Edmund Hillary

School Journal Part 3, Number 3. 2003

More than a mountaineer by Bill O’Brien.

WALT:Gather, sort, summarise, present information

Success Criteria: I can gather information in the text sort the relevant information.

I can summarise what I have read in the text and present that information in the follow up activities I complete.

Answer the following questions in red:

KNOWLEDGE - What are the facts

1. At what time and on what date was Mount Everest climbed for the first time?  11:30am 29 May 1953.

2. Name the two other expeditions mentioned in this article that Sir Edmund Hillary led. He’s Led expeditions on tractors over crevasse-covered glacier and deep drifts of snow to the south pole.

COMPREHENSION - Show that you understand the information

3. What did the Sherpa mean when he said “Our children have eyes but they cannot see”? He Means that they children are blind.

4. Think of another title for the article that summarises what the author is writing about

and would be a good hook for the reader. Edmund Hillary and Mount Everest  

APPLICATION - Using what you read in the article

5. Design a poster for the Himalayan Trust to get donations and volunteers to help build a

school for the Sherpas. https://docs.google.com/a/ptengland.school.nz/drawings/d/1mSLPFRZOPJjaRWYAB_JRVNfM0DFulvZRX9kYA6Rk4yg/edit

ANALYSIS - Organising information from the article

6. Draw a TIMELINE showing all the events in Sir Edmund Hillary’s life that are mentioned in

this article. This will help you understand how the article has been organised by the author

and is a good way to help you remember the information.  

he,s led expeditions on tractors
he’s jet boated from the mouth of the mighty Ganges river

SYNTHESIS - Coming up with new ideas

7. Using modern technology, design a more efficient system for getting building equipment up the Himalayan mountains and clearing land for an airstrip.

Label your drawings or write descriptions to explain your interesting ideas.

EVALUATION - Seeing both sides

“Being the first to climb Mt Everest is Edmund Hillary’s most important achievement”

Make a chart and list your reasons for agreeing and disagreeing with this statement

I agree with this statement because…….. someone should climb the mountain because it was there.

I disagree with this statement because………. I do not disagree

EVALUATION - Making judgments about information

Do you think this article was well written? Yes because it has the main idea and some of the background idea in it.

♦ Was there a hook in the introduction? Hook : Rate 1-10   8 ½ - 10

♦ Was the information well organised in clear sections? Yes : Rate 1-10: 10-10  

♦ Was there an effective conclusion? yes Wrap-up : Rate 1-10: 8-10

Write a short review of this article on the ratings you have given it.

Comment on extra information that you think could or should have been included.

I think there should be more written and more complex. It Should have more about the plan/helicopter crash.  it would ‘ev been great if the was more history of Edmund Hillary.