During the first segment, we studied vocabulary words from the book by first defining the words and then by reading from the text the word in context . We next studied the book's structure and discussed the author's decision to include within the narrative two full chapters about his life as a type of behavioral control group. As a work of non-fiction presents a definite point of view, we analyzed whether the author's interpretation of Chris' story advanced or detracted from the narrative ,and examined likely reasons for the author's structural decisions. I further reviewed the lives of other tragic adventurers referenced in the book, and we compared these stories to Chris' ,especially the tendency of these young men to take their own lives. HW due Thursday-quiz/ paragraph comparing other young male adventure seekers to Chris, read next chapter.