Into The Wild Sources...

• How Chris McCandless Died- Krakauer revisits Chris's death
• New York Time Obituary of Chris McCandless
• Chasing Alexander Supertramp
• Photos by Mike Brody
• Happy People Doc (not Herzog narration)
• Great story about a family that lived alone in the Tagia for nearly 50 years with no contact with the modern world.

Another great Watts clip here

Me and The Universe by Anders Nilsen

Well, that's a kick in the heart RT @mattthomas: Calvin and Hobbes Street Art in Poland. via @wesleyhill pic.twitter.com/CHo4wPdVKV

— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) September 14, 2014

Listen to this podcast about a crazy survival story.

Long Form Annotations Week 2

Week 2 Readings...Pick 1  and Readability should be unblocked....

• The Legend of Eldon Kidd, America's Most Dedicated, Most Creative People Smuggler. (Crime) GQ
• Inside the Cutthroat Rivalry Between Two of L.A.'s Elite Preschools (Culture) LA Times Magazine
• Which Way Did He Run? (History) NYT Magazine
• Living on the Beautiful Edge (Travel) Smithsonian
• Welcome to the Darknet (Technology/Crime) Vanity Fair
• And Their Eyes Glazed Over (Education/Technology) Aeon
• The Man who Created Bigfoot (Nature) Outside

Allusions 2016

For Thursday-
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Content requirements

1. Brief history of the expression.  
2. Explain the context and connotation of how/ when it is most effective to use
3. Find two professional examples.

Period 1   
Period 4/5  
Period 7/8

Longreads/ Longform Reading for technique Week 1

1. Download this app to help yopu read and annotate/excerpt --Readability
2.  Choose one of the following Longform essays to read over weekend:

• The Afterlife of Cheap Clothing
• The Most Exclusive Restaurant  
• Zika Uncontained
• Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered
• The Incredibly True Story of Renting a Friend in Tokyo
• Seal Team 6 and a Man Left for Dead
• At Comic Con, Bring Out Your Fantasy and Fuel the Culture.-A.O. Scott (Hollywood/Culture)
• or pick one     Longform vs. Longreads

      3.  Reading assignment is posted via Classroom.  Here is a sample annotation.

Welcome to AP Lang 2016-2017

#wegoreads @ItsCaptOz pic.twitter.com/lOVaVEhaKh

— Brian Turnbaugh (@wegotwits) July 16, 2015

For Wednesday:

• Please finish this student survey.  It really helps me get to know you early in the semester.
• Join Remind for course reminders sent via text.
• Get these Google Apps...for now...

1. Readability
2. One Tab
3. Google Keep
4. Audio Recorder

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Who you need (or who I heavily recommend) to follow on Twitter:
@wegotwits
@brainpicker- Essential enrichment resource for this course.  Read daily.
@Longreads
 For visuals and data
@flowingdata
@nytgraphics
@BeautifulMaps
 @timepictures
@nytimesphoto

 
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