Monday, April 13, 2015

English—3rd Formal Essay —McFarland—Spring—2015 for 1A and 102


English—3rd Formal Essay —McFarland—Spring—2015

For this essay you will be looking at Chris McCandless and our book Into The Wild in order to generate a discussion about Chris’ actions that he takes through the course of his short life. The following questions are intended to offer some guidance to you as you build your paper. You do not need to answer all of them. Remember that paragraph topic sentences should start with concepts—concepts that will be taken from your sophisticated and full answers to the questions.

Why does it seem that Chris turns his back on his family?
Is Chris justified in doing this? Why or why not?
Is it ever justified to turn your back on your family? Why or why not?
Is there any value in disconnecting from family (and friends for that matter)?
What does Chris turn towards—that is, what becomes important to him?
Does it matter what you turn towards if you turn your back on family or friends?
What does it mean to “waste your life”?
What role does time alone play in living a “good life.”
What does it mean to live a “good life”?
If you lead what you think is a good life, but other people are hurt by your choices, can you still say you have lead a good life?
What is your opinion of how Chris lived his life?

In order to support your points, you need to use the ideas found in the book, the movie, and in any other handouts, books, etc. that we have access to.
You must average 1-2 quotes per paragragh
Quote length in a paper of this length should be no more than 1-2 lines.
The essay’s page minimum is 6 full pages…(BNDJTM…)
Be careful that you don’t simply retell the novel. Use the episodes to SUPPORT the analytic points you want to make. Paragraph topic sentences should not start with plot types of phrases, but rather with concepts. Paragraph topic sentences should also feature KEYWORDS, which are taken from the essay assignment questions.

What are the Keywords/keyword phrases?

The paper is due________________First draft is due_________________

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