1. Into the Wild Bellringer # 112-7-11 Directions: Start this on a new sheet of paper. You will turn in your Transcendentalism bellringers. Write down whether you agree or disagree with the following statements. Explain your reasoning. (Be prepared to defend your choices!) Into the Wild Anticipation Guide 1. There is really no wilderness left in America. 2. Having close human relationships in one’s life is essential to one’s happiness. 3. One cannot last without the conveniences of civilization. 4. One can create another version of one’s self and live that life forever. 5. The attraction of high risk activities causes certain people to make life threatening decisions.

2. Into the Wild Bellringer # 212-8-11 1.Why is Jon Krakauer fascinated with the story of Chris McCandless? 2.Out of the recent writers we have read, which one do you think Chris McCandless probably liked? Why? 3.This book is an example of a man who tries to live a Transcendentalist lifestyle. Based on what you know so far, what do you think makes Chris McCandless a Transcendentalist? Think back to the characteristics of Transcendentalism. Today’s Objective: We can read and understand Into the Wild.

3. Into the Wild Bellringer # 312-13-11 Get out your annotation handout from yesterday. Use it to help you answers these questions. 1.List one direct characterization from yesterday’s lesson. 2.List one indirect characterization from yesterday’s lesson. 3. According to chapter 3, explain how Chris McCandless feels about his car, a 1982 Datsun B210 (21). Today’s Objective: We can annotate a text for characterization and tone.

4. Into the Wild Bellringer # 412-14-11 1.What did Bud Walsh, the National Park Service Ranger, find in the bed of Detrital Wash and how did the Park service use what they found? 2.What is ironic about the note Alex left on his car? 3. What shocking thing does McCandless do after the flood? Today’s Objective: We can read and understand Into the Wild.

5. Into the Wild Bellringer # 51-3-12 Directions: Use chapter 5 of your book to help you answer these questions. 1. Where does McCandless get a job at in Bullhead City? Why did Alex quit this job? 2. Who did Alex go visit after he left Bullhead City? 3. What author had Alex been infatuated with since he was a child? 4. What did Alex do with supplies Jan Burres tried to give him when she dropped him off at the Salton City Post Office? Today’s Objective: We understand the organization of Into the Wild and can analyze this text for character analysis.

6. Into the Wild Bellringer # 61-4-12 Directions: Use chapter 6 of your book to help you answer these questions. 1. What did Ron Franz request from Jon Krakauer in his letter to him? 2. In Alex’s letter to Ron Franz what was his advice to him? 3. What did Franz do after he found out about Alex’s death? Today’s Objective: We can analyze Into the Wild for character analysis.

7. Into the Wild Bellringer # 71-5-12 Directions: Use chapter 7 of your book to help you answer these questions. ****Bellringers 1-7 will be taken up tomorrow. 1. In Carthage, Westerberg noticed a “god-awful stink” inside Alex’s house. What had Alex forgotten to do that caused that stink? 2. What member of Chris’s family was he not mad at? (Either the relation or the name are acceptable answers.) 3. True or False: Chris McCandless had many girlfriends in high school. Today’s Objective: We can analyze Into the Wild for character analysis.