Reading 2: "Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest." Overview

 "Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest"-Overview

Reading Street-Pages 62-75

  The expository text gives information about the real world. This story is an expository text and it talks about important spots on Earth. First, it talks about the Nile River in Egypt which is in Africa.                The Nile River is the longest river in the world. The second longest river is the Amazon River in South America and the third longest is the Chang Jiang/Yangtze River in China. Next, it goes on to talk about the fact that Lake Baikal, in Russia, is the deepest lake in the world and that Mount Everest, which is in India, Nepal, and China, is the highest mountain in the world. 

Then, it talks about how how the Sahara Desert, esp. a spot in Libya, is the hottest spot on Earth, and Russia'sVostok Station, Antarctica is the coldest place. Lastly, it goes over several other spots which include the Marianas Trench, which is the deepest spot in the ocean, and Angel Falls, in Venezuela, is the highest waterfall in the world. 

While there is more content in the story, like Mount Sangay in Ecuador, these are the most important points of the reading. There are many numbers in the reading, like the fact that the Marianas Trench is about 36,000 feet deep or that Mount Everest is about 29,000 feet above sea level, those will be covered in the lessons and are in the RS books.

Thanks for reading! -Mr. Peppo