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ReadingWritingWorkshop

IntotheWild

Studentworkpacket

Throughoutthisunit,youwillbeaskedtoperform3tasks:

1.Epigraphresponses:

EachchapterbeginswitheitherquotesfromMcCandless’journalorpassagesfromtextstowhichMcCandlessconnected.Foreachreadingsection,Iwouldlikeyoutoreadandreflecton2oftheseepigraphs.Pleaseindicatetowhichepigraphyouresponded.Youmayrespondtothefollowing:

i.Icanrelatetothisepigraphinthefollowingways

ii.IcanseehowthisrelatestoMcCandlessand/orJohnKrakauer

2.Writingresponses:

Foreachindicatedsection,pleaserespondfullytothefollowingprompts.Besurethatyourresponsesaredated,labeled（IntotheWildwithchapternumbers）,andhaveyournameonthem.Yourresponsesareexpectedtobeinwrittenparagraphformandwillbecollectedandgraded（outof10points）.

Wewillreviewhomeworkresponsesduringdiscussionofthenovel.ParticipationinclassdiscussionisexpectedanditwillgradedeachweekAttheendofeachdiscussion,youshouldnoteatthetopofyourhomeworkhowmanytimesyouparticipatedandindicatethetypeofparticipation,suchas:

askedaquestion,commentedonthecharacter,answeredahomeworkquestion,orchallengedanotherstudent’scomment.Yourparticipationgradewillbe10classworkpointseachweek.

3.Seminarquestions:

Youalreadyhavethesequestionsandwillsubmityournotes/responsesperiodicallythroughoutthisunit.Remember,youneedtoanswertheboldquestions,#7（whichisadirectreflectionofyoureffortsinquestion2）,and5additionalseminarquestions.Eachreflectionshouldbeaminimumof10sentences!

READINGCALENDAR

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ReadChapters1-3/Respondtoepigraphs/completewritingresponses

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Discussionof1-3

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Discussionofchapters4-5.Respondtoepigraphs/completewritingresponses

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Seminarnotecheck/Preliminaryseminar

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DiscussionofChapters6-9

Respondtoepigraphs/completewritingresponses

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Discussionof10-11

Respondtoepigraphs/completewritingresponses

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Seminarnotecheck/Preliminaryseminar

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Discussionof12-16

Respondtoepigraphs/completewritingresponses

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Cont.Discussionof12-16

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Finishbook/Respondtoepigraphs/completewritingresponses

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Finishdiscussionofbook.

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BeginSeminar!

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Seminar

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Seminar

Writingresponses:

Chapters1-3;pages3-23

1.Afterreadingchapter1,usetwoadjectivestodescribeyourimpressionsofChrisMcCandless（Alex）.Explainandsupporteachadjectivewithaspecificquotefromthechapter.

2.Aftergraduatingcollege,McCandlessbegins,“anepicjourneythatwouldchangeeverything”（22）.Hesawhistimeincollegeas“anabsurdandonerousduty”（22）.Inheadingwesthefeltfreed“fromthestiflingworldofhisparentsandpeers,aworldofabstractionandsecurityandmaterialexcess”（22）.Usingexamplesfromthereadingexplainwhathemeantbythis.Doyouagreewithhismotivationforleaving?

3.Areyou（orChris）separatedfromtherawthrobofexistence?

AdditionalDiscussionTopic:

McCandless’familyrelationshipsandupbringing

VocabularyDefinitions

congenial（5）-friendlyescarpments（10）-asteepslope

antimony（10）-ametallicelementanomaly（11）-glitch,inconsistencycontumacious（11）-rebelliousvisage（16）-face

amiable（16）-good-naturedconvivial（18）-sociable

plebeian（18）-crude,commonmien（18）-appearance

onerous（22）-troublesome

Chapters4and5;pages25-46

1.Chapter4endswiththefollowingquotefromMcCandless’journal:

“Itistheexperiences,thememories,thegreattriumphantjoyoflivingtothefullestextentinwhichrealmeaningisfound”（37）.Identifyanexperiencefromthischapterandexplainwhat“meaning”youthinkAlexhasfound.Useaquotetosupportyourexplanation.

2.Whatdoes“PlasticPeople”inchapterfivemean?

WhataretwothingsMcCandlessconsideredplastic?

Doyouagreewithhisassessment?

Supportyouranswerwithaquote.

AdditionalDiscussionTopic:

McCandless’definitionoflivinglifetoitsfullest.

VocabularyDefinitions

egress（28）-goingoutindolently（32）–lazy,inactive

saline（32）-saltysere（32）–withered,dry

bourgeois（39）–middleclasslumpen（39）–displacedpeople,misfitsofsociety

itinerant（43）-travelingprimordial（44）–primal,basicformofdevelopment

fatuous（44）–satisfiedandstupidsedentary（44）–sitting,remaininginonearea

Tolstoy（29）–RussianauthorandThoreau（29）–Americanwriter,poet,and

philospherbelievedinself-sacrifice,philosopherwhobelievedinsimplelivingand

non-violence,andfindinghappinesspersonalfreedom.

fromwithin.

Chapters6and9;pages47-97

1.RonaldFranzandMcCandlessestablishafather-sontypeofrelationship.Identifyonebenefitordrawback（usingaquote）thateachgetsoutoftherelationship.

2.BeforeMcCandlessleavesforAlaska,WayneWesterbergofferstobuyhimaplaneticket.McCandlessrefuses,however,claiming,“flyingwouldbecheating.Itwouldwreckthewholetrip”（67）.FindandexplaintwoquotesfromthischapterthatdemonstratewhetherornotMcCandlessactuallylivesbyhisownwords.

AdditionalDiscussionTopic:

“Somanypeoplelivewithinunhappycircumstancesandyetwillnottaketheinitiativetochangetheirsituationbecausetheyareconditionedtoalifeofsecurity,conformity,andconservatism,allofwhichmayappeartogiveonepeaceofmind,butinrealitynothingismoredamagingtotheadventurousspiritwithinamanthanasecurefuture.Theverybasiccoreofaman’slivingspiritishispassionforadventure”（57）.

VocabularyDefinitions

hegira（48）-flightcreosote（48）–anoilyliquid

desiccated（49）–driedphantasmal（49）-ghostlyarroyo（49）–gorge

indigent（50）–poordestitute（51）-poorserape（51）–poncho

harangues（51）–sermonfulminate（52）–verbalattack

endemic（52）–widespreadunalloyed（55）-pureunbidden（63）–notasked

Chapters10and11;pages98-116

1.IdentifytwoqualitiesthatWaltMcCandlessandhissonhaveincommon.Supporteachqualitywithaquotefromthetext.

2.Identifytwospecificdetailsorexamples（usingquotes）fromChrisMcCandless’childhood/highschoolyearsthatseemtopredicthislaterbehavior.Whatisitabouttheseeventsthathelptoexplainhisactionsasanadult?

AdditionalDiscussionTopic:

“Howisitthatakidwithsomuchcompassioncouldcausehisparentssomuchpain?

”（104）.

VocabularyDefinitions

mercurial（105）-quickandchangeablewanderlust（108）-astrongimpulsetotravel

incorrigible（115）-uncontrollable,incapableofbeingreformed

Chapter12-16,

1.ContrastMcCandless’feelingsabouthisfamilywithhisfamily’sfeelingsabouthim.HowdoestheThoreauquotethatopensthechaptermatchChris’feelingsabouthisfamily?

Supportyourpointswithtwoquotesfromthereading.

2.Readtheitalicizedpassageonpage168thatMcCandlesswroteandtheitalicizedpassagehehighlightedfromTolstoyonpage169.Basedonthesewritingsandeventsinthischapter,whatconvincedMcCandlessthatitwastimetoreturntocivilization?

Whatdidhelearnfromhistime“inthewild”?

Supportyouranswerwithspecificdetails.

AdditionalDiscussionTopic:

WhatdidMcCandlessexpectthis“greatestadventure”toaccomplish?

VocabularyDefinitions

monomania（120）-obsessedwithoneideasanctimonious（122）-self-righteouscholer（122）-angersullen（123）-brooding,angry

idiosyncratic（123）-distinctive,individualcastigated（123）-punish

extemporaneous（124）-impromptugloaming（161）-dusk

Rubicon（163）-pointofnoreturnaesthetic（163）-appreciatesbeautyinnature

perambulation（164）-patroltaiga（164）-subarcticforest

reverie（164）-dreamobliquely（123）-indirectly

Chapter17;pages172-186

1.Krakauerobservesthatitisnot“unusualforayoungmantobedrawntoapursuitconsideredrecklessbyhiselders.”IdentifytwodetailsfromthischapterwhereMcCandlessexemplifiesthisobservation.ExplainwhetherornotMcCandlesswouldagreewithKrakauer.FinallycompareMcCandless’viewwiththatofoneofthefollowingmenmentionedinthischapter:

AndyHorowitz,GordonSamel,RomanDial,SirJohnFranklin.

2.KrakauergoesontoclaimthatMcCandless’“lifehummedwithmeaningandpurpose.Butthemeaninghewrestedfromexistencelaybeyondthecomfortablepath.”DoyouagreewithKrakauer?

Supportyourresponsewithtwospecificquotesfromthischapter.

AdditionalDiscussionTopic:

Adventureandfreedomversussafety

VocabularyDefinitions

ford（174）–ashallowplacetocrossarivermiasma（175）-cloud

malevolent（176）–meanmassif（176）–connectedmountains

ungulate（178）–hoofedanimalsmoldering（178）–rotting

scabbard（178）–covermaxillae（179）–jawbones

hauteur（180）–arrogancemetis（180）–peopleofIndianandFrench-Canadiandescentsobriquet（181）–humorousnicknameruminations（183）–reflection

modicum（184）–smallamountfeckless（184）–incompetent

posited（184）–putforwardastruthsojourn（179）-break

existential（184）–creatingmeaningthroughexperiencebecauselifehasnoinherentmeaning;emphasizespersonalfreedomandresponsibility.

Chapters18andEpilogue;pages185-203

1.HowdoestheDoctorZhivagoquotethatopensthechapterforeshadowMcCandless’actionsandwritingslaterinthechapter?

Citetwospecificexamplesusingquotationsfromthetext.

2.DoyoubelieveMcCandlessistoblameforhisowndeath?

Explainyouranswerusingtwospecificdetailsfromthechapter.Usequotationstosupportyourresponse.

AdditionalDiscussionTopic:

Thepoem“WiseMeninTheirBadHours”andtheEpilogue

VocabularyDefi