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Classroom Activities for The Call of the Wild by Jack London

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Three activities are designed for readers of Jack London's The Call of the Wild. First, class members research and create posters that reflect the setting of the novel. Next, groups create posters with images that represent each chapter of the novel. Finally, individuals create vocabulary cards for 50 words found in the story with the word printed on one side and the context and dictionary definition on the other.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
the call of the wild, jack london, setting, literary analysis, evidence, gold mining, african geography, mapmaking, alaska, diction, connotation, denotation, box and whisker plots, characterization, making predictions, academic vocabulary, context clues
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Instructional Ideas
  • Display the chapter title posters and poems on a The Call of the Wild themed wall
  • After class members have finished reading the novel, project images of the theatrical release posters for 1935 and 2020 versions of the film and have class members analyze the images
Classroom Considerations
  • Groups require access to devices with internet
  • Page numbers are for the Enriched Classics edition of the novel
  • Requires copies of the vocabulary list


Pros
  • Each activity includes detailed step-by-step directions
Cons
  • None
Common Core
RL.5.1 RL.6.1 RL.7.1 RL.8.1