Welcome+to+Alaska

  Dear 6th Grade Students,  Welcome to our class Alaskan Animal Project wiki page! As part of our Gary Paulsen author study unit, we are going to be analyzing the climate, landscape, and inhabitants of Alaska. If you've never been to Alaska, then you don't know what you've been missing. Explosive volcanoes, extreme climates, massive mountains, shimmering northern lights, and dog-mushing races are just some of the sights you'll find in the union's largest state. In order to get a better understanding of what Gary Paulsen's experience was like on the Iditarod trail and the conflicts he faced, we will be taking a trip to the Central Park Zoo to study arctic animals. At the end of this unit, each student will produce their own Alaskan Animal poster to introduce one creature in particular to the class that Paulsen may have encountered on his journey. I look forward to seeing your creativity!