MONDAY, 12/5
Bell Work
Class Work
Bell Work
Class Work
WEDNESDAY, 12/7
Bell Work
Class Work
THURSDAY, 12/8
Bell Work
Class Work
Bell Work
Class Work
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
Class Work
- Everest
- Constructive Response
- Using evidence taken from the various media discussed last week, constructively respond to the following prompt:
- How has the lure of the world's highest peak impacted the mountain? What are the pros and cons? Is it a good/bad thing?
- ie. How has the exploitation of Mt. Everest helped or hurt it?
- This will be a 2-3 paragraph response. Students should first give both positive and negative effects of tourim using evidence from reading and viewing materials. Students should then state their opinion on whether, ultimately, the effects have been good or bad for the mountain using additional evidence to support.
- DUE tomorrow, 12/6
- This will be a 2-3 paragraph response. Students should first give both positive and negative effects of tourim using evidence from reading and viewing materials. Students should then state their opinion on whether, ultimately, the effects have been good or bad for the mountain using additional evidence to support.
- ie. How has the exploitation of Mt. Everest helped or hurt it?
- How has the lure of the world's highest peak impacted the mountain? What are the pros and cons? Is it a good/bad thing?
- Using evidence taken from the various media discussed last week, constructively respond to the following prompt:
- Constructive Response
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
Class Work
- Everest
- Introduce next topic: Understanding the Sherpa culture: Are Sherpa being offered a livelihood or are they being exploited by rich westerners who want access to the mountain?
- Review disasterous days on Everest
- Read article: How a Fatal Disaster at Mt Everest Has Turned Into a Full-Blown Labor Struggle
- Reflect on evidence that supports either side of the correlating question
- Introduce next topic: Understanding the Sherpa culture: Are Sherpa being offered a livelihood or are they being exploited by rich westerners who want access to the mountain?
- Read article: Sherpas, Fate and a Dangerous Business
- Discussion Questions:
- As you read, annotate positive and negative impacts of Everest commercialization on Sherpa lives.
- Are Sherpas really being offered a livelihood or are they getting paid to risk their lives as a product of their environment?
- Make sure you can support both sides of argument to prepare for panel debate.
- Discussion Questions:
WEDNESDAY, 12/7
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
Class Work
- Everest
- Finish reading article: Sherpas, Fate and a Dangerous Business
- Additional resource: Climbing Everest with a Mountain on My Back: The Sherpa Story BBC Documentary
- Another Additional Resource: Sherpas: The Invisible Men of Everest
- Discussion Questions:
- As you read, annotate positive and negative impacts of Everest commercialization on Sherpa lives.
- Are Sherpas really being offered a livelihood or are they getting paid to risk their lives as a product of their environment?
- Gather evidence to support both sides for a panal debate.
THURSDAY, 12/8
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
Class Work
- Everest
- Introduce final topic: The moral obligations climbers have for another in the death zone.
- Watch brief video: National Geographic Left to Die
- Begin reading Outside Article: Over the Top
- Introduce final topic: The moral obligations climbers have for another in the death zone.
Bell Work
- Meditative Moment
- 5 minutes of mindfulness
Class Work
- Everet
- Finish reading Outside Article: Over the Top
- Additional Resources: NBC Special: Into The Death Zone
- Into the Death Zone Part 1
- Into the Death Zone Part 2
- Into the Death Zone Part 3
- Into the Death Zone Part 4
- Into the Death Zone Part 5
- Into the Death Zone Part 6
- Discussion Questions to Consider:
- What are the moral obligations, if any, that a guide, client and/or Sherpa have towards distressed/dying climbers?
- Gather evidence to support both sides for a panal debate.
- What are the moral obligations, if any, that a guide, client and/or Sherpa have towards distressed/dying climbers?
- Discussion Questions to Consider: