Jack London's adventurous novel White Fang may seem removed from students' everyday lives, but with an engaging set of reading activities, learners can relate to the story's themes. A three-page assignment delves into the novel before, during, and after reading for a multi-faceted educational experience.

Concepts

jack london, fiction, setting, literary elements, alaska

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign for homework after reading White Fang
• Project onto the whiteboard and complete the charts as a class
• Expand the last writing prompt into a full-length argument essay, complete with examples from the text

Classroom Considerations

• Does not include an answer key, but several sections of the text rely on varied student responses
• Page numbers are based on a specific version of the book; you may need to modify the numbers according to your own class set

Pros

• Encourages learners to check the text when verifying their answers
• Addresses a variety of language arts skills

Cons

Common Core

RL.4.1 RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3