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1、Reading Writing WorkshopInto the WildStudent work packetThroughout this unit, you will be asked to perform 3 tasks:1.Epigraph responses: Each chapter begins with either quotes from McCandless journal or passages from texts to which McCandless connected. For each reading section, I would like you to

2、read and reflect on 2 of these epigraphs. Please indicate to which epigraph you responded. You may respond to the following: i.I can relate to this epigraph in the following waysii.I can see how this relates to McCandless and/or John Krakauer2.Writing responses: For each indicated section, please re

3、spond fully to the following prompts. Be sure that your responses are dated, labeled (Into the Wild with chapter numbers), and have your name on them. Your responses are expected to be in written paragraph form and will be collected and graded (out of 10 points). We will review homework responses du

4、ring discussion of the novel. Participation in class discussion is expected and it will graded each week At the end of each discussion, you should note at the top of your homework how many times you participated and indicate the type of participation, such as: asked a question, commented on the char

5、acter, answered a homework question, or challenged another students comment. Your participation grade will be 10 classwork points each week.3.Seminar questions: You already have these questions and will submit your notes/responses periodically throughout this unit. Remember, you need to answer the b

6、old questions, #7 (which is a direct reflection of your efforts in question2), and 5 additional seminar questions. Each reflection should be a minimum of 10 sentences!READING CALENDAR12Read Chapters 1-3/ Respond to epigraphs/ complete writing responses13Discussion of 1-314Discussion of chapters 4-5.

7、 Respond to epigraphs/ complete writing responses15Seminar note check/ Preliminary seminar18Discussion of Chapters 6-9Respond to epigraphs/ complete writing responses19Discussion of 10-11Respond to epigraphs/ complete writing responses20Seminar note check/ Preliminary seminar21Discussion of 12-16Res

8、pond to epigraphs/ complete writing responses22Cont. Discussion of 12-1625Finish book/ Respond to epigraphs/ complete writing responses26Finish discussion of book.27Begin Seminar!28Seminar29SeminarWriting responses:Chapters 1-3; pages 3-231.After reading chapter 1, use two adjectives to describe you

9、r impressions of Chris McCandless (Alex). Explain and support each adjective with a specific quote from the chapter.2.After graduating college, McCandless begins, “an epic journey that would change everything” (22). He saw his time in college as “an absurd and onerous duty” (22). In heading west he

10、felt freed “from the stifling world of his parents and peers, a world of abstraction and security and material excess” (22). Using examples from the reading explain what he meant by this. Do you agree with his motivation for leaving?3.Are you (or Chris) separated from the raw throb of existence?Addi

11、tional Discussion Topic: McCandless family relationships and upbringingVocabulary Definitionscongenial (5) - friendly escarpments (10) - a steep slope antimony (10) - a metallic element anomaly (11) - glitch, inconsistency contumacious (11) - rebellious visage (16) - faceamiable (16) - good-natured

12、convivial (18) - sociable plebeian (18) - crude, common mien (18) - appearance onerous (22) - troublesomeChapters 4 and 5; pages 25-461.Chapter 4 ends with the following quote from McCandless journal: “It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in w

13、hich real meaning is found” (37). Identify an experience from this chapter and explain what “meaning” you think Alex has found. Use a quote to support your explanation. 2.What does “Plastic People” in chapter five mean? What are two things McCandless considered plastic? Do you agree with his assessm

14、ent? Support your answer with a quote.Additional Discussion Topic: McCandless definition of living life to its fullest.Vocabulary Definitionsegress (28) - going out indolently (32) lazy, inactive saline (32) - salty sere (32) withered, drybourgeois (39) middle class lumpen (39) displaced people, mis

15、fits of societyitinerant (43) - traveling primordial (44) primal, basic form of developmentfatuous (44) satisfied and stupid sedentary (44) sitting, remaining in one area Tolstoy (29) Russian author and Thoreau (29) American writer, poet, andphilospher believed in self-sacrifice, philosopher who bel

16、ieved in simple living andnon-violence, and finding happiness personal freedom.from within.Chapters 6 and 9; pages 47-971.Ronald Franz and McCandless establish a father-son type of relationship. Identify one benefit or drawback (using a quote) that each gets out of the relationship.2.Before McCandle

