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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.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Call of the Wild
This ebook version of Jack London's The Call Of The Wild has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Showing Creative Problem Solving
After reading excerpts in which Buck solves a problem in Jack London's The Call of the Wild, students write their own three-paragraph animal stories imitating London's style and word choice. Teacher and student instructions are provided...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jack London
Lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources are provided for teaching students reading Jack London's The Call of the Wild and his other works.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Call for the Wild
Guide to Jack London's, The Call of the Wild, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio show...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Calls of the Wild: Spider Sounds
Explore the communication rituals of insects and other arachnids by constructing a device capable of detecting minuscule impacts of cricket feet.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Calls of the Wild: Bats and Echolocation
Explore bats' navigation systems by experimenting with echolocation. Approximate an object's distance by analyzing reflected sound waves, measuring the delay in sound and calculating the ratio to the speed of sound.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Voice of Nationalism: One Hundred Years of Irish Theater
The emphasis is on the beginnings of the Abbey Theater. The selection discusses Yeats' contributions to the establishment of the theater, some of the movements and more current writers under what is called the "Celtic Revival."
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.
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.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 8: The Call of the Wild
This unit explores human interaction with animals and nature. The literary texts illustrate various encounters between humans and animals from the perspective of both sides. Students learn how different points of view help readers...
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 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.
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.
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.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Call of the Wild Wordlist and Vocabulary Puzzles
This page offers a Call of the Wild Wordlist and Vocabulary Puzzles.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for Call of the Wild
This is a wordlist (in order of appearance by chapters) and a fill-in-the-blanks puzzle for Call of the Wild.
Curated OER
Ny Times Lesson Plan: Answering the Call of the Wild
In this New York Times lesson plan, students explore wildlife conservation by investigating the reintroduction of species into their natural habitats and researching a species nearing extinction. Studens then defend the protection of the...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Jack London
This site features the author Jack London including a biography and the full text of 13 novels, 2 nonfiction pieces, and 130 short stories. His most famous works include "Call of the Wild," "The Sea Wolf," and "White Fang".
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!
Other
World Web: Calgary: The Wild West Becomes a Modern Metropolis
Great reference article on Calgary in Alberta, Canada that once was called a 'cowtown' but is now a cosmopolitan city. Offers information on history, economy, climate, transportation, and special attractions.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2000
This website on Gao Xingjian, the recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature, provides a multimedia experience through videos, primary texts, and images.
Read Works
Read Works: Wild Waves
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about huge waves created by an undersea ridge off the coast of California called Cortes Bank. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.