Lit Circle Meeting #4. Make a copy of these questions and scribe the basic points of your conversation. Share doc with me!
- Do you agree with Keiran or with Nick Jans? Was Chris McCandless less competent than a boy scout? Or was he on a transcendental path that is worthy of our study?
- What can we learn from this story about the human quest for happiness and meaning?
- What does it mean to live deliberately? What does it mean to be self-reliant? Does Chris achieve his goals of self-reliance and deliberate living despite his death?
- How can the path toward meaning be shaped by BOTH the natural world AND by our civilization? How was Chris' path shaped by both? What life lessons do you imagined he had learned from his experience about happiness and meaning?
After break.....
Keely and Summer's Survey
Lit Circle Post-write (Do this in class!)
Self Reflection
1. How well did you participate in the literature circle experience?
Were you prepared each time? Did you participate fruitfully? How
did the analytical process go for your group?
2) What did you get out of this experience?
Discuss the importance of the discussion groups in helping to form your interpretations
of this novel. Be specific.
Synthesis Paragraphs
Make an interpretive claim about Into the Wild. Think about
how your reading of the novel answers 1 or more of the essential questions. You could also answer a different question or make your own claim based on what has come up for you during the reading. Write 2-3 robust TEA
paragraphs, supporting your claim with evidence from the text. Connect your evidence explicitly to the
claims you are making (#analysis).OPTIONAL HOMEWORK: Optional Reading from Nick Jans: "Going Alone"