Name: ______Per. ______Date: 9-26-17
READING CHECK ON PARAGRAPHS 1 & 2 OF “INTO THE WILD”
Directions:After readingthe first two paragraphs of “Into the Wild” on p. 16 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. The 1st ¶ lets us know that Chris was a very good student when he attended Emory University in Atlanta. Find one specific detail from the paragraph that lets the reader know he was a very good student.
A.) One detail from the 1st ¶ that lets the reader know that Chris was a very good student is: “______
______.”
2. In the last sentence of the 1st ¶, it states that Chris was “…offered membership in Phi Beta Kappa…” Based on the details in the last sentence, what can we assume Phi Beta Kappa to be? What details make this clear?
A.) Based on the details in the last sentence of the 1st ¶, we can assume that Phi Beta Kappa is :______
______
B.) The specific details in the last sentence of the 1st ¶ that show this are:“______
______.”
3. In the 2nd ¶, we learn that Chris’s parents thought he intended to go to law school after he graduated from Emory University. What details in the 2nd ¶ makes it clear that Chris was not interested in going to law school. Find the detail and explain HOW it shows that Chris was not interested in going to law school.
A.) The detail that makes it clear that Chris is not interested in going to law school is: “______
______.”
______
B.) This detail makes it clear that Chris is not interested in going to law school because: ______
______
______
Name: ______Per. ______Date: 9-26-17
READING CHECK ON PARAGRAPHS 1 & 2 OF “INTO THE WILD”
Directions:After reading the first two paragraphs of “Into the Wild” on p. 16 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. The 1st ¶ lets us know that Chris was a very good student when he attended Emory University in Atlanta. Find one specific detail from the paragraph that lets the reader know he was a very good student.
A.) One detail from the 1st ¶ that lets the reader know that Chris was a very good student is: “______
______.”
2. In the last sentence of the 1st ¶, it states that Chris was “…offered membership in Phi Beta Kappa…” Based on the details in the last sentence, what can we assume Phi Beta Kappa to be? What details make this clear?
A.) Based on the details in the last sentence of the 1st ¶, we can assume that Phi Beta Kappa is :______
______
B.) The specific details in the last sentence of the 1st ¶ that show this are:“______
______.”
3. In the 2nd ¶, we learn that Chris’s parents thought he intended to go to law school after he graduated from Emory University. What details in the 2nd ¶ makes it clear that Chris was not interested in going to law school. Find the detail and explain HOW it shows that Chris was not interested in going to law school.
A.) The detail that makes it clear that Chris is not interested in going to law school is: “______
______.”
______
B.) This detail makes it clear that Chris is not interested in going to law school because: ______
______
______