Read the author’s note, chapters one and two of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild.
SAT Words: Reclusive, Iconoclast
Minutes: Ivy Liu, Lisa Ng, William Han
Due Tuesday Dec. 20th, 2011
Please read Jack London's short story, "To Build a Fire" found here. Please note direct comparisons to Into the Wild as well as analyzing how London portrays nature and the wilderness in this story. Is this similar to Krakuer's depictions of nature and the wilderness in Into the Wild? I expect to see written work for homework. Please write a minimum of six sentences.
SAT Words: Tranquil, Omnipotent
Minutes: Soulin Haque, Amy Lin, Jahwa Hossain
Due Wednesday Dec. 21st, 2011
Read chapters three and four of Into the Wild.
SAT Words: Exacerbate, Traverse
Minutes: John Horario, Zawar Ahmed, John O'Donnell
Due Thursday Dec. 22nd, 2011
Please read chapters I and II of Emerson's "Nature" essay (nature, commodity). You can find this here.
Please note direct comparisons to Into the Wild. I expect to see written work for homework. Please write a minimum of six sentences.
SAT Words: Prosaic, Circumspect
Minutes: Aaron Lee, John Li, Zuzanna Rybicka
Due Friday Dec. 23rd, 2011
Please read III of Emerson's "Nature" essay (beauty). You can find this here.
Please try to explain why Alex abandons his promising life and goes off into the wild. I expect to see written work for homework. Please write a minimum of five sentences.
SAT Words: Inexpedient, Discursiveness
Minutes: Brandon Lee, Charles Pan, Vlad Shumakovich
Happy non-denominational Winter solstice.
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