Into the Wild

August 8, 2019

Standards

RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text

Obj: I can determine a theme of a text and analyze its development over time.

Starter: 

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Essential Question: 

How much of what happens in our lives do we control?

Answer the question in 3-5 sentences. 

Vocabulary: 

Word: Destiny

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.

Your definition: 

Activity: Into the Wild Movie Trailer

What is something you believe you are destined to do?

Activity: 

1.   Personal Legend Options

Select one of the options linked in the Google Doc to help you create your personal legend. 

You will have twenty minutes to work on this.  

2.  Into the Wild Partner Work 

With a partner, read and annotate the excerpt on pages 16-19. 

Then, work together to answer the first three think questions on page 19.

3.  Independent work for Into the Wild

Individually, answer the five focus questions on page 20. 

Please answer the questions either on a sheet of paper or a Google doc. 

Closure

Connect Into the Wild to your views and beliefs.