Home Plan - [GR2-L7-U1-LC1-9 Hiking the Appalachian Trail]

The document discusses tips for summarizing nonfiction texts, understanding photographs, making inferences, and exploring vocabulary related to the Appalachian Trail. It emphasizes the challenges of hiking the trail, including encounters with wildlife like bears and snakes, and the importance of safety and preparedness. The text highlights the physical and emotional challenges of the journey while underscoring the rewards and sense of accomplishment hikers experience upon completion. Additional learning objectives, hiking gear suggestions, and potential activities are included in the comprehensive guide.

Contents

• Pages 1—28: Text comprehension strategies.
• Pages 29—45: Appalachian Trail hiking.
• Pages 46—49: Reading strategies, photography, vocabulary.

This section of the document discusses various tips and learning objectives related to summarizing nonfiction texts, understanding photographs, making inferences, and exploring vocabulary. It also introduces the Appalachian Trail, the challenges and rewards of hiking it, and the importance of preparation for such a journey. Additionally, it highlights the significance of photographs in aiding readers’ understanding and introduces the text features and sections of the document. The section concludes with an emphasis on the importance of summarizing main points and reflecting on the experiences of hikers on the Appalachian Trail.

Ben’s main points in this section focus on the challenges and tips for hiking the Appalachian Trail. He emphasizes the importance of safety while hiking and mentions encountering bears, snakes, and ticks on the trail. Ben also highlights the need to stay dry, filtered water, and keep clean to avoid getting sick. He mentions the challenges of feeling hungry, tired, and sore during the hike, but also the importance of leaning on others for support. The section concludes with Ben reflecting on the difficult yet rewarding experience of completing the trail and feeling proud of his accomplishment.

This section of the document covers learning objectives related to reading strategies, understanding photographs, making inferences, and introducing new vocabulary terms. The focus question asks about the challenges and rewards of difficult tasks. A list of hiking gear items is provided, and additional tips are included for possible activities once the main content is completed.