Question

We started for the Klondike in the fall rush of 1897, and we started too late to get over Chilcoot Pass before the freeze-up. We packed our outfit on our backs part way over, when the snow began to fly, and then we had to buy dogs in order to sled it the rest of the way. That was how we came to get that Spot. Dogs were high, and we paid one hundred and ten dollars for him. He looked worth it. I say looked, because he was one of the finest-appearing dogs I ever saw. He weighed sixty pounds, and he had all the lines of a good sled animal. We never could make out his breed. He wasn't husky, nor Malemute, nor Hudson Bay; he looked like all of them and he didn't look like any of them; and on top of it all he had some of the white man's dog in him, for on one side, in the thick of the mixed yellow-brown-red-and-dirty-white that was his prevailing colour, there was a spot of coal-black as big as a water-bucket. That was why we called him Spot. 1 Drag each tile to the correct box. Not all tiles will be used. Elena is writing a paper on the historical background of the book That Spot by Jack London. Elena has drafted several points to include in a paragraph. Arrange the sentences in the order to be most effective. As the story states, “He weighed sixty pounds, and he had all the lines of a good sled animal.” As seen in the text, the dogs cost a lot of money: “Dogs were high, and we paid one hundred and ten dollars for him.” The only means of travel to get to the Yukon was through the snow. But the snow was too deep and some hills too steep for horses or mules. During the gold rush, many men traveled to the Yukon region in Canada to search for gold. Thus, we have the context here for our story about the sled dog Spot. Therefore, sled dogs were highly valued as they could cross the landscape.

Answer 1

Elena's paper should organize the points by establishing the historical context, highlighting the importance of sled dogs, and then discussing Spot's value and characteristics from 'That Spot' by Jack London.

Step-by-step explanation:

Elena is drafting points for her paper on the historical background of the book 'That Spot' by Jack London. To arrange the sentences in an effective paragraph, we should look to build a foundation that sets the context before moving to specifics. The Yukon Gold Rush and its challenges could introduce the topic and establish the setting, followed by the essential role of sled dogs due to the harsh conditions, and finally, the illustrative example of Spot's worth and characteristics as depicted in Jack London's narrative.

Thus, a logical order would be:

1. During the gold rush, many men traveled to the Yukon region in Canada to search for gold.
2. The only means of travel to get to the Yukon was through the snow. But the snow was too deep and some hills too steep for horses or mules.
3. Therefore, sled dogs were highly valued as they could cross the landscape.
4. As seen in the text, the dogs cost a lot of money: “Dogs were high, and we paid one hundred and ten dollars for him.”
5. As the story states, “He weighed sixty pounds, and he had all the lines of a good sled animal.”
6. Thus, we have the context here for our story about the sled dog Spot.