Climb or Die

1. Climb or Die By: Edward Myers Courage Theme 1, Selection 3, Day 1 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

2. Genre

3. Rosie to the Rescue

4. Belay v.  To secure by means of a rope, in mountain climbing. To protect themselves, the mountain climbers will belay as they climb.     —adj.  Secured by a rope. He waited in the belay position while the others caught up with him. 

5. Carabineers n.  In mountain climbing, an oval ring that attaches to a piton. The carabiners allow ropes to run freely through them. 

6. Desperate adj.  Feeling full of despair, hopeless. The girl made a desperate plea for someone to save the cat.

7. Fatigue n.  Extreme tiredness. Her fatigue was so great she wanted to sleep for days. 

8. Foothold n.  A place that gives firm support for a foot while climbing. The crumbling ledge could not provide a safe foothold. 

9. Functioned v.  To fill a particular purpose or role. The knife functioned as a screwdriver to take the screws out of the clock. 

10. Improvising v.  To make something from available materials. When it began to rain, the hikers improvised a tent out of plastic garbage bags. 

11. Overcome v.  To conquer. She has overcome her fear of heights.

12. Climb or DiePractice Book pg. 47

13. Climb or Die • By: Edward Myers • Courage • Theme 1, Selection 3, Day 2 • Taught By: Mr. Williams

14. Key Climbing Vocabulary • belay • To secure a rope for mountain climbing • carabineers • Oval rings that attach a rope to a piton for climbing • desperate • Feelings of homelessness or despair • fatigue • Extreme tiredness • foothold • A place that provides firm support for a foot while climbing • functioned • Filling a particular purpose or role. • improvising • Making something from available materials • overcome • To conquer

15. Vocabulary:Parts of a Dictionary Entry josh (jäsh) v. joshed, joshing. 1. to ridicule in a good-humored way; tease jokingly; banter – n. josher. good humored joking – adj. joshingly Write a sample sentence with the first definition of josh. Write a sentence using the adjective form of josh. Write a sentence using the noun form of josh.

16. Extreme Partner Reading

18. Hatchet Climb or Die • By: Gary Paulsen • Courage • Week 1, Selection 1, Day 3 • Taught By: Mr. Williams • By: Edward Myers • Courage • Theme 1, Selection 3, Day 3 • Taught By: Mr. Williams

19. Key Climbing Vocabulary • belay • To secure a rope for mountain climbing • carabineers • Oval rings that attach a rope to a piton for climbing • desperate • Feelings of homelessness or despair • fatigue • Extreme tiredness • foothold • A place that provides firm support for a foot while climbing • functioned • Filling a particular purpose or role. • improvising • Making something from available materials • overcome • To conquer

20. Vocabulary:Parts of a Dictionary Entry dig•it(dij’it) n. 1. a finger or toe. 2. a unit of measure equal to ¾ of an inch. 3. any number from 0-9. e•nig•ma(inig’ma) n. 1. a perplexing riddle. 2. a baffling mystery. Write a sample sentence with the first definition of digit. Write a sentence using the third definition of digit. Write a sentence using the first definition of enigma.

21. Sequence of Events (Ladders to Success pg 23-30

22. Hatchet Climb or Die • By: Gary Paulsen • Courage • Week 1, Selection 1, Day 4 • Taught By: Mr. Williams • By: Edward Myers • Courage • Theme 1, Selection 3, Day 4 • Taught By: Mr. Williams

23. Key Wilderness Vocabulary • frustration • The irritation that comes from not achieving a goal. • hatchet • A small, short handled axe to be used with only one hand. • kindling • Small pieces of wood or other materials used to start fires. • quills • A collection of hollow spines on the back of a porcupine. • shelter • A place that provides protection from the weather. • slithering • A sliding, slipping movement. • survival • The preservation or continuing of life. • terrified • Extremely frightened.

24. Vocabulary:Parts of a Dictionary Entry dis•cre•tion(diskresh’en) n. 1. a freedom or authority to make decisions. 2. the quality of being discrete or careful. dis•crim•i•nate(diskrim’ inät’) v. 1. to make distinctions in difference and prejudice. Write a sample sentence with the first definition of discretion. What part of Speech is discriminate. Write a sentence using the second definition of discretion.

25. Skills Sequence of Events Coach pg. 130-133

26. Hatchet Climb or Die • By: Gary Paulsen • Courage • Week 1, Selection 1, Day 5 • Taught By: Mr. Williams • By: Edward Myers • Courage • Theme 1, Selection 3, Day 5 • Taught By: Mr. Williams

27. When You Are Finished After you finish your Weekly Skills Test: • Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper. • Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket. • Finish your Mountain Language. • Read a book of your choice.

28. Battling Everest • With your suit partner, read pages 90-93 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 90. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner. How were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway alike and different? Why do you think that two men were willing to risk their lives to make the climb? Why does the author say that these men have reached the roof of the world? What dangers did the two men face?

29. Word Sort