Quote Collection

•Create five posts on your blog, each with one of your favorite quotes from any of the material we have read this quarter.

•In each post, include the following:

–Quote

–Author/Page number

–At least three sentences of commentary, ideas to include:

•Why you think this quote is significant

•Your textual/personal/historical/real world connection.

•A question about the quote for other to consider

Top 5 Beliefs

Make a list of five claims you believe to be true in regard to Into the Wild and our focus questions.

-  Provide factual evidence for _______ of these claims (Honors - 3, Regular - start with 2)
-  Your claims must be original and objectively stated.  Do not write "In my opinion..." or "I believe..."
-  Comment on this post with your list of claims and evidence.

Themes/Areas to Address from our class discussion:

• Criticism/judgement of people's actions 
• Society's limitations and restrictions
• "Living the Dream"
• Being informed and prepared when making decisions
• "Walking into the Wild"
• Being alone/solitude
• Changing/Giving up your identity
• Idealism

Begin the "discussion"...

Reply to at least two of your classmates comments. 

"I agree" will not count as a reply.

Reply with your own thoughts on their comment as well as the evidence and explanation that supports your view.  

Once you receive replies on your comments, you must reply to your classmates' replies to continue the discussion.  

Socratic Seminar Prep

Choose ______ (#) of the focus questions listed and comment with the following:  

1)  Your opinion
2)  Textual, Personal, Historical, or Real World Evidence
3)  A follow-up question of your own creation

Honors choose 2
Regular choose 1

Focus Question #1

Do you think Chris was anti-social or just lost and disconnected, never really feeling part of the group?

Focus Question #2

McCandless lived his dream by trekking through the Alaskan wilderness for months.  What do you consider as “living the dream”?

Focus Question #3

Does McCandless’s story make you think about what was/could have been wrong in his life?  How does it make you think about what you would do if you were in his shoes?

Focus Question #4

In the novel it seems as though Chris is searching for his identity.  Do you think he found it before or after his death?

Focus Question #5

Why is the dream about going into the wilderness so widely shared but only a few actually pursue it?