Mrs. Adams's Humanities Class: Recent Episodes
Kathie Adams
This chapter was going to run too long for a single recording, so it is in two parts. Listen to the longer part first. There is a weird pause at one point because there was a distraction that caused me to stop. You'll know it when you hear it. :)
As you read this lesson, take some notes about clues the author gives you about what is to come. Locate at least one new word, note the page it is on, and look it up.
Identify some new vocabulary in this chapter. It is shorter than the last chapter, but we learn several new bits of information. Keep track of them for tomorrow's discussion.
Josh faces a dilemma around getting to the summit with Peak. At the end, Peak thinks Josh will "blink" first. What do you think he means by that?
Review what we read before we left school. There is a big "Aha!" moment in this chapter.