Reading
Lesson Plan
Researching Why People Climb
Learning
Objective:
Locate,
organize and use information from various sources to answer questions,
solve problems and communicate ideas.
Teacher
Directions:
For as many people that have successfully summited Mt. Everest, there
are many more who have failed or even met a fateful end trying. Many
might wonder why people risk their lives to climb mountains such as
Everest, Kilimanjaro or Denali. This is a great topic to research. Find
out why people climb these mountains and present your information in
a slide (PowerPoint or similar) presentation. Use the following outline
and suggestions to make an effective presentation.
Topic: Why People Climb
Goal of the Presentation:
Suggestions:
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To better understand....
- To change....
- To produce....
- To learn....
- To impact...
- To be able to explain...
- To share....
- To demonstrate....
- To feel......
- To add.....
How could the use of multimedia support your goal? (pictures, graphs, charts, or other visuals)
What do I already know about my topic?
Suggestions for collecting and organizing:
- Venn Diagram
- Chart/Table
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Timeline
- Flow Chart
- Pie Graph
- Bar Graph
- Line Graph
- Mind Map
- Drawing
- Map
- Pictures and Captions
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Individual Word Documents
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Folders
What do I want to find out?
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Who
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What
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Where
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When
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Why
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How
Possible
Resources:
Edward
Earl
Climb
Legends
of Climbing
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains by Jon Krakauer
Climbing
Expeditions
Climbers
Suggestions for collecting and organizing:
- Venn Diagram
- Chart/Table
-
Timeline
- Flow Chart
- Pie Graph
- Bar Graph
- Line Graph
- Mind Map
- Drawing
- Map
- Pictures and Captions
-
Individual Word Documents
-
Folders
What did I find out?
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Now I better understand why...
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Now I better understand who...
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Now I better understand where...
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Now I better understand when...
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Now I better understand how...
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Now I can do...
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Now I feel...
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Now I see the connection between...
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Now I understand the cause of...
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Now I can see the impact of...
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Now I can see how somebody else would feel...
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Now I see that what is missing is...
Slide Show Storyboard
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Screen 1: Visual which gets across main objective and major points
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Screen 2: First Major Point
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Screen 3: Background
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Screen 4: Example
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Screen 5: Review and Introduce Next Major Point
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Screen 6: Second Major Point
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Screen 7: Background and Information
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Screen 8: Example(s)
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Screen 9: Review and Introduce Next Major Point
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Screen 10: Third Major Point
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Screen 11: Background and Information
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Screen 12: Example(s)
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Screen 13: Review and Introduce Next Major Point
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Screen 14: Fourth Major Point
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Screen 15: Background
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Screen 16: Example
Resources:
Edward
Earl
Climb
Legends
of Climbing
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains by Jon Krakauer
Climbing
Expeditions
Climbers
Activity
Sheets:
Chain
of Events*
Chart*
Problem/Solution*
Venn*
Assessment:
Use the Writing section of the Reading
Assessment* sheet.
* pdf document (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe)