To the Top: Climbing the World

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To the Top Climbing the Worlds Highest Mountain

• Altitude, Air Density, and the Effects on the
  Human Body United Streaming video segment 3
  minutes

• Respiration at High Elevations United Streaming
  video segment 749

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By S. A. Kramer
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lug

• Blend
• Drag, pull
• It took us hours to lug all of Sajids furniture
  into his new house.

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sweltering

• Base word ending
• Swelter ing
• Very hot
• The surface of the sun is bright and sweltering.

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jagged

• Chunk
• Jagg - ed
• Rough, uneven
• The jagged rocks on the bottom fo the pond cut my
  feet.

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glistens

• Base word ending
• Glisten s
• Shines, sparkles
• I love how my moms diamond ring glistens in the
  sun.

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fierce

• Blend
• Strong, violent
• A fierce storm destroyed many buildings in my
  town.

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enormous

• Chunk
• E nor - mous
• Large, huge
• The enormous elephant was the biggest animal in
  the zoo.

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exhausted

• Base word ending
• Exhaust ed
• Very tired
• After the race, Lee was so exhausted he could
  hardly walk.

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triumph

• Chunk
• Tri - umph
• Victory, success
• Fi enjoyed a mighty triumph after she won the
  spelling bee.

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• It was a hard and dangerous journey. The
  mountain that Tommy climbed was 17,000 feet high.
  Tommys legs ached more with every step, but he
  kept climbing. The weather was gloomy. Finally,
  at 645 p.m., Tommy reached his goal. It was an
  amazing view from the top of the mountain.

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• Some opinion words to watch for
• like pretty
• hate ugly
• love best
• should worst
• ought I think
• smells good I believe
• tastes good

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TEAM WORK

• Read pages 7 (paragraph 2) 10 aloud with
  partners.
• Read pages 11-13 silently

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• Hillary and Tenzing see Mount Everest as a
  challenge that they must complete. What
  challenge woud you like to complete?

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DAY TWO
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Fury Avalanche section
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• The higher you go, the less oxygen theyre is in
  the air at Everests summit theres only a third of
  whats on the ground. (6)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• The higher you go, the less oxygen there is in
  the air. At Everests summit theres only a third
  of whats on the ground. (6)

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Match a word on the left with a word on the
right. Tell why they go together.

• Lug Suitcase
• Jagged Gold medal
• Enormous Mountain
• Triumph Rocks

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TEAM WORK

• Read pages 17 - 19 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 20 - 22 silently

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• Tenzing and Hillary have gone through so much
  and their adventure is just beginning. Do you
  think their goal is worth all of this trouble?
  Why or why not?

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DAY THREE
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• It is said that the yeti walk on all fours, but
  runs like a person it has reddish brown hair and
  a head that come to a point. (6)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• It is said that ()the yeti walks on all fours(,)
  but runs like a person. It has reddish brown hair
  and a head that comes to a point. (6)

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Match a word on the left with a word on the
right. Tell why they go together.

• sweltering marathon
• glistens dew
• fierce desert
• exhausted hurricane

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TEAM WORK

• Read pages 27-30 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 31-35 silently

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• What are some words that describe Tenzing and
  Hillary? How do these qualities help them reach
  their goal?

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DAY FOUR
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay May 1953
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• When they come to wide crevasses they fling
  bridge made of laders across them they marked
  their path up the glacier with colored flag and
  fixed ropes to use as handrail. (7)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• When they come to wide crevasses, they fling
  bridges made of ladders across them. They
  mark(ed) their path up the glacier with colored
  flags and fixed ropes to use as handrails. (7)

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TEAM WORK

• Read pages 39-41 aloud with partners.
• Read pages 42-45 silently

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TEAM TALK EXTENDER

• Why do you think teamwork is an important skill
  to learn? How did working as a team help Tenzing
  and Hillary?

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• After staying up all night studying I was so ___
  I couldnt stay awake.

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• After the summer storm came through and knocked
  out the electricity, the house was ___.

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• The ___ edges of the saw make it easy to cut
  through the lumber.

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• Animals are very protective of their babies so
  they act in a ___ way if a person gets too near
  to them.

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DAY FIVE
Reinhold Messner
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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• His gift is lollipops chocolate biscuits a blue
  pencil his dother gave him and a cat made of
  black cloth. (7)

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TWO MINUTE EDIT

• His gifts are lollipops, chocolate, biscuits, a
  blue pencil his daughter gave him, and a cat made
  of black cloth. (7)

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• Water droplets ___ when the sun shines on them.

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• It was impossible to move the ___ boulder off the
  mountain path so we had to hike around it.

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• After a trip to the grocery store, Mom made me
  ___ all the heavy bags inside.

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• Scoring Advanced on the LEAP test was a great ___
  for me.