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See Teaching Students to Read Nonfiction: How Movies Can Help.Ĭlick Here for the specific College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards, set out in the 2010 Common Core State Standards, which are served by this Learning Guide. This Guide provides discussion questions and writing assignments for the study of the book. The book, Into the Wild, by John Krakauer, is an excellent nonfiction text for students in grades 10 – 12. In addition to Jack London, the Guide offers the opportunity to briefly introduce students to Lord Byron, Leo Tolstoy, and Henry David Thoreau. The Guide contains multiple assignments of formal and informal writing and an introduction to the history of American adventurism.
#INTO THE WILD BOOK AWARDS MOVIE#
With respect to the ELA curriculum, this Learning Guide assists teachers in using the movie to provide context for the study of Jack London and particularly for his short story “To Build a Fire.” It contains opportunities for students to explore the ideas in the movie and its use of literary allusion. FICTION (SOAPS, DRAMAS, AND REALITY/SURVIVAL SHOW)Įmbedded in beautiful scenery and rich in the kind of music that has special appeal to young people, Into The Wild provides important life-lessons that: (1) risky behavior can have fatal consequences (2) parents need to be careful in raising their children (3) there are times when children need to forgive their parents (4) happiness and beauty must be shared to be fully enjoyed and (5) relationships with people are an essential part of life.