Small groups...

Discuss "Happy" - Each person should share two or three take-aways from the film.
Why did it stand out for you?
What relevance, if any, does/might this idea have for your life or your community?

Homework: Read Into The Wild, chapters 1-3, and answer the questions.  Pay attention to the notes below the questions, too.


Into The Wild

Vocabulary Unit # 1

Vocabulary has a profound effect on your reading comprehension, something that will become very apparent this year as you take ACT’s, SAT’s and AP exams. Krakauer’s prose style in Into the Wild is modern and accessible, but he throws in a fancy word from time to time. This is a great book for expanding your vocabulary; take advantage of the opportunity. Also, we’ll have a few vocab quizzes, so stay on top of your words.

On a separate sheet of paper, write down the word, part of speech, the definition, and the sentence from the book or a sentence from another source which contains context clues. Underline the word. You may handwrite the work in the space below or type it.

transcendent (intro)    sonorous (4)                plebian (18)                unencumbered (22)

asceticism (intro)       meandered (5)            nomadic (19)              

unsullied (4)               cursory (13)                altruistic (19)