get hurt nobody will know just like in the book Call of The wind when the dogs get hurt. But on the other hand the musher and the dogs have to rely on each other, because if one dog or the musher doesn't do his/her part the whole sled will stop like in the book Stone Fox. Something that I understand better now about the Iditarod is that everybody doesn't go as fast as they can at the start, so they can save energy like Stone Fox the Indian did in the story.
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Dylan
3/19/2015 04:42:09 am
Since I am reading Tough Boy and Sister, I know that it is really hard to be all by yourself. If an Iditarod musher gets hurt, there is no one to help him/her. In Tough Boy and Sister, if tough boy or sister gets hurt, they have to do it themselves. For interdependent, tough boy and sister have each other for help if one gets hurt. In the Iditarod, the musher checkpoints along the way. People at the checkpoints can help the musher. Now I know that when you hurt yourself on the Iditarod, it can be really tough, and when you hurt yourself when you are in tough boy and sisters position, your just a kid. I don't know how much medicine to take. How big the band aid should be. The must be really hard.
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4BAron Call of the Wild, Stone Fox
3/19/2015 04:43:07 am
Independence for the mushers in the Iditarod is very important, because you are on your own in the snow and if you get hurt nobody will know just like in the book Call of The wild when the dogs get hurt. But on the other hand the musher and the dogs have to rely on each other, because if one dog or the musher doesn't do his/her part the whole sled will stop like in the book Stone Fox. Something that I understand better now about the Iditarod is that everybody doesn't go as fast as they can at the start, so they can save energy like Stone Fox the Indian did in the story.
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Rose,4B: Call of the Wild
3/19/2015 04:43:13 am
Dogs are independent because some mushers try and hurt dogs and and relies on himself to hunt and survive. He is interdependent because he relies on his team and musher to help him keep going. I did not know that when dogs get super sick the people have to kill them.
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Cece 4-B Runt
3/19/2015 04:43:20 am
I think in the book Runt, they had to depend on other dogs to help pull the sled. Because if one dog doesn't do their part,the sle doesn't run smoothly. I also think you have to be independent because Runt gets lost in the book, and he still got home. He dependendent on himself to get home.
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Rosella4bCallOfTheWind
3/19/2015 04:43:45 am
To survive and win the Iditarod you have to be independent. If you keep on talking and helping everyone you are not going to get anywhere. You also need to be interdependent by trusting your dogs loving them and more, or they'll probably run away and without them you ain't getting anywhere. By reading my book I know that you have to be nice to your dog, or like Buck, they will not listen. I now know that being in this race could rick your and your dogs life!
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4B Dylan Tough Boy and Sister
3/19/2015 04:44:18 am
Since I am reading Tough Boy and Sister, I know that it is really hard to be all by yourself. If an Iditarod musher gets hurt, there is no one to help him/her. In Tough Boy and Sister, if tough boy or sister gets hurt, they have to do it themselves. For interdependent, tough boy and sister have each other for help if one gets hurt. In the Iditarod, the musher checkpoints along the way. People at the checkpoints can help the musher. Now I know that when you hurt yourself on the Iditarod, it can be really tough, and when you hurt yourself when you are in tough boy and sisters position, your just a kid. I don't know how much medicine to take. How big the band aid should be. The must be really hard.
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4BRachael Runt
3/19/2015 04:47:14 am
You are interdependent because you depend on your dogs to help you get through the race and if the leader dog does something wrong all the other dogs mess up. The dogs depend on each other mostly the leader dogs the leader dogs are the ones in front of all the dogs. Runt and his brothers and sisters are only little pups and they depend on each other. They can't howl yet so they just do a little howl and when their mom or dad hear their little howl they look for them.
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3/19/2015 05:02:47 am
Most dogs need to be interdependent for they need someone to rely on in some parts of their lives. I am aware that dogs can take care of themselves as long as they know how. In My Life In Dog Years Gary Paulsen demonstrates how he and his dogs have lived. Like all books their was the many,many conflicts. But not the whole book was cause and effect. Some of his dogs died some of them had to move away but they influenced him forever. Gary demonstrates how he depended on his dogs and how they helped him keep on living the life he lives. Gary was interdependent and learned a lot from being so. A lot of Gary's dogs were independent. Each dog was like a lesson to Gary and it is obvious he loved them very much. He too raced the Iditarod and he may not have won but he finished,depended, and cared for his dogs and this was enough for Gary.
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Leah Bahn 4-W Toughboy and sister
3/23/2015 02:05:26 am
Connecting toughboy and sister will be easy, the connection is that in toughboy and sister it's all about surrvvial,and that's kinda like the Iditarod because it's about the musher and the dogs surrviving the tough challenges of Alaska.
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Leah bahn 4-w toughboy
3/23/2015 02:09:08 am
and interdependence would be the connection with thoughboy and sister would be for sister she couldn't have done anything important like shooting the bear or fishing,and in the iditarod you need to be interdependent on the vets at the checkpoints,because the race releys on the dogs,and if too many were hurt the musher would be out of the race.
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Mrs. Weinstein
3/23/2015 02:19:44 am
Hi Leah! What are you examples of being independent and interdependent in Toughboy and Sister?
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3/23/2015 02:05:43 am
independence Tough boy was not always with his sister.
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Mrs. Weinstein
3/23/2015 02:20:44 am
How did reading this book help you make connections to the real Iditarod?
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3/23/2015 02:09:28 am
You should be interdependent because what if you get lost.
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jp 4w runt
3/23/2015 02:18:55 am
the wolves are simalar because they are tough strong healthy big they can also pull a 100 pound sled and that's why I think they are simalar
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Brett
3/23/2015 02:12:16 am
You need to be part independent because if you say "hi" to everyone, talk to everyone, and stuff like that you will get distracted and you will come in a very low position and most likely lose the race. Although, you also have to be interdependent because if someone is injured or stuck you need to help them because of the Good Samaritan Rule.
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Ellie 4W Stone Fox
3/23/2015 02:12:31 am
When Willy was interdependent was at the end when Stone Fox helped hm fiish the race. If Stone Fox did not help Willy win the race Willy's grandfather would die. Also he is independent when he has so take care of his farm because his grandfather was sick and could not help. This helped me understand The Iditarod better because Willy went through lots of tough things and the races is really hard.
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3/23/2015 02:15:13 am
You have to be independent because that you have to take care of you dogs feed them make there bed and keep them safe. You have to be interdependent with your dogs and you are with them the whole race and you work together with them. The wolfs are the same as huskies because they are nice strong powerful fast and fierce.
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Haley 4W A Dog's :Life
3/8/2016 09:21:08 am
Three facts my book include is that the dog's name in my book is Squirrel. Also Squirrel has a brother named Bone and that there mom leaves them one night. My connection to the book is that I had a dog named Shannon. Also my prediction for the book is that the Merrion family will find Squirrel and her brother Bone. So far my opinion to this book is really interesting and cool.
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