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Lesson 1 (from Beneath the Mountain Lakes)

Objective

Beneath the Mountain Lakes

Joe and Simon have the ambition of climbing a route that has never been climbed before. There is a long history of men attempting to reach the highest peaks and risking their lives to do so. Many people do not understand this ambition, but climbers frequently say that standing on a summit after having risked their lives to get there is what they live for. The objective of this lesson is to explore the reasons people risk their lives for these feelings of accomplishment, in climbing and in other endeavors.

Lesson

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES

1. Exercise: In-class Active Reading

Read the first few paragraphs of the first chapter aloud while walking around the room. Then have the students take turns reading passages aloud until the class has read the entire chapter. Each student must at a minimum stand while reading. This "active reading" further...

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