“Lost in the Antarctic” is a literary non-fiction written by Tod Olson of endurance against the odds, exploring the challenges and adventure of surviving in the harsh Antarctic.

Across the chapters, the protagonists find themselves trapped in the severe environment. Their journey is filled with unexpected discoveries and moments, battling extreme cold, dangerous creatures, mental health and starve. They must rely on their courage, abilities, and each other to survive.

The first page is about the three big ideas that we learned occurs in a literary non-fiction, the central ideas, theme, and social issues. During the lessons that we learned it, I’m only on the beginning of the book (chapter 1-2) it’s really surface that I have trouble finding the ideas, so I only jots some existing information that I know and edit it later when I find the ideas after reading more. (The red and dark blue pen is from later edits.)

Page 2 is from day 3, it shows the book’s central ideas. Central idea 1 is about people’s fight for survival in though nature, the evidence I found in the book includes the ice, weather, and predator threats. Central idea 2 is about leadership’s importance in keeping people together and making choices, with Shakleton’s action as an example.

Page 3 is the other part of day3, showing the theme of this book. It was a bit relative to the central idea, with life lesson about human behavior and leadership in challenging situations. It Reflects the part of the book where the crew’s strategies for survival and Shackleton’s leadership style.

Page 4 is a cause and effect graph from day 8. This graph shows how one event leads to another in the context of the adventure. Causes are things like cold winter and ice pressure, which is the issues in this book. Effects are the crew being trapped, feeling down, and having to move important things to the ice (their respond to the cause).