Curated OER
Call of The Wild
Prompt your class to interact with Jack London's Call of the Wild. By analyzing the events in the novel, middle schoolers discover how human experiences create who a person becomes. They critique and analyze the reading, focusing on...
Curated OER
Vocabulary Strategy: Call of the Wild
Here is a strategy for groups to contribute to whole class vocabulary development. Teams (based on seating rows) work together to look up dictionary definitions of words from upcoming sections of the book (though previous sections seem...
FunTrivia
The Call of the Wild by Jack London: Fun Trivia Quiz
Online quizzes can be fun for testing reading comprehension, so your class may enjoy these 15 questions on London's Call of the Wild. However, keep in mind that these Fun Trivia quizzes can be made by anyone, so the educational merit may...
FunTrivia
"he Call of the Wild - Do You Hear It? Quiz
You may want to recommend that your class check out this online quiz on Call of the Wild as a means of self-assessing basic reading comprehension; however, it lacks the rigor necessary for a worthy assignment.
Curated OER
Yukon Gold Rush
Seventh graders explore the background information for the book, Call of the Wild. They use electronic and video resources to establish the background. Students discuss the poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee" and the Yukon Gold Rush.
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Education: Jack London Biography
An excellent biographical account, with much information not found in other renditions. Lots of interesting details!
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Education: List of Works by Jack London
Superb site from Berkeley Education for finding any work by Jack London. Included are plays, short stories, fiction, non-fiction, and essays.
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Digital Library: Dutch Courage
Berkeley Digital Library provides this collection of early works published after Jack London's death. It has a preface by his wife.
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Digital Library: The Red One
Short story collection from 1918, including a haunting novella entitled "The Red One". Check out this site.
Other
Life of Jack London
Information packed site. Includes a lengthy, but interesting biography, theory on the cause of his death, his works, pictorial, and more.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Call of the Wild" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great guide for reading and exploring Jack London's "The Call of the Wild." Provides pre-reading material, including an author biography, book introduction, vocabulary lists, and journaling activities, as well as charting and...
Sonoma State University
Berkeley: Rise and Fall of Jack London
Provides a bibliographical essay. Includes the stages of receptiveness from the public, i.e. golden age, bronze age, iron age, etc.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Wild Wolves
What's in a wolf's howl -- a calling card, a warning, or an invitation? Hear the call of the wild, find out how wolves are making a comeback, and discover the ancient connection between dogs and wolves in this feature exhibit.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Jack London on the Great Wat
Military "slant" on Jack London's work and life. Good site!
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "The Call of the Wild" [Pdf]
Vocabulary, classroom activities, background information and other features are available in this 17 page .pdf guide.
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Education: J. London's Documents
Highly unusual site from Berkeley Education!Click on links to correspondence to or from Jack London. Includes his death certificate, application to college, directions to his home and more!
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Education: The Sea Wolf
The actual text to the work by Jack London, with click on links, chapter-by-chapter at this site from Berkeley Education. There is also a concordance to click on to help with research.
Other
Parks Sonoma: Jack London His Life and Books
Very well-written biography. Filled with quotes and references to other famous people.
Other
A Thousand Deaths by Jack London
This site is from Gaslight of the Mt. Royal College. The site is an internet discussion list that reviews one story a week from all sorts of genres. This particular site provides a short story penned by Jack London during his college years.
Other
Jack London's Literature Page
Complete listing of his works, chronologically given. Great research site!
Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University Library: Call of the Wild
A complete electronic text of Jack London's Call of the Wild provided by Sonoma State University. Also includes a concordance of the work.
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Education: Jack London Photos
Great site from Berkeley Education to better acquaint yourself with Jack London and those he knew best. Includes his family, friends, and places he visited.
Other
Jacklondon.com: Jack London
This site contains a brief biography and links to information about a Jack London Bookstore, a London memorial, his California ranch, and more.
Sonoma State University
Berkeley/before Adam
This story was serialized in "Everybody's Magazine" 1906-07. Very unusual story!