Teaching Into Thin Air | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: The idea of reaching the summit of Mount Everest is mind boggling, but the reader sees that the reality of such an achievement might be less than exciting. Today's objective is to talk about the expectations and how they can affect us in our experiences and in our lives.

1) 1. Have students make a list of the experiences in their lives that may not...
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