Language Objective: I will take dual journey entry notes on Chapter 4 of Into the Wild and analyze the theme of social sensitivity in connection with Chris McCandless' character.
1. Read your quarter 2 book for 15 minutes.
2. Reading Journal:
Examine how your book reflects reality. For five minutes, write about if and how your book is honest about human nature? Is it portraying what it means to be a human in a romanticized or unrealistic way or is your book honest and realistic about human nature?
3. Daily Dose of Grammar:
Which sentence is correct?
- The snail which happened to be yellow was named Squiggly.
- The snail, which happened to be yellow was named Squiggly.
- The snail, which happened to be yellow, was named Squiggly.
4. With a partner, review your Focus Notes for key details in the first three chapters of Into the Wild. Be sure to catch up group members who missed last period.
5. Read Into the Wild Chapter 4 (Location 354).
In your GoogleDoc for this period, create a chart (click on "Tools", then "Table" and select a chart with two columns and up to 10 rows). On the left side of your chart, copy important passages, including the location number (hit the "Menu" button to see which location you are at); on the right side, record your own thoughts on these passages and why you consider them to be relevant.)
6. Within your group, share the passage you considered most important in your reading of chapter 4. Copy your group members' passages into your own notes.
7. Complete Chris McCandless and the Theme of Social Sensitivity worksheet within your group. Add any notes from your group or in-class discussion.
8. Exit Ticket:
Chapter 4, Detrital Wash
(1) What do Walsh and the other rangers discover?
(2) What natural disaster affected Chris in this chapter?
(3) What does an officer give Chris a ticket for?
- Reading Journal and Grammar
- Chapter 4 notes (including key passages and justifications from other group members)
- Chris McCandless and the Theme of Social Sensitivity worksheet
- Chapter 4 Exit Ticket