Big+Idea+Prompts

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= =1) The characters in //Everest: The Contest// are very different from each other, but they all have the same __goal__: To join the team that will climb Mount Everest. Compare how two of these characters plan to achieve this goal. Which way do you think is better, and why?=

= = =**2) What does it mean to __persevere__? Who perseveres in the story, and how? **= = = =3) Which part of the story did you think was most exciting? Why? How did your excitement affect your reading?= = = = = = = = = = = = =