Into the Wild Chapters 1-3: A Focus on Rhetoric Annotations What we used to do… ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ Character Descriptions Settings/Locations Significant Plot Points Main/Thematic Ideas Figurative Language Unknown Vocabulary Etc. Annotations What we used to do… ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ Character Descriptions Settings/Locations Significant Plot Points Main/Thematic Ideas Figurative Language Unknown Vocabulary Etc. Now we can add… ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ Interesting Diction Varied Syntax Rhetorical Choices SOAPSTone Elements Ethos, Pathos, Logos Etc. 3 Epigraphs Each chapter begins with a short epigraph (A quotation that is relevant to the chapter) Epigraphs Each chapter begins with a short epigraph (A quotation that is relevant to the chapter) Now that you have a better sense of Chris McCandless’ story, why do you think these epigraphs are relevant to these chapters? Words As you revisit these chapters, pay attention to the denotative and connotative meaning of key words. Think about the effect certain words have on you. Krakauer describes McCandless’ body in a very clinical way. Reread the description on page 14. Krakauer describes McCandless’ body in a very clinical way. Reread the description on page 14. How are you affected by this description? What are the words/phrases that Krakauer uses to describe Alaska? What are the words/phrases that Krakauer uses to describe Alaska? How are you affected by these descriptions? Consider his description of Westerberg, as “drawn into a scheme to build and sell ‘black boxes,’ which illegally unscramble satellite television transmissions allowing people to watch encrypted cable programming without paying for it” (19). Is Krakauer sympathetic to Westerberg? How do you know? And what about McCandless’ words ? Compare the language and tone of the two letters that McCandless writes - one to his sister and one to his parents. And what about McCandless’ words ? Compare the language and tone of the two letters that McCandless writes - one to his sister and one to his parents. What does McCandless mean when he says, “...they will think they have bought my respect my respect” (21)? Sentences As you revisit these chapters, pay attention to the varied structures of Krakauer’s syntax. Sentences As you revisit these chapters, pay attention to the varied structures of Krakauer’s syntax. Look at the three sentences that are the origins of the quotes you used for Dialectical Journal #1. What observations can you make about his sentence structure? How varied are his sentences? What effect does the sentence structure and length have on the reader? Organization Because the novel is NOT told in chronological order, consider Krakauer’s purpose in arranging the novel the way that he does. How does it serve his main arguments? Contrast Chapters 1 and 2 What is the purpose of each? How effective is the organization? Contrast Chapters 1 and 2 What is the purpose of each? How effective is the organization? Consider the last paragraph of each chapter. What is their function? How do they work? Chapter 3 What is the purpose of focusing on Carthage, South Dakota and Wayne Westerberg in this chapter? How does this chapter function in terms of organization? Into the Wild : Initial Thoughts?
