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Metaphorical Gold: Mining the Gold Rush for Stories
Students complete a history and research lesson plan about the Gold Rush using selections from Jack London. In this Gold rush research lesson plan, students research the Klondike/Alaska Gold Rush and use details from the history in their...
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The Gold Rush
Fourth graders practice researching the Gold Rush. In this research lesson, 4th graders take the Gold Rush and break it into smaller topics they can research. They fill in a graphic organizer to organize their topic and subtopic.
Curated OER
Reading Comprehension 1: Level 9
The Iditarod Trail and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are the focus of a comprehension assessment. Readers must identify the main idea of the passage, draw inferences, define words using context clues, and identify the organizational...
K12 Reader
Call of the Wild
Using a paragraph from Jack London's Call of the Wild, readers demonstrate their ability to identify the main idea and supporting ideas in a passage.
Curated OER
The Call of the Wild
Students read The Call of the Wild, noting its theme of survival. They investigate the book's concepts with word webs, spider maps, or graphic organizers. They conduct a panel discussion on dogs and wolves. They write a letter to the...
Curated OER
Picture This: Visualization
Sixth graders practice visualizing and understanding that visualization is an important comprehension strategy. They share their visualization of the story through original artwork and determine that ideas, and cultural settings can...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Trust
The short story "Trust" by Jack London takes place during the Alaska Gold Rush. Read the full text of this story about a man seeking to fulfill an obligation to his friend.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Read the full text of "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London set during the Klondike Gold Rush. The central character is a dog named Buck who is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska.