Guided Reading Level N - Everest (with Lesson Plan)

Book Snapshot
• Title: Everest
• Genre: Nonfiction (informational text)
• Subject: Science (Earth Science/Geography)
• Primary Topic: Mount Everest’s location, formation, and extreme conditions
• Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): N

What This Book Teaches Best
• Key facts about Mount Everest’s height and setting in the Himalayas in Asia.
• How mountain ranges form over long periods of time, including tectonic plate movement.
• How borders and regions connect to physical geography (Nepal/China border across the summit).
• How extreme environments change with altitude, including the “Death Zone” and low oxygen.
• How glaciers, weather, earthquakes, and erosion shape Everest and keep it changing.

Learning Goals
• Describe where Mount Everest is located and what mountain system it is part of.
• Identify what the text says about the border between Nepal and China on Everest.
• Explain how Everest was formed using the book’s description of tectonic plates.
• Describe what the “Death Zone” is and why most living things cannot survive there long.
• Describe how glaciers create features on the mountain, including crevasses.
• Explain one way Everest is still changing today, using details from the text.

Key Vocabulary From the Text
• summit — the very top point of a mountain.
• glacier — a huge, slow-moving river of ice.
• tectonic — related to Earth’s moving crust plates.
• crevasses — deep cracks in ice.
• erosion — wind, water, or ice wearing rock away.

Discussion Prompts
• Pre-reading question: Where does the book say Mount Everest stands?
• Comprehension questions: What does the text say about where the Nepal–China border is on Everest?
• Comprehension questions: How does the text explain that Everest was formed long ago?
• Comprehension questions: What is one way the text says Mount Everest is still changing today?

Printing Tips

1. Best Printing Method (Recommended)
   “Booklet” Printing (Best if Available)
   If your printer or PDF viewer supports Booklet Printing, use this.
   Settings to use:
   • Print mode: Booklet
   • Paper size: Letter or A4 (either works)
   • Orientation: Landscape
   • Print on both sides: Yes
   • Flip on: Short edge
   • Scaling: Fit to printable area
   • Booklet subset:
   o First test: Front sides only
   o Then: Back sides only
   This will automatically:
   • Pair pages correctly
   • Put the cover on the outside
   • Align everything for folding
   After printing, fold in half and staple along the spine.

2. If “Booklet” Printing Is NOT Available
   You can still print this correctly with manual duplex printing.
   Step-by-step:

3. Open the PDF.

4. Choose Print.

5. Set:
   o Orientation: Landscape
   o Pages per sheet: 1
   o Print on both sides: Yes
   o Flip on: Short edge

6. Print all pages.
   Because each PDF page already contains two facing book pages, the result will still fold cleanly into a book.