• At the end of the novel students write a journal entry from the perspective of Sun-jo after an event in the novel. (When he sees Peak suffering, when Peak saves his life, etc.)

• Think back to our Sherpa naming activity and create an appropriate meaning for Sun-jo.  Keep in mind his personality, but also what Sherpas value.  (ex. Zopa means patience)

• Persuasive Writing Exercise – Should people be climbing Mount Everest or any mountain in the Himalayas?

• Vocabulary Exercise –

Students are grouped homogeneously in 3 or 4.  On the board show the list of important vocabulary words students should have mastered by the end of the unit.  Each word is next to a number.  (Feel free to alter the list to match the word wall the students have created throughout the unit.) 

Each student comes up and selects a ping pong ball for their group.  The ball displays a number and part of speech.  Each student has their own colored pencil or marker and the group has a sheet of legal-sized paper.  Each student must create a sentence with one of the words their group has selected.  They may switch ping pong balls. 

Giving each student a different color marker ensures that each student must contribute something to this activity.  They then each read a group members sentence aloud to the class.  Again this helps to get students involved in the activity.

• Add a scene into the novel that shows Sun-jo or Zopa practicing their Bon/Buddhist religion.