So...

... Explain why school today is particularly ironic...

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail--3

After reading the play...

How does the idea of non-conformity play a part in this drama?

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail--2

After reading the play...

From the many meaningful sentences, witty maxims, and quotable declarations, which one(s) moved you to think in a way you hadn't thought before? Why?

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail...1

After reading the play...

What does "huckleberrying" mean and would you like to be taught using this unorthodox method?

Fun Reads...

By David Baldacci
The Christmas Train
Wish You Well
Absolute Power
The Winner
Saving Faith

By James Patterson
Along Came a Spider
Kiss the Girls
Jack and Jill
Four Blind Mice
Roses are Red
Cat and Mouse
Big Bad Wolf
Cross

By Fannie Flagg
Fried Green Tomatoes
A Redbird Christmas

By Mary Stewart
The Crystal Cave
The Hollow Hills
The Last Enchantment
The Wicked Day

By Alexander McCall Smith
No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

By Dan Brown
The DaVinci Code
Angels and Demons
Deception Point
Digital Fortress

By Richard Bach
Jonathan Livingston Seagull

By Jean Auel
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Valley of Horses
The Mammoth Hunters

By Scott Turow
Presumed Innocent

By Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca

By John Steinbeck
East of Eden

By Anne Rice
The Witching Hour
Interview with the Vampire
The Vampire Lestat

By Ken Follett
The Pillars of the Earth
A World Without End
(Most everything he’s written is good/fun)

By Stephen King
All of the Dark Tower Series
The Stand

By Margaret Mitchell
Gone With the Wind

By Alexandra Ripley
Scarlett

By Stephenie Meyers
The Twilight Series


Anything by the following writers is a fun/good read:
Jeffery Deaver (Serial killers, crime scene investigations, forensics)
Carl Haissen (darkly humorous with quirky characters and a central “crime”)
Nelson DeMille (murder mystery with a little “romance”)
J.K. Rowling (All of the Harry Potters)
Anne McCaffrey (Sci-fi/fantasy)

Happy Reading!!!

So why did the author include...

... the stories of other adventurers?
... his own story?
... the family reactions to the news of Chris's death?

What else is on your mind about this book, the author, or Chris McCandless?

Into the Wild Ch.2&3

Chapter 2 focuses on facts about Chris's end, and chapter 3 focuses on the beginning of Chris's "oddyssey"... Why does Krakauer tell the reader the end before the beginning? What effect does knowing the end have on the reader? In your opinion, is it effective?

Explain what you think the purpose of the excerpts at the beginning of each chapter are all about...

What is your opinion of why Chris changed his name to Alexander Supertramp? What is the significance of the name and the name change?

I love reading your comments! Keep it up!