Pugs of the Frozen North - Teaching Slides

The teaching slides for "Pugs of the Frozen North" provide a comprehensive guide for educators to facilitate student engagement with the text. Initially, students are encouraged to delve into the atmosphere of the story by completing a bubble diagram with words and phrases that capture the essence of the first three pages. This exercise is designed to enhance their understanding of the setting and mood. Further activities encourage students to ponder character motivations and actions, such as pondering why the ship's crew is confounded by the freezing sea, the implications of the phrase "women and captains first" on Captain Jeggings' character, and what Shen's eagerness to save the pugs reveals about him.

As the lesson progresses, students are prompted to explore character development and narrative structure. They are tasked with creating thought bubbles and feeling hearts to express the internal states of the characters Shen and Sika, as well as to formulate a recount of events from Shen's perspective. The slides include exercises on dialogue writing, with a focus on punctuation and speech presentation, and on descriptive writing, where students gather words and phrases to depict environments like the snowy landscape and the noodle bar. Students are also asked to predict outcomes, infer character emotions, and identify themes such as determination, friendship, and the triumph of good over evil within the story. The teaching materials are designed to foster analytical thinking, creative expression, and a deeper comprehension of narrative elements.