Independent Reading Response --1st Block: Into the Wild ( post 3)

Monday, June 2, 2008

Into the Wild ( post 3)

as to when i shall cisit civilization, it will not be soon, i think. i have not tired of the wilderness; rather i enjoy its beaty and the vagrant life i lead, more keenly all the time. i prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star sprinkled sky to a roof, the abscure and difficult trail, leading into the unknown, to any paved highway, and the deep peace of the wild to the discontent bred by cities. i have deep respect for Mccandless, he has turned against everything we are brought up to believe and seeks truth. If i could i would give up my life to seek the truth out in the bush, but then again i am a little to much of a city dweller, but i do want to seek truth, instead of all the lies we are forced to believe.

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Wendling said...: When i read this quote, it really made me wish that i could do what this guy is doing. I want to go out "into the wild" and just live off of the land.; June 3, 2008 at 8:43 AM

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Pick a quote from your reading.
1. This doesn’t mean it has to be dialogue!
2. Shorter ≠ Better: it’s actually harder to respond to and interact with shorter quotes.
3. Cite the page number correctly: “Blah, blah, blah” (34).
4. There are no set requirements for what types of quotes you pick; they just have to be meaningful in some way to you. Maybe a passage actually makes you stop and think about something. Maybe it includes ideas related to a theme you’ve noticed or can relate to. Maybe you just like it.

Respond to it.
1. After you’ve picked a quote from the text, you need to think about it.
2. Some examples of stuff to include: inferences, predictions, reflections (what the passage stirs in your thinking), associations/ connections to other reads or the real world, your feelings towards the author’s words (mood), questions about the reading with attempts to answer how the author would, literary devices/figurative language you discover, remarks about author’s style, tone, etc.
3. Some examples of ways to respond: just write (informal reflection), write a poem expressing your thoughts, write an opening/closing argument for a trial that you’d put a character on, write a letter to the author, write a top-ten list, or another format of your choice.
4. The main goal is for these responses to be thoughtful and reflect your engagement with your reading. Translation: I should be able to tell you’re reading and understanding and thinking about what you’re reading.
5. Responses will typically be approximately 200 words.
6. You might want to write your responses on Word or another word processing program before you post (it catches your silly mistakes). Also, be sure to include the name of your book in the subject line!

Comment on Classmates’ posts
1. Skim through your classmates’ posts.
2. Choose a post that you find interesting. Maybe you’ve read the same book and you want to discuss something you liked or didn’t like about the book. Maybe you thought his/her post was thoughtful and/or creative and you want to give him/her mad props. Maybe you have a question about something he/she said. Maybe you’re thinking about reading that book and want to know a little more about it.
3. Comments will typically be approximately 50-100 words.
4. Oh, and be nice to each other! Absolutely no jerkface-like comments!

Independent Reading Response --1st Block

Monday, June 2, 2008

Into the Wild ( post 3)

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