HT#1 Survival Item Sketch and Paragraph:  1. Design a Survival Item with the materials provided.  2. Draw a sketch of your item.  3.  Write a paragraph discussing the challenges your would face, describing the items you made, telling what it is made of, and explaining how it would be useful.

HT#2  Gary Paulsen's Biography.  Read the Gary Paulsen biography page (posted on Edlio).  Summarize the key points from the biography into 2-3 paragraphs (1 page college-ruled paper).