Tara Noonan

Language Arts

Language Arts 8

Mount Everest--Into Thin Air

3/6/2003 - 3/6/2003



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Email: TNoonan@ccs.k12.ia.us




Lesson/Assignment:
Making our way to Base Camp

Resources:
Class set of "The Daily Himalayan"

The students will need to have the following vocab words in their notes up to this point and need to get notes from another student if they have missed a day of the expedition.

enigma
demography
emaciated
influx
Lobuje
bivouacked
acclimatization plan
paucity

Assignment:
Today the students will continue their trek to Base Camp. Some of the students will actually make it to the Khumbu Icefall today. Because of the extreme challenge the students are facing today, there will be no assignment.

Journal #1 is due today!

Our expedition team names are as follows:
Period 2--Cool Runners
Period 3--Crazy Climbers
Period 7--Yeti Serchin'
Period 9--The Silence of the Yeti


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