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 * October 29-**

Intro to Into The Wild

Read article:

Watch Video interview Jon Krakauer:

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 * Answer prompt questions:**

o Why do you think Chris left society to seclude himself? o In the article, MacNamee writes “McCandless’ life and his death may have been meaningless, absurd, even reprehensible, but by the end of Into the Wild, you care for him deeply.” How do you feel about this statement after reading the article? How do you predict you will feel after reading the book?


 * Read chapter one in class.**

Discuss the following questions

Chapter 1, The Alaska Interior
====1. What device does Krakauer use to open Chapter 1 and subsequent chapters?====

5. How did Chris introduce himself to Gallien?
====6. What questions did Chris ask Gallien that impressed the older man?====

9. What did Chris tell Gallien his plans were?
====10. What did Gallien know about city people who came to do what Chris had in mind?====

11. Where did Chris intend to hike?
====12. After dropping Chris off, why did Gallien decide not to notify the authorities?====


 * October 30-**

Vocab collection

Read Ch. 2 and 3 (Ch. 3 pre reading exercise)

Continue marginalia

Post reading prompt

Character matching activity

Start Character notes

Begin reading ch. 4. Continue marginalia and character notes independently


 * October 31-**

Quiz on end of ch. 4

Vocab collection/ recording

talk about the following:

Ch. 5

What does Chris do in Ch. 5 that is unlike him? Why does he do this? Jan Burres: Who is she? What does she tell us about Chris? What does Chris turning down "gifts" or "payment" say about him now? How is it different from turning gifts from his parents down?

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Discuss Ron Franz

Read Chapter Ch. 6 for Thursday


 * Nov. 1-**-

Quiz on Ch. 6

Collect 2nd vocab

Talk character notes (add Burres and Franz)

Worksheet

Read Ch. 8 for tomorrow (divide comparisons)


 * March 9**-

Finish comparisons to Chris sheet on smartboard

Iconoclasts

sheet.