Name: ______Per. ___3___ Date: 9-26-17
READING CHECK ON INTRODUCTION OF “INTO THE WILD”
Directions:After viewing the scene from the movie version of “Into the Wild” and reading the introduction to “Into the Wild” on p. 15 of your StudySync booklet, read the following questions and answer them in complete sentences. If a sentence frame is provided, make sure your response matches the sentence frame correctly.
1. After viewing the image of Chris McCandless burning his money, what do you think is the reason why
he burned his money?
A.) I think Chris McCandless burned all of his money because: ______
______
______
2. How do Chris McCandless’s actions make you feel about him? Explain why.
A.) When Chris McCandless burned his money, it made me feel he is:______
______
because______
______.
3. In the last sentence of the introduction, it states that the author, Jon Krakauer wants to “…provide an understanding of the young ascetic’s (McCandless’) idealism, courage, and naïveté.”Explain how Chris McCandless showed both courageandnaïveté when he burned his money.
A.) Chris McCandless showed courage when he burned his money because: ______
______
______
B.) Chris McCandless showed naïveté when he burned his money because: ______
______
______
Name: ______Per. ___3___ Date: 9-26-17
READING CHECK ON INTRODUCTION OF “INTO THE WILD”
Directions:After viewing the scene from the movie version of “Into the Wild” and reading the introduction to “Into the Wild” on p. 15 of your StudySync booklet, read the following questions and answer them in complete sentences. If a sentence frame is provided, make sure your response matches the sentence frame correctly.
1. After viewing the image of Chris McCandless burning his money, what do you think is the reason why
he burned his money?
A.) I think Chris McCandless burned all of his money because: ______
______
______
2. How do Chris McCandless’s actions make you feel about him? Explain why.
A.) When Chris McCandless burned his money, it made me feel he is:______
______
because______
______.
3. In the last sentence of the introduction, it states that the author, Jon Krakauer wants to “…provide an understanding of the young ascetic’s (McCandless’) idealism, courage, and naïveté.” Explain how Chris McCandless showed both courageandnaïveté when he burned his money.
A.) Chris McCandless showed courage when he burned his money because: ______
______
______
B.) Chris McCandless showed naïveté when he burned his money because: ______
______
______