Dec 5 2025 Chapter 1-3 Into the Wild Kahoot and Final Day - to Work On/Hand In Personal Novel Read Assignment

Silent Read 20 min.

Chapter 2 & 3 Vocab Review. Into the Wild.

Kahoot Practice! Chapter 1-3 Quiz/Test Vocab and Theme Info

Kahoot Practice - re: Ch 1-3 Into the Wild Quiz - Monday Dec 8th. 20 Q MC. 

Time to complete - your Personal Novel Read Assignments - Teams. Marketing Review - longest section - synopsis - sample on the assignment in Teams > also review the front page of your Into the Wild Novel. 

Chapter 2 Vocabulary

  1. Meander - To move aimlessly or without a fixed course; to wander.
  2. Conundrum - A confusing and difficult problem or question; a riddle.
  3. Ambivalence - The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
  4. Lethargy - A lack of energy and enthusiasm; sluggishness.
  5. Ascetic - Characterized by severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
  6. Derelict - In a very poor condition due to disuse and neglect; a social misfit or outcast.
  7. Ineffable - Too great or extreme to be expressed in words; indescribable.
  8. Vagrant - A person who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or job; a homeless person.
  9. Enigmatic - Mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to interpret.
  10. Altruism - The belief in or practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfishness.

Chapter 3 Vocabulary

  1. Epiphany - A moment of sudden revelation or insight.
  2. Burgeoning - Beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.
  3. Contradiction - A combination of statements or ideas that are opposed to one another; inconsistency.
  4. Disenchantment - A feeling of disappointment about someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one believed.
  5. Nomadic - Living the life of a nomad; wandering from place to place without a permanent home.
  6. Obscured - Made unclear or difficult to see; hidden.
  7. Precarious - Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse; uncertain.
  8. Self-reliance - Reliance on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others.
  9. Reclusive - Avoiding the company of other people; solitary.
  10. Introspection - The examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings; self-reflection.


Next - Ensure you have Ch 1-3 Vocab. Time to complete definitions.

To end class - 

Kahoot Practice! Chapter 1-3 Quiz/Test Vocab and Theme Info


Note - Authors Note & Chapter 1 Vocab is on Nov 26 and Nov 28 Blog Posts.

Chapter 1-3 Into the Wild Vocab Quiz Teams &  Final Day - to Work On/Hand In Personal Novel Read Assignment

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