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Classroom Activities for The Call of the Wild by Jack London Unit PlanClassroom Activities for The Call of the Wild by Jack London Unit Plan
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Simon & Schuster
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5th - 8th
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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

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


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  • Each activity includes detailed step-by-step directions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.6.1 RL.7.1 RL.8.1

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