Research the symptoms of and treatments for frostbite and hypothermia. Use your findings to discuss the deterioration of the man's condition in "To Build a Fire."
Investigate the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897: the types of people who participated in it; the "sourdoughs" versus the "cheechakos"; the routes they took and the supplies they carried with them; and the dangers they encountered. Compare what you learn.....
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