Lesson Four Part 2
Into the Wild
Into the Wild
Lesson Four Part 2
Please do NOT write on
this sheet. All answers,
maps, free writes, and
paragraphs must be written
on your own paper.
Wednesday 9/18 – Thursday
9/19
Please complete this packet over the next two
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days IN CLASS.
• Submit all work completed each day at the end of
the hour. Do NOT take anything home for
homework or, upon finding that you’ve submitted
nothing, I will assume you did no work in class.
• All activities herein should be done individually
and silently.
• The entire packet MUST be completed by the end
of the hour on Thursday. Late work will not be
accepted.
Character Tree Map: Ch. 1-7
(Wednesday)
Create a Tree Map with the following characters. List
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every detail you can think of, and write at least one quote
that shows the importance of this character to Chris:
Chris McCandless
Alexander Supertramp
Jim Gallien
Carine McCandless
Walt McCandless
Billie McCandless
Wayne Westerberg
Jan Burres (and Bob)
Ron Franz
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Inferences (Wednesday)
Use CORNELL NOTES (see sample on next slide) to respond to
the following questions. Use textual evidence whenever
possible.
1. Identify Key Points in Chapters 5 and 6 that indicate
Chris McCandless could or could not return to the
“normal” life IF he had wanted to do so. Explain your
findings in your “Notes.”
2. Find Key Points regarding McCandless’ return
journey to Jan Burres and Bob. Using Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs, explain what this journey
reveals about McCandless (in your “Notes”).
3. Look at the relationship McCandless had with Ron
Franz: What did each person gain from that
relationship?
Cornell Notes Structure
• Key Points: Not(Wednesday)
just details, but
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details that are crucial to the
story and the question at hand.
• Notes: Your thoughts, opinions,
explanations, warrants, etc.
about the Key Points you list.
• Summary: Summarize all of the
information in your chart into
one fluent statement (1-3
sentences).
Do a separate chart for each question listed above. Key
Points and Notes can be bulleted. The summary at the end
must be in complete sentences.
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Argument Paragraph
(Should start on Wednesday, if not finish.)
• In Into the Wild, is Krakauer merely
journalistically portraying events, or does the
language he uses reveal a bias?
• Write a 6- to 13-sentence paragraph that uses
specific text evidence to support your
response.
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Ch. 7 Free Write
(Wednesday or Thursday)
What does McCandless’s interaction with
Ron Franz do to your impression of
McCandless’s character? Why?
– Defend your answer with details from the book.
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Written Response
(Wednesday or Thursday)
READ: Alex’s letter to Ron Franz.
Using Cornell Notes, list parallels to
Transcendentalism (“Key Points”) and
explain how they are parallel (“Notes”).
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Quick Write
(Wednesday or Thursday)
Answer in 1 to 3 sentences each.
1. Of Chapters 5-7, which chapter is the most
developed?
2. What does the author give us that we
needed to learn in order to understand
McCandless?
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Reading Assignment
• If you finish your work early on Wednesday
and/or Thursday, please read silently. Into the
Wild Chapters 8, 9, & 10 annotations,
vocabulary list, and epiwhatever charts are
due on Tuesday. Or you can read your EOR
book.
• You can also work on Optional Assignments,
revisions, studying vocabulary, etc. as long as
you remain silent so others can concentrate.