In the beginning of the story, John Muir doesn’t want to be bothered by a dog and is irritated that Stickeen is even with him much less refusing to listen to him. They go through many trials along their journey while in Alaska. By the end of the story, Muir and Stickeen have developed a trust between each other and have become friends. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt StoryTown, 2008)

This lesson was created as part of the Basal Alignment Project, during which teachers created CCSS-aligned lessons for existing literary and information texts in basal readers. All page numbers and unit/week designations found in this lesson relate to the edition of the basal reader named above. If you are using a trade book or different edition of this title, the page/unit/week references in this lesson will not match. Consult the content referenced in the body of the lesson to determine appropriate page numbers for your text.