2/25/15Do Now:- Hand in Into the Wild

Vocabulary

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Content Objective: Students will continue reading and understanding Into the Wild.

Language Objective: Students will use guided reading to ask questions and demonstrate their understanding. Students will use the guided reading questions to help them record their understanding.

1) What is the name of the man that gives Alex a ride?2) What is the name of the trail that Alex plans on

taking?3) What is Alex carrying with him into the Alaskan

wilderness?4) What is Alex's response when asked if he had a

hunting license?5) What does the driver give Alex when he drops him

off?6) What is the driver’s first impression of Alex?7) What is the driver’s final impression of Alex?

“Did You Read It” Quiz?

Technical term (Latin) for the epic convention of beginning "in the middle of things," rather than at the very start of the story. (Out of chronological order)

Examples:Homer's The Odyssey Dante's The Divine Comedy

In medias res:

First Person: The use of I, me, we and other first-person pronouns to relate the thoughts, experiences, and observations of a narrator in a work of fiction (a short story or novel) or nonfiction. (The Great Gatsby – Nick Carraway)Third Person: The third person point of view is a form of storytelling in which a narrator relates all action in third person, using third person pronouns such as "he" or "she." Third person point of view allows a writer more freedom in how a story is told. (Jon Krakauer – Into the Wild)

Point of View:

One cannot help but be struck by the variety of genres that are included in this non-fiction (prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history) book.

It seems to be such a mix of different types of story: part survival, part journey, part coming of age, part man vs. nature, part nature documentary, and part philosophical reflections.

Genre(s):

Multigenre research paper is an alternative to the traditional five paragraph. It emphasizes the use of multiple genres to represent a given research topic. With this type of project, writers are expected to research their given topic and then present the information they gathered using a variety of genres, with an emphasis on writing and composition. The genres created to represent the topic can be put together through the creation of a theme and bracketed by an introduction and conclusion. This creates a unified research paper that avoids the structure of a traditional five paragraph essay.

Multigenre research paper:

Jack London (1876-1916)• Born in San Francisco to a

poor family• As a child he was an avid

reader, especially stories of real-life adventure

• As a teen he joined the “oyster pirates” and was a sailor

• Attended HS for one year, passed the entrance exams for UC Berkeley, but quit halfway through freshman year (did some writing)

Jack London continued

• 1897-took off to prospect for gold in the Klondike (part of Yukon Territory in NW Canada), got sick, and returned in less than a year

• Klondike experience convinced him that “life is a struggle in which the strong survive and the weak do not”

• Short stories and novels dramatize his belief that “civilized” beings are either destroyed or re-created in savage environments– Call of the Wild & White Fang

• Millionaire, but an alcoholic, London suffered from kidney disease and depression– Pain was unendurable, so he committed suicide (drugs)

and died at age 40

White Fang• The remarkable story of a

fiercely independent creature of the wild.

• In the desolate, frozen wilds of north-west Canada, a wolf-cub soon finds himself the sole survivor of his litter. Son of Kiche-half-wolf, half-dog- and the aging wolf One Eye, he is thrust into a savage world where each day becomes a fight to stay alive.

The Call of the Wild

• When gold was discovered in the Yukon in 1896, Jack London caught the fever and rushed off to the northlands to try his luck. When he returned home, he had not mined an ounce of gold but brought back a greater treasure—vivid recollections of rugged life in the frozen wastelands. London converted his experiences into exciting adventure tales, including The Call of the Wild, which has been called his masterpiece.

The Call of the Wild continued• It tells the story of the

magnificent dog Buck, who is a loyal pet until cruel men make him a pawn in their search for the gold of the Klondike. Brutally treated, Buck finds the blood of his world ancestors rising within him and breaks free to roam the Alaskan wilderness as leader of a ferocious pack.

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