Month: February 2016

Krakauer’s panic

Jon krakauer climbed 700 feet since he stepped off the glacier.

Seeing the thicker ice gave Jon krakauer the confidence to climb the crumbly armour of frost feathers.

 

the frost feathers that held krakauer up were two or three feet thick.

jon krakauer had to climb back down because the ice was getting to thin and his nerves started to kick in.

 

chris and carine mcCandless

1.

A)Chris was talented with the french-horn.

b) Chris Mcandless quit the symphony because he didn’t like the rules and he didn’t like to take orders from other people.

c) Chris and carine spent hours together building forts.

d) Chris and carine used to walk down the riad and hold hands.

2.

a) “He quit playing partly because he didn’t like being told what to do”

b) Carine says that she “wanted to be like chris” this shows the that they were very close and that she loved him.

c) carine says that there was “no way he was going to sit behind His damn sister” this suggests that he thinks that he should have more respect than his little sister.

d) carine says that chris would always ‘hold my hand when we walk down the street’ this suggest that chris loves his sister and doesn’t want her to get hurt or  lost so their relationship to very good.

3.

The first thing I learn is that Chris and Carine are brother and sister carine look up to Chris as her role model which suggest they are very close. this is obvious because Carine says she wanted to be like Chris.

the second thing i learn is that Chris wants Carine to look up to him this suggest that Chris doesn’t want to be seen as looking up to his little sister this is obvious  because Carine says that there was ‘no way he was going to sit behind his damn sister’ so this shows that Chris would rather leave the symphony than sit behind his little sister.

the third thing i learn is that Chris loved his sister very much this is obvious because carine says ‘when we walk

 

chris

What colour is walt’s hair ?

walts hair is black and white.

what does walt wear on his face?

walt wears his beard on his face.

what type of glasses does walt wear?

walt wears wire-rimed glasses

What details does the writer give that suggests walt walt is feeling emotional?

The writer says walt is staring out the window like if he is reflecting.

In the text walt says “that a kid with so much compassion could cause his parents so much pain” this show the Christopher’s father resents the choices he made in alaska.

In the text walt is standing at the window staring in to space thinking about his son trying not to show any emotion.