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Sophomore English students participated in a unique challenge while reading Jack London's To Build A Fire.

During the story, a man finds himself going numb on a trail in the Klondike and has to build a fire for survival.

To better understand some of the challenges within the story, students were given six tasks (folding a paper, picking up a quarter, writing their name, etc.) to complete.

There was a twist to the directions, however. Students first could only use their elbows to complete each task.

Students using their feet to do the activityStudents doing the activityStudents doing the activityThen, they could use anything but their hands and arms. It was a great team building experience with quite a few laughs along the way!