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Lauren Rabourn

Into the Wild

11/16/2020

Before you Learn

Self-Check

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I can develop background knowledge and use prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make connections while reading.

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• I can do this with a lot of help.
• I can do this with some help.
• I can do this alone.
• I can teach others how to do this.

*NOTE BEFORE USE: This Into the Wild novel unit is typically tied into an American Literature unit that covers Romanticism and Transcendentalism. Students will need a background on these movements - using authors such as Henry David Thoreau and/or Ralph Waldo Emerson - in order to fully make connections in this particular lesson. Additionally, this lesson is meant for pre-reading use and could be done in stations if in the classroom.

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NE LA 12.1.6l Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make connections while reading complex text.

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Created at Digital Age Pedagogy: bit.ly/digitalagepedagogy CC BY-NC-SA

3 - Share your Experience

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Follow the link to view this rare ABC News Broadcast covering a segment on the story of Chris McCandless. Directions for what to do after viewing, are included: Into the Wild | 20/20 May 30, 1997.

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**Optional additional reading of the original article by the author, Jon Krakauer (for those interested): Death of an Innocent by Jon Krakauer

2 - Follow the Path

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Click on the link for the activity: Chris McCandless | Adventure and complete.

1 - Begin your Journey

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Click on the link for the activity: Chris McCandless | “An Extremist” and complete.

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