Into Thin Air Lesson Plan

That Was Then, This Is Now

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will compare an article written shortly after the book's events with the book itself, written a bit later.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.5

Structure:

Divide the class into small groups. Each group will read excerpts from Krakauer's original article for Outside magazine, found here:

https://intothinairmcwilliams.wikispaces.com/Outside+Magazine+Article

Next, students will discuss the similarities and differences between the article and the book. Encourage the class to think about how big a difference the simple passage of time makes: the Outside article was written...