Honors American Literature/Contemporary Comp: Winter Break Homework: Into the Wild

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Winter Break Homework: Into the Wild

During the break, read Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, and keep a dialectical journal. For each chapter, you will record one entry. Entries should be kept in a journal or notebook (not sheets of paper stapled together) and should be formatted as follows:
Column 1: page number Column 2: text of quote(a sentence or two) Column 3: Interpretation, Observation, Question, and Personal Response.
See the sample page in the box.

There are 18 chapters and an epilogue, so you will have a total of 19 entries.
Due: Jan. 9, 2012.

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Quotation

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?...
Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you....
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Marianne Williamson

About this class

This is a survey course of American literature which includes speaking, reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. The objectives are: to examine the development of American literary themes from pre-colonial times to the present; to develop an awareness of literary genres; to enhance student skills in the analysis of literature.

Students will present oral recitations of poetry and participate in class discussions and small-group activities. Students will read numerous excerpts from American literature as well as at least one novel and one play. Students will write essays responding to literature and analyzing major literary works. Finally, students will develop critical thinking skills by analyzing tone, style and theme to compare and contrast various works of American literature.