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Section/Pages:chapters 6-10
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- Bryson understanding the wilderness and bringing it to the idea of loneliness and the isolation it brings.
- The wilderness gives people incredible feelings and it is shown in his description.
- Why doesn’t Katz take up on hiking and just settle down?
- Why do some people find the need to follow this hiking journey even if they don’t like it?
- People often hiking in sections and in full go’s, they are called section hikers and thru-hikers.
- The description of trees in chapter 10 is very vivid and we didn’t know that they lift hundreds of gallons of water in the atmosphere each day.
- Trees also produce many oils, sap, sugars, gum, and cellulose.

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Section/Pages: 11-15
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
-Bill questions the idea of driving instead of walking due to the fact that walking is much more rewarding and enjoyable to Bill.
-Bryson and Katz take a cab to Shenandoah National Park for their last part of their hike.
-A group of animals surround their tents as they try to go to sleep.
-Katz carries around nail clippers inn case another bear comes by.
-On the second to last day of their hike, Katz nd Bryson get caught in a major thunderstorm. This cause them to settle down for the night while they get obnoxiously drunk.
- After they return home Bryson continues to go on hikes everyday but it feels weird for him to go on hikes and then just return home.
- Bill Bryson continues to have an irrational fear of bears ever since they surrounded his camp setup.
- Bryson talks about how he enjoys hiking in countries other than America because America has a weird representation of nature.

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Section/Pages: 16-21
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
- meets Chicken John
- what’s to know why his name is Chicken John but even Chicken John doesn’t know
- recalls another hiker names Grandma Gatewood, who continues to get lost
-Bryson gets to New Hampshire
-he feels uneasy tackling new Hampshire’s forests alone
-Bill Abdu offers to join him on some day hikes
-they tackle the White Mountains
-As they approach the summit, it becomes damp and gusty. As they get higher, the weather gets chillier. Eventually he is soaked all the way through
-Bryson begins to feel weird but doesn’t want to tell Abdu
-He starts to feel better and eventually reaches the car
-Bryson and Abdu attempt to tackle mount washington
-Bryson’s wife drives the to Maine
-The travel starts out slow due to the packs that they haven’t worn in months
-Bryson goes ahead t make camp but Katz doesn’t show up. He goes out and finds his eyes glazed over and back empty
-Bryson goes out to get water and finds a moose staring right at him

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Section/Pages: 1-5
Members Present: All

Discussion Highlights:
-  The Appalachian trail is 2100 miles
-  Bryson is intrigued by the trail and it’s difficulty
-  Bryson is laughing about what he could encounter
- A lot goes into hiking long distance
- Gear is expensive but necessary
- Knownledge is key…such as bear attacks, wolves, and wildlife
- cold weather makes the hike challenging and unpredictable
- Good snacks make the hike worthwhile
- Men leave Mary Ellen but feel bad after
- Injury makes the hike impossible…Mary Ellen needs to leave

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Have you ever wanted to travel on a trail?  If so what made you take action?

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Name: Jack Lane
Email: 24233jl@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Sean Heller
Email: 24451sh@chaminade-hs.org

Name: Thomas Schreck
Email: 24372ts@chaminade-hs.org

Name:Owen Sari
Email:24365os@chaminade-hs.org

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Come to class with questions to discuss with the group

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Meeting 1 Date: 4/19/23
Pages / Section: chapters 1-5

Meeting 2 Date: 4/28/23
Pages / Section: 6-10

Meeting 3 Date: 5/9/23
Pages / Section: 11-15

Meeting 4 Date: 5/16/23
Pages / Section: 16-21

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Read the assigned pages that the group set to be prepared for class

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What changes have we seen as we come towards the end of the book?

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Talk about how Brysons views on life differ from certain traditional views.

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If absent, text the group chat to see what you missed

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What are the themes seen thorough out the first 5 chapters of the book?

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How do they feel about now finishing the trail?

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How does Bryson’s irrational fear of bears affect his everyday life?

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Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

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What are some characteristics of the characters that you see in your life?

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In our mind, did the compete the trail? Why or why not?

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How Bill Bryson’s passion for hiking surpasses anything else in his life.

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1 Brainstorm a LIST OF THEMES for the book thus far. Then, select one theme from the list and find at least three pieces of textual evidence to support it. 1

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1. Solid meet. Had some nice discussions.
2. Everyone was decently prepared to have a discussion.
3. We all agreed that the book was a good read.

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1. Great discussion
2. Overall great themes
3. Everyone was pretty on task

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1.  The group worked well together today, everyone was prepared
2.  The book relates to the curiosity of the group and is an interesting read
3.  We look forward to learning about the journey on the Appalachian trail

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1. Everyone stayed on task
2. Everyone provided great points
3.everyone did the reading