Write a series of journal entries from Walter Alvarez’s point of view: one when Alvarez was in Italy, one after the publication of his research, and one after he learned about the asteroid crater. 

Write your own poem about an item of clothing. You can choose something that feels like exactly you—or you can take your poem in another direction.

1. Write down the meaning of each word in orange. Use context clues or, if needed, a dictionary. 2. Find another word that contains the root temp. 3. Write a sentence using that word and draw a picture that shows the word’s meaning.

Imagine that James Lafayette kept a secret diary about his activities as a spy. Write one of the diary entries. Be sure to give it a date.

Create a news program in which characters from A Treacherous Journey Across the Ice are interviewed about what happened. You can create a transcript (a written copy) or make a video with actors.

Choose any day from your life—it could be yesterday or it could be years ago—and imagine it as a present. Then write a poem about what’s inside the box. Be sure to say what’s at the bottom.

1. Write down the meaning of each word in blue. Use context clues or, if needed, a dictionary. 2. Find another word that contains the root dic or dict. 3. Write a sentence using that word and draw a picture that shows the word’s meaning.