17、ss leaves for Alaska, Wayne Westerberg offers to buy him a plane ticket. McCandless refuses, however, claiming, “flying would be cheating. I t would wreck the whole trip” (67). Find and explain two quotes from this chapter that demonstrate whether or not McCandless actually lives by his own words.Ad

18、ditional Discussion Topic: “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is m

19、ore damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a mans living spirit is his passion for adventure” (57). Vocabulary Definitionshegira (48) - flight creosote (48) an oily liquid desiccated (49) dried phantasmal (49) - ghostly arroyo (49) gorgeindigent

20、(50) poor destitute (51) - poor serape (51) ponchoharangues (51) sermon fulminate (52) verbal attack endemic (52) widespread unalloyed (55) - pure unbidden (63) not asked Chapters 10 and 11; pages 98-1161.Identify two qualities that Walt McCandless and his son have in common. Support each quality wi

21、th a quote from the text.2.Identify two specific details or examples (using quotes) from Chris McCandless childhood/high school years that seem to predict his later behavior. What is it about these events that help to explain his actions as an adult?Additional Discussion Topic: “How is it that a kid

22、 with so much compassion could cause his parents so much pain?” (104). Vocabulary Definitionsmercurial (105) - quick and changeable wanderlust (108) -a strong impulse to travelincorrigible (115) -uncontrollable, incapable of being reformed Chapter 12-16, 1.Contrast McCandless feelings about his fami

23、ly with his familys feelings about him. How does the Thoreau quote that opens the chapter match Chris feelings about his family? Support your points with two quotes from the reading.2.Read the italicized passage on page 168 that McCandless wrote and the italicized passage he highlighted from Tolstoy

24、 on page 169. Based on these writings and events in this chapter, what convinced McCandless that it was time to return to civilization? What did he learn from his time “in the wild”? Support your answer with specific details.Additional Discussion Topic: What did McCandless expect this “greatest adve

25、nture” to accomplish?Vocabulary Definitionsmonomania (120) - obsessed with one idea sanctimonious (122) - self-righteous choler (122) - anger sullen (123) - brooding, angryidiosyncratic (123) - distinctive, individual castigated (123) - punishextemporaneous (124) - impromptu gloaming (161) - dusk Ru

26、bicon (163) - point of no return aesthetic (163) - appreciates beauty in natureperambulation (164) - patrol taiga (164) - subarctic forestreverie (164) - dream obliquely (123) - indirectly Chapter 17; pages 172 - 1861.Krakauer observes that it is not “unusual for a young man to be drawn to a pursuit

27、 considered reckless by his elders.” Identify two details from this chapter where McCandless exemplifies this observation. Explain whether or not McCandless would agree with Krakauer. Finally compare McCandless view with that of one of the following men mentioned in this chapter: Andy Horowitz, Gord

28、on Samel, Roman Dial, Sir John Franklin.2.Krakauer goes on to claim that McCandless “life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrested from existence lay beyond the comfortable path.” Do you agree with Krakauer? Support your response with two specific quotes from this chapter. Additio

29、nal Discussion Topic: Adventure and freedom versus safety Vocabulary Definitionsford (174) a shallow place to cross a river miasma (175) - cloud malevolent (176) mean massif (176) connected mountains ungulate (178) hoofed animals moldering (178) rottingscabbard (178) cover maxillae (179) jawboneshau

30、teur (180) arrogance metis (180) people of Indian and French-Canadian descent sobriquet (181) humorous nickname ruminations (183) reflection modicum (184) small amount feckless (184) incompetent posited (184) put forward as truth sojourn (179) - breakexistential (184) creating meaning through experi

31、ence because life has no inherent meaning; emphasizes personal freedom and responsibility. Chapters 18 and Epilogue; pages 185-2031.How does the Doctor Zhivago quote that opens the chapter foreshadow McCandless actions and writings later in the chapter? Cite two specific examples using quotations from the text. 2.Do you believe McCandless is to blame for his own death? Explain your answer using two specific details from the chapter. Use quotations to support your response.Additional Discussion Topic: The poem “Wise Men in Their Bad Hours” and the Epilogue Vocabulary Defi