Finish your letter, but don't put it in the envelope yet. Title (the title is up to you, but give it one that will make sense to you a year or five or ten years from now) and date the envelope and put it in a safe place.
Homework: Finish the reading and vocab and questions for Monday. For question 4, do not describe the tone as "negative" or "positive". Those categories are starting points, not end points. Remember that I have given you two handouts this year which contain a plethora of words to describe an author's tone of voice. Choose a precise adjective or two to describe the tone of each passage. Then discuss how specific details, word choices, etc. contribute to the tone of the passage.
Into the Wild-
Jon Krakauer
Chapters
7-8 (61-85)
Wesley
3AP
November
13, 2015
Vocabulary
On this sheet or a separate sheet of
paper, write down the word, part of speech, and definition.
canted
(61) rapport (65) eremitic (73)
conjecture
(64) sojourn (66) sinewy (76)
polarization
(64) opined (71) incinerating (79)
Discussion Questions
As you read, answer these questions in
preparation for discussion on Monday. Be thoughtful and thorough in your
answers.
1.
Describe
McCandless’s relationship with Wayne Westerberg.
2.
What
is the difference between intelligence and common sense? How does McCandless fit into each category?
3.
Information
pertaining to McCandless and his family is given in this section. What type of relationship did he have with
his father? Mother? Sister?
4.
Describe
the tone of the last three communications from McCandless in Chapter 7. In addition to using precise adjectives,
discuss what details, word choices, etc, contribute to the tone of each.
5.
Briefly
describe the mini-bios of other adventures the author mentions in Chapter
8. Why does the author choose these
particular stories? What are the
parallel themes/ideas/situations described?
Why would the author include these stories in the narration of
McCandless’s story?
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