Friday, February 1, 2019
English 10: 3rd period
Read
Short lecture on mood and tone in a story
1. Close read the opening of "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
2. Answer comprehension questions
3. Write a postcard from Alaska using Chris's postcard to Wayne as an example
English 10: 6th period
Read
1. Continue watching the film and noting five differences between the film and the book
Thursday, January 31, 2019
English 10: 3rd period
Read
1. Debate on the character and journey of
Chris. One group of students on the left side of the room. The other
group of students on the right side of the room.
2. Journal: What is a monster?
3. Put Ellen Hopkins poem in the correct order.
4. What is the connotation of the word monster?
English 10: 6th period
Read
1. Watch the film
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
English 10: 3rd period
Read
1. Popcorn read the article
2. Write down three things that you found interesting
English 10: 6th period
Read
1. Watch the film
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
English 10: 3rd period
Read
1. Continue writing your real or imagined nature story
2. Share your story at your table. Everybody in your group will share two things that they liked about your story.
3. Fill out a textual evidence worksheet based on your opinion of Chris McCandless
English 10: 6th period
Read
1. Continue watching the film
Monday, January 28, 2019
English 10: 3rd Period
1. Read
2. Short lecture on vivid imagery with examples from Into The Wild
3. Write a story about a real or imagined experience in nature
4. Begin to share your story with your classmates at your table
English 10: 6th period
1. Read
2. Watch the film
Friday, January 25, 2019
English 10: 6th Period
Silent reading
1. Continue to work on our first and second viewpoint lens worksheet using textual evidence from Into The Wild.
2. Watch Chris McCandless opinion video.
3. Debate on the character and journey of Chris. One group of students on the left side of the room. The other group of students on the right side of the room.
Note: Next week we will watch the movie.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
English 10: 6th Period
Silent reading
1. Journal: Continue answering the following questions: How do you think nature make Chris and Everett feel? How does nature make you feel? Why does it make you feel that way?
2. Learn the following vocabulary words before reading the article: Idealist, hunkered (hunkered down), phenomenon.
3. Popcorn read the article "The Chris McCandless Obsession Problem" by Diana Saverin
4. Underline some passages that you find interesting
5. Share those passages with the class
6. Begin the first and second viewpoint lens worksheet and use textual evidence from Into The Wild
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
English 10: 6th Period
1. Read
2. Look at excerpts of letters written by Everett Ruess.
3. Write about nature. Option A - Write about an imaginary experience in nature. Option B - Write about a real-life experience in nature. How did nature make Everett and Chris feel?
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
English 10: 6th Period
1. Read
2. Look at examples from literature that describe the monsters Grendel (Beowulf), Smaug (The Hobbit), and dementors (Harry Potter). Read descriptions of the monsters from the slide and describe them yourself in a discussion.
3. Journal: What is a monster? How would you describe it in at least one to two paragraphs?
4. Share your vivid description of a monster with your group and then to the class.
5. Create a monster as a group and describe it in three to four sentences using vivid imagery.
6. Work in groups to put a poem by Ellen Hopkins in the correct order. Infer the meaning of the poem.