Thursday, January 17, 2013

Friday, January 18, Into Thin Air

Objective: By the end of class, students will read Into thin Air and make real life connections. 

DO NOW - 

definitions on page 349 - use each in a sentence using context clues

Deteriorate - verb 
Deterioration - noun

Jeopardize - verb
Jeopardy - noun

Direct Instruction

Read together pages 352 - 355. Answer the following comprehensive questions. 

1. Describe the conditions at the top of Mount Everest and how Krakauer felt when he was up there.  Use at least five adjectives to describe his physical and mental state (page 353).

2. What time and day was it and who was Krakauer with at summit? (page353)

3. What is ironic about the clouds on that day ? page 354

4. How many teams were there climbing Mt Everest on that day? Where were they from? (page 354)

5. What mistake did Harris make with the gas and what was the effect of that mistake (page 355)?  

When Compete you will receive a laptop.

Guided / Independent

When you receive a laptop, go to my blog and click on the link below. Take the online QUIZ on Mt Everest. Record your results. Then use the detailed information from the quiz answers to write a one page report about what you learned about Mt Everest from taking the quiz.

click here

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