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I WAS THE FIRST TO CONQUER EVEREST!

Purpose: Read about the man who was the first to make it to the top of Mount Everest!

Instructions: Visit this website to begin learning about the first man who made it to the top of Mount Everest.

JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT: You are reading about the first man who made it to the top of Mount Everest. His name is Sir Edmund Hillary. First, click on "Interview With Sir Edmund Hillary".

1. Read through the entire interview. It seems like he was quite the brave man! First question for you to answer: In four sentences or more, explain why it is a requirement that people are extremely brave before attempting climbing Mount Everest. Write in complete sentences.

2. If you wanted to climb Mount Everest, how would you prepare yourself before the climb? Explain.

3. Write about how you think one night of climbing Mount Everest would be for a person based on what Sir Edmund Hillary said in his interview with Scholastic News.

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