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...
Simon & Schuster
Classroom Activities for The Call of the Wild by Jack London
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...
Penguin Books
A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of Jack London's The Call of the Wild
The Yukon provides plenty of opportunity for adventure. A study guide for The Call of the Wild by Jack London, also the author of White Fang, helps readers navigate the novel which is set in Yukon, Canada. Chapter summaries give a...
Reading for Meaning
Sample Lessons and Worksheets
If you need to bulk up your reading comprehension worksheet collection, take a look at a resource that includes graphic organizers and reading comprehension questions. The series of 50 worksheets addresses novels such as Julie of...
Curated OER
Chapter Tableaux: Visualizing The Call of the Wild
Do your young readers have difficulty visualizing what they read? Although the activity described here is for The Call of the Wild, the strategy could be used with any narrative. At the conclusion of each chapter of Jack London’s novel,...
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.
FunTrivia
The Call Of The Wild - Jack London Quiz
Who's Buck? Give your pupils this short quiz to test reading comprehension, or choose specific questions from the document to include in a more comprehensive unit test.
Curated OER
Jack London - The Call of the Wild
A tale of adventure and woe, The Call of the Wild tends to be very memorable. How much do you remember? A lot of summary is included in the questions for this quiz that focus on characters from the novel.
Curated OER
Jack London's The Call of the Wild: "Nature Faker"?
Students examine how Jack London tells a story from the point of view of an animal. They read and discuss primary source documents, analyze text and excerpts, complete a chart, and explore various websites.
Curated OER
The Call of the Wild Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Jack London's The Call of the Wild. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
Jack London's The Call of the Wild: "Nature Faker"?
Students take a stand on whether or not London could be dubbed a "nature faker." They support their position with evidence either historical or from the text. Students write an essay, complete with hypothesis and textual support, on...
Curated OER
Vocabulary Practice for Week 2: The Call of the Wild
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn 20 words in a list. Students answer 11 varied questions about the meanings of the words. Although it is not labeled with a title, these vocabulary words are related to The Call of the Wild by...
Curated OER
The Call of the Wild Vocabulary Exercise
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match words to definitions and complete a word search for vocabulary from The Call of the Wild. Students complete 10 words for each exercise.
Curated OER
Essay on Themes
Students write an essay on the themes of the story The Call of the Wild. In this themes lesson plan, students read the book, and write a theme about it.
Curated OER
Investigating Jack London's White Fang: Nature and Culture Detectives
Students explore images of the Klondike and read Jack London's White Fang to become culture and nature detectives. In this novel analysis lesson, students analyze the setting of the novel and the ways London portrays nature and...
Curated OER
The Call of the Wild
In this The Call of the Wild worksheets, students use questions to help them use them actively read and increase their reading comprehension for chapters one through seven in the book.
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.
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, young scholars write their own three-paragraph animal stories imitating London's style and word choice. Teacher and student instructions are...
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...
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...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Jack London's the Call of the Wild: "Nature Faker"?
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Jack London's The Call of the Wild: "Nature Faker"?." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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.