1. Gallery Walk and Chalk Talk Go to each table. Take only a pen with you. Go to each table. Take only a pen with you. Write in the margins of the paper: Write in the margins of the paper: Describe what this document is. Explain anything significant about it. Underline words you think are important. Why was this written? Write and respond to each other. Rotate tables when the timer goes off.

2. Objectives: Discover life of Jack London Discover life of Jack London Read “Call of the Wild” and discuss themes. Read “Call of the Wild” and discuss themes. Discover key literary terms such as anthropomorphism, mood, flashback, imagery, and foreshadowing. Discover key literary terms such as anthropomorphism, mood, flashback, imagery, and foreshadowing. Infer the writer’s meaning from selective passages. Infer the writer’s meaning from selective passages. Summarize selected passages from the text. Summarize selected passages from the text.

3. Who Was Jack London? John Griffith (Chaney) London – his nickname was Jack. John Griffith (Chaney) London – his nickname was Jack. Born 1876 in San Francisco, Calif.; died 1916 (40 years old) Born 1876 in San Francisco, Calif.; died 1916 (40 years old) Interested early on in writing. Interested early on in writing. Spent winter of 1897 in Yukon as a gold prospector Spent winter of 1897 in Yukon as a gold prospector

4. London’s Career: Was the highest paid writer of his time! Was the highest paid writer of his time! Was a sailor, a factory worker and a