Block 1 and Block 4 homework

• Bring your notes on Transcendentalism and your Transcendentalist quotation packet with you to class on Friday. We will be working on an in class writing assignment, and you MUST have both.
• Have a nice week !

Question for Into the Wild Discussion

Please remember that you must bring your Into the Wild book to class with the completed sticky notes. I will grade your notes as part of the preparation for the graded discussion.

The following are some of the questions that we will discuss in the graded discussion on Monday or Tuesday, depending what block you are in:

1. Is McCandless a Transcendentalist? Or does he misunderstand their ideas?
2. What does the "wild" mean to McCandless?
3. Why is Krakauer so fascinated with the young man's life?
4. Was Chris running away from society or was he seeking something?
5. What does Chris' story reveal about the American ethos of individualism and self-reliance?
6. Who is Chris McCandless?
7. What does the writer want us to think about him and his choices? 
8. What do we think about him?  What is accomplished by his journey?  What meaning can we take away from his life?
9.  What does it mean to be your own person, to be an individual?  What does it mean to live meaningfully?
    
    
    
    

Block 1 updates and homework

Today in class we began the work of learning how to analyze the structure of a sentence. The purpose of this work is two-fold. First, analyzing syntax will allow us to understand how the writer creates meaning, and second, we can learn how to write more powerful sentences through this analysis.

Your homework is to read chapters 16-18, prepare the sticky notes and come to class prepared for a graded discussion. I will collect your books with the sticky notes and use your notes as a portion of your graded discussion grade.

Block 1 homework

Most people did very well on the vocabulary quiz. Nice job studying! Your homework for Friday is as follows:

Read chapters 13-15 and prepare the sticky notes according to the directions that you received. We will discuass chapters d13-15 next class.

Block 4 homework and reminders

Today in class we identified the characteristics of an excellent sentence, and we revised one of our sentences with the characteristics in mind. Then people handed in their essays.

The homework is to read chapters 13-15 in Into the Wild. Be sure to prepare two sticky notes for each chapter. The vocabulary quiz will be next class. Study, and use the quizlet link that I attached!

Block 1 Homework

For Wednesday please be sure to do the following:

1. Read the New York Times article
2. Choose the quotations that we discussed in class (one from each of the three sources).
3. Study your vocabulary for the quiz

Block 1

Remember to review your vocabulary words! Your homework is to read chapters 5-7 in Into the Wild, and prepare the sticky notes (according to the directions that I provided for you). Be sure to come to class on Friday prepared to discuss chapters 1-7.

Homework for Block 1

        Knowing some basic grammar can go a long way towards helping you become a stronger reader and a more effective writer. The building blocks of the sentence are phrases and clauses. This link will help you practice identifying the differences between the two.  http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/phrase_or_clause/quiz2825.html
       Also, remember to study that vocabulary for a quiz next Wednesday. If you are are absent for the vocabulary quiz you must make up the quiz in a timely manner; the quiz will appear on second quarter.

Homewor for block 4

Your homework is to complete the vocabulary exercise for Unit 2 in the vocabulary packet. Be sure to come to class on Tuesday with you Into the Wild Packet so that we can have a graded class discussion.

Block 4 homework

For class on Friday read chapters 1-4 and prepare the sticky notes as detailed in the class handout.

Vocabulary practice on quizlet

The following is a link to a quizlet site with your vocabulary words. You can practice your vocabulary, make a quiz, or create a number of fun ways to learn your vocabulary words. http://quizlet.com/2878113/vocabulary-workshop-level-f-unit-2-flash-cards/

What did happen to Chris McCandless?

Several years after he writes the book Krakauer discovers new evidence about Chris' final days. Krakauer discusses what he has recently uncovered in this audio interview with NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=222172599

Into the Wild

This week we begin our reading of John Krakauer's book Into the Wild. The subject of the book is Chris McCandless, a young man who decides to follow in the footsteps of the Transcendentalists. This young man rejects the expectations of society and his parents and embarks on a complicated journey that fascinates Krakauer. Be sure to bring your copy of the book to class with you each day.

Congratulations to the winners of Poetry Outloud!! Please remember that the school competition will take place in the Little Theater on January 14, 2014 at 3:00. All are welcome to cheer our class winners on.