Into the Wild Chapters 1-2 Central Idea/Summary

Into the Wild Chapters 1-2

Determine Central Idea

Provide accurate objective summaries

Open Ended

Would you ever live alone in the woods? Why or why not?

Standard

LAFS.910.RI.1.2: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.  

Essential Question

• How can I determine a central idea of a text and then provide an accurate objective summary?

Multiple Select

Objectives! Hint: select all of them!

• Determine the central idea of a text and analyze its development

• Identify how and where a central idea emerges/is shaped

• Provide an objective summary of the text

Author

Jon Krakauer is the author of "Into the Wild"

Feel free to google this expedition at the end of class.

Open Ended

Write a one sentence summary of what we just read.

Multiple Choice

Part A: Which is a central idea of the text?

• Jim Gallien is an accomplished woodsman who is travelling to Anchorage, Alaska.

• The Alaskan wilderness is a harsh landscape that punishes anyone who is unprepared.

• A young man named Alex is hitchhiking to a remote part of Alaska to live off the land.

• People are attracted to Alaska because of its remote location and beautiful landscapes.

Multiple Choice

Part B: Which detail supports the development of the central idea in the previous slide?

• He explained that he wanted a ride as far as the edge of Denali National Park, where he intended to walk deep into the bush and "live off the land for a few months"

• Gallien, a union electrician, was on his way to Anchorage

• Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits, people who think the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier...

• "He wasnt carrying anyhwere near as much food and gear as you'd expect...."Gallien Recalls

Open Ended

Write a one sentence summary of chapter 1!

One sentence summary. Identify the central idea.

Multiple Choice

Part A: Which is a central idea of the text?

• In 1961, Yutan Construction built a railroad that spannedd across the Stampede Trail and brought industry and commerce to the region.

• In 1962, Yutan Construction attempted to build a railroad that crossed the Stampede Trail, but abandoned the project a few years later due to poor weather conditions.

• In 1961, Yutan Construction purchased three derelict busses to house the construction workers building a railroad.

Multiple Choice

Part B: Which detail supports the development of the central idea in Part A?

• The trail was blazed in the 1930s by a legendary Alaska miner named Earl Pilgrim; It led to antimony claims he'd staked on the...

• To house construction workers while the road was going in, Yutan purchasedd three junked busses...

• The project was halted in 1963...and the route was shortly rendered impassable by thawing permafrost and seasonal floods

• The third bus was left about halfway out the trail to serve as backcountry shelter

How would you summarize chapters 1-2? Turn and talk!

Open Ended

Exit-Ticket: Identify at least one central idea from the text. Provide a 3-6 sentence summary of chapters 1-2.

Then, what is your first impression of the character(s)? Explain.

Chapter 1 Summary Answer Key

Chapter 1

In this chapter we met Jim Gallien and Alex. Alex is going on a hiking adventure and he is going without being fully equipped. Jim Gallien offers him a ride to his destination. Alex is very grateful. Jim and Alex get to know each other a bit better during this trip. Jim found out Alex intentions. Jim tried to help him out. Alex was really giving but stubborn to get the things he needed to survive. They finally got to be where Alex needed to go. Jim Gallien hoping Alex would survive. He was hoping that he would do things that normal people would do.

Chapter 2

In this chapter we learn the background story on the Stampede Trail. Three men went up there to check things out. They had to be very cautious because of the road conditions. Then when they got to their destination, they find a couple who looks spooked out and then they look inside the bus and there are some things in a sleeping bag. Come to find out and Chris McCandless is dead and people see his remains for evidence. No one knew who he was where he was from and why he was there?

Open Ended

Complete and pass the following achieve articles:

"Into the Wild" "Soldier in the Wild"

Open Ended

Complete and pass the following achieve articles:

"Into the Wild" "Soldier in the Wild"