Bell Work:
Would you have followed your instincts and run away like Robinson Crusoe did?
Vocab:
- Propension
- (noun) natural tendency
- Expostulated
- (verb) to express disapproval
- Vicissitudes
- (noun) an unpleasant change in circumstance or fortune
- Precipitate
- (verb) cause something bad to happen unexpectedly
- Elopement
- (noun) run away secretly
Reading Questions:
- What theme is most obvious in this section of chapter 1?
- How does the line “I would be…to befall me” show this theme?
- What does Crusoe’s father say are the two types of men who go on adventures?
- What does his father say is the best state, and why do you think he says this?
- Why do you think he decides to run away instead of talking to his father again?
- Find an example (not already given) of the main theme of this section.
Homework:
Finish reading chapter 1.