into the wild anticipation guide 1

							Name: ____________________________________________ Date: ________________________ Period: _________________

                                                Into the Wild Anticipation Guide

Answer the following questions according to what you believe as an individual. Explain your answers. These are some of the issues
we will be looking at as we read this novel. There are four steps to this process:
   1. Decide whether or not you agree with the statement
   2. Explain your answer
   3. Be ready to convince your table group to your opinion. You must come up with a group consensus on whether you agree or
       disagree. Be sure to have your arguments ready to share with the class.
   4. After reading, decide whether the author would agree or disagree with the statements and support your answer using quotes
       from the book.

     Issue or Statement         Your opinion:             Explanation                Table      Author’s opinion & textual
                                  Agree or                                           decision   support (after reading)
                                  Disagree
1. Isolation is dangerous.



2. It is important to be at
peace with nature.


3. Knowing who you are as
an individual is important to
discover, no matter the cost.

4. It is impossible to
successfully “live off the
land”.

5. Survival of the fittest is
how the world works.
Name: ____________________________________________ Date: ________________________ Period: _________________

6. There is no such thing as
a healthy father/son
relationship.


7. Relying on the kindness
of strangers is no longer a
reliable means of travel.


8. If you are alone too
much, you will lose touch of
reality.



9. Some things you can
never forgive your family
for.


10. Material possessions are
unimportant.