SVMS Peterson

“Man Down!”

svpeterson — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:03:38 +0000

Answer the following in complete sentences within a Word document. Save often! When finished, 1) highlight, 2) copy, and 3) paste your answers as a comment for this post.

Why was Donny in the attic?
What degree was the angle that Donny’s head was bent at?
What is a chaplain?
List three things that had happened to Donny when the ceiling beam crashed onto him.
What two things can happen to a body that is deprived of oxygen?
About how old was Miss Peterson when Donny started working as a firefighter?
How old was Donny when Nick was born?
Why was Father Joe Moreno thought of as “Father Cannoli?”
What big family event happened just before Donny began speaking again?
Why did Donny tell Linda he was at 182 Melrose?
Why didn’t Donny’s family want to tell him how long he’d been “gone?”
Why wasn’t Don, Jr., home when his father awoke?
What two things probably led to Donny’s death?

Miss Peterson’s “Google Isn’t Going” Page

svpeterson — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:34:33 +0000

Please use the links on the side to access our assignments by class.

Best Helping Hands

svpeterson — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:32:46 +0000

Post your five questions for a classmate as comments here.

After you’ve written your questions, answer a classmate’s questions. Post them as comments here. BE SURE INCLUDE THE ID OF THE PERSON YOU’RE ANSWERING.

A Trucker’s Ride through Wildfire

svpeterson — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:46:08 +0000

Why did Gonzales think it could be midnight, even though it was half past noon?
In what state did this take place?
How long was the trailer attached to Gonzales’ truck?
What is his job?
How did he get interested in it?
List two things Gonzales hauled.
Give the city and state where Gonzales was based.
On what date did this story take place?
What had started the Milford Flat fire?
What did Chad McWilliams do for a job?
What did he do in his free time?
McWilliams thought he saw a thunderstorm approaching. What was it, really?
Why didn’t Gonzales call Ernestine and tell her he loved her?
Where might Gonzales’ rescuers have been from?
What did Gonzales offer to do so that McWilliams could go rescue other people?
What happened to the Redmons?
How much was Gonzales’ truck worth?
Why did Gonzales turn down his radio two weeks later?

Swept off Mt. McKinley!

svpeterson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:24:37 +0000

What is the highest mountain in North America?
How many people were in this particular group?
After they camped on May 25, how many more feet did they have to climb to reach the summit?
How high was Peters Glacier? (Not 1500 ft.)
If a person is freezing cold but not shivering, that means there is no ________.
Why didn’t the medical team leave as soon as they were ready?
What was Dave Staeheli’s job?
The climbers built walls around their tents with ________.
How did John Richard get out of the moving tent?
How did the group of five climbers help in this situation?
Just before Staeheli found tracks from the tent, he realized that his weight could cause ____________.
How many children did Tuthill and Johnson have, combined?
What was the windchill when Staeheli found Tuthill and Johnson?
What happens after a freezing person stops shivering?
How fast would the temperature drop after sunset?
Why did Johnson try to get the sleeping bag off of himself?
Why were two of the 16,100-foot-high climbers roped together?
What happened to Tuthill’s fingers on June 23?
What were Tuthill’s two choices after that? Which one did he choose?
What would your attitude be if you experienced something like Tuthill did?

Three Hours of Fear and Hope

svpeterson — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:57:18 +0000

Who is the author of this article?
What three big events had recently happened in the life of Zachary Mastoon?
What was Mastoon’s job?
Where was his home?
In a disaster setting, approximately what percentage of people manage to “hold themselves together” and stay rational?
How far into the flight was JetBlue Flight 292 when people realized there was a problem?
What was the problem?
That problem could cause the plane to _________________.
What did Lisa Schiff do when she was so worried?
Where had Christiana Lund just moved to?
What was the difference between how Lund acted and how she actually felt?
What did Lund do to relieve her tension?
How many kids did the Mezas have?
Why did the plane fly in circles for hours?
What was ironic about the elderly couple Lund sat next to?
Where was Richard Lund supposed to be going when he heard about the jet’s problem?
Where did he go instead?
Why were women told to remove their high heels?
Why were people told to put their IDs in their pockets?
What three things make up the emergency position?
Who was the amazing pilot in this story?
What is the TOTAL number of emergency vehicles that followed the plane down the runway?
How many other planes of that type had had the same problem (but didn’t have an “incident”)?
Have you ever been in a significant situation that changed your life in some way? If so, explain.

The Trucker Who Always Stopped for Trouble

svpeterson — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:40:56 +0000

1. What was Tom Carney’s nickname?
2. What was the bleeding man yelling to Tom?
3. What did Tom say to the people he saved?
4. How old is Tom?
5. How many kids does Tom have?
6. How many miles do some truck drivers figure he drove?
7. How long has Tom been a truck driver?
8. Where did Tom hitchhike to?
9. In what year did Tom get married?
10. What was the occupation of Tom’s fellow hospital patient?
11. What did “River Rat” say was being asked by every truck driver?
12. How did the Tom made sure the people in
Connecticut know that “Blue Max” will claim the trophy?
13. What year did Tom claim the trophy?
14. What is Tom’s wife’s name?
15. Describe how Tom was pushed on to the railroad tracks.
16. What day is Tom Carney Day?
17. Describe how Tom saved the little boy in the frozen pond.
18. Where did Tom fly to and start driving north in his friends car?
19. What job of Tom’s was coming to an end?
20. How were the people keeping Blue Max “on the road”?

Friendship beyond the Battlefield

svpeterson — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:04:54 +0000

1. Name the author of this story.
2. Name a small Iraqi city ten miles from Fallujah.
3. List two foods that people sell there.
4. What was Abdualla’s job in Iraq?
5. In what state did Phelps grow up?
6. In what city did Abdualla grow up?
7. What kind of music does Abdualla enjoy?
8. How would Phelps know if a sheik were lying?
9. What was Phelps’ rank in the military?
10. What was Abdualla’s mother’s job?
11. What was Phelps’ mother’s job?
12. How did Abdualla’s father die?
13. Abdualla said that when he was 16, there was fear that you could lose your life for ____________________.
14. When did Abdualla apply to be a translator?
15. How did Abdualla save his lieutenant’s life?
16. Why didn’t Abdualla wear a mask?
17. What subject did Abdualla plan to study when he returned to college?
18. What is the mascot for the University of Kansas?
19. Why was a man murdered by the Mujahedin?
20. What three things were in the package Phelps put together on Abdualla’s behalf?
21. What is a fatwa?
22. Which Great Lake is next to Chicago?
23. Aside from English, what language does Abdualla speak?

The Man Who Burned Alive

svpeterson — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:00:03 +0000

1. Who is the author of this story?
2. What do most fire victims die from?
3. How old were Charlsen’s children at the time of this event?
4. Why did Charlsen fight to live?
5. Why did he lay down on the floor?
6. In what year did this story take place?
7. Give two physical characteristics of this man.
8. At what time did Charlsen go to the fire?
9. What building was on fire when the firefighters were called?
10. What store did Charlsen fall through the roof of?
11. How did he know there was a fire that was “starving for oxygen?”
12. Why would someone ventilate a fire?
13. How old was Charlsen when this took place?
14. How did Robert Hays die?
15. What was Charlsen’s coat made of?
16. How much heat could his helmet withstand?
17. What set his boot on fire?
18. What turned to steam on Charlsen’s body?
19. What sport did his son Michael play?
20. What was Charlsen’s father’s first name?
21. What is a deluge gun?
22. Which firefighter guessed Charlsen’s location accurately?
23. What was burning into the bone of Charlsen’s ankle?
24. At what time did Charlsen leave the burned building?
25. How much of his body was severely burned?
26. How did doctors replace the muscle in his ankle?
27. For how many months was Charlsen in the hospital?
28. What was he doing eight months after the incident?

Heroes of the Frozen Cliff

svpeterson — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:12:15 +0000

Who authored this article?
What book is it from?
In what year did this take place?
What was the name of the author’s ship?
How far was the ship from the beach?
How high was the cliff behind the beach?
Why couldn’t people on the ship Wilkes help the author and his shipmates?
Of the five men who left in the motorized launch, how many made it to shore?
Of the 90+ sailors who abandoned ship, how many made it to shore?
Why did the captain say no one else could abandon ship?
Who would inform the author’s wife of his death?
Who was the last person to leave the ship?
Why was it important that the sailors be rescued from the cliff quickly?
What town was about four miles away from the shipwreck site?
Who was the first person to see the shipwreck?
How old was he?
Give two jobs held by the rescuers.
How many people survived from the other wrecked ship, the Truxtun?
How many people had been aboard it?
Where did the sailors get food, gloves, and sweaters from?
Who was the American president when this story took place?
How did America show its gratitude to the people of
Newfoundland?
How many sailors made it back for the 46-year reunion?
Why were lights on in St. Lawrence at 2 a.m.?
How did the author get reunited with Adolph Jarvis?