Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Today in class we reviewed our List/Group/Label activity with the class. We then introduced the "Opinion-proof" activity that we are going to work on for Chapter 13.

Homework: Check the schedule.

Thursday, February 12th 2009

Today in class we worked on our List / Group / Label for "Non-Conformity". We started off slow but compiled a pretty huge list. Tomorrow in class we will be grouping up and creating sub-categories for the words.

Also, we will introduce your assignment for the "double-Saturday" weekend. Yay!

February 10th -- Review and Homework

Today we went over the Right There questions from Monday and then discussed/reviewed Think & Search questions. The focus questions we used in class are below. Answer all 4 questions-of which we've already done 2-after reading chapter 9 and bring them for use in class tomorrow.

1.Give 2 adjectives that are not used on page 88 to describe Davis Gulch
2.What are some of the similarities between Reuss and McCandless? (At least 3)
3.Why would McCandless and Reuss change their names?
4.What are the similarities in the types of people with whom McCandless and Reuss develop/maintain relationships?

February 9th, 2009

Today in class we did a journal entry, a mini-lesson on "Think and Search" questions, and finished our paired reading for Chapter 8. Each pair of students were responsible for turning in a set of 10-15 "right-there" questions. Your assignment for tonight's homework is to answer the "right-there" questions developed by yourselves on notebook paper. Please answer all the following questions on a seperate sheet of paper and turn in tomorrow:

1. What is the Alaskan name for the peak of Mt. McKinley?
2. What magazine was McCandless featured in?
3. Who said Alex was a nut?
4. Who was the author of the letter on page 29?
5. What mountain did Waterman want to climb?
6. What did Krakauer say in the letter he wrote to the readers?
7. Who sent the most negative mail?
8. In what year did Rosellini land on Cordova?
9. Who built a cabin on the Black River east of Chalkitsik?

Chris McCandless relationship with women is not that good because he always wants to be with nature and maybe he has not had a good relationship because he wants someone who has the same dreams as him and he has not found anyone like that yet.

Feb. 5th Chapter 7 Post

In finishing up chapter 7 today we learned a lot about the relationships that Alex maintains and does not maintain. Good job today with focus; keep it up!

1. Describe Alex's/Chris's relationships with the opposite sex. Why does he take this stance with women?
2. What does it mean to live out one's beliefs? Give an example from Into the Wild.
3. At the end of chapter 7, is Alex's letter a suicide note or not? Explain.

Be sure to answer these questions in one comment. Feel free to comment on the comments of others.

February 3rd

Likable Qualities of McCandless
Ronald Franz gives us some insight into the qualities of McCandless that make him a likable character.

Which of those qualities, or characteristics that you find, are the most likable and why?
Follow that up with qualities that you DO NOT like.

February 2nd

Good times today, whiners! The songs we listened to were different than anything that you listen to with your friends, but it was the lyrics that we hoped you'd pay attention to. Eddie Vedder took these songs as an opportunity to represent the book and the main ideas in the book.

Question for Today's Blog
Which of the songs was most similar to the book, Into the Wild? Why?
Look up the soundtrack if you forgot the songs we listened to.

SONGS WE LISTENED TO:
Setting Forth
Rise
End of the Road
Guaranteed
No Ceiling
Far Behind
Long Nights
Hard Sun