MARCH
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2
3
Introduce: Into the
Wild Unit
-Survey
-Introduce Krakauer
-work on Krakauer
jigsaw assignment
-interview scavenger
hunt
-3 VIPs to share
with other
students
4
-Watch ABC
youtube special
video-task:
questions
-impressions of
McCandless
-Pre-reading
activity (Survival
Activity)
5
FULL-DAY
SEMINAR
-Survival Activity
Due
-Article of the
Week- “Humility in
the Alaskan
Wilderness”
-Answer questions
6
-Vocab. (2 words)
--Read “Death of an
Innocent” excerpt
aloud
-Discuss
-Image writing
assignment (choose
picture & and
respond)
7
STUDY ISLAND
-Vocab.
-Read Copy of
“Author’s Note”
-Answer questions
8
9
10
NO SCHOOL
11
NO SCHOOL
12
In-Service
NO SCHOOL
13
-Vocab.
-Distribute books
-Read Chap. 1
aloud
-Discuss epigraphs
(drawing activity),
Chapters 1 & 2
14
STUDY ISLAND
-Vocab.
-Read Chap. 2 and 3
-find quotes (quotes
chart)
15
16
17
FULL-DAY
Education Career
Fair
-Article of the Week
(film article)
-HW: Bring books to
class on Tuesday
18
-Vocab.
-Discuss
Chap. 2 & 3student generated
discussion
questions
HW: read ch. 4
19
-Show Chap. 3
movie clip
-Introduce
postcards
(examples)
-Work on 1st
postcard assign.
20
-Vocab.
-timeline group
project (whole
period)
-Finish
postcard 1
21
STUDY ISLAND
-Read Ch. 5
-Postcard 1 due
22
23
24
-Vocab.
-Discuss timeline
-Partner discussion
questions
-Discuss Chapter 5
25
-Vocab.
-Think/pair/share
influential person in
your life
-Journal- part 1
HW: finish JournalPart 1
26
PM SEMINAR
-read Chapter 6
-work on JournalPart 2
27
STUDY ISLAND
-Vocab.
-in-class reading of
Chap. 7
-Skip reading Chap.
8&9
28
-Share journal
responses- parts 1 & 2
-Discuss Chapters 6 &
7
-Show film clip of Ron
Franz & Chris
-HW: Read Chap. 10
29
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
30
31
-Discuss Chap. 7, 8,
9,10
-Review for Vocab.
QUIZ (tomorrow)
1
-VOCAB Quiz
-Read Ch.11
2
Partner Quiz (Ch.11)
-Read Ch. 12 and
complete Quotes
Chart
3
Timeline activity
(Chapters 5, 6, 7,
10)
4
STUDY ISLAND
-Read Ch. 13 and
complete quotes chart
5
6
7
-Discuss Chapters
12 & 13
-Read Chap. 16
aloud
8
-Read article (How
Chris Died)
-Discuss
HW: read epilogue
9
AM SEMINAR
-Read article &
introduce final essay
assessment
10
-Work on final
assignment
11
STUDY ISLAND
-Work on final
assignment
12
13
14
-Work on final
assignment
15
-Final essay Due
-Final survey
-Discuss opinions
-watch film clip
16
17
18
NO SCHOOL
19
20
21
NO SCHOOL
22
23
FULL DAY
SEMINAR
24
25
STUDY ISLAND
26
APRIL
27
28
29
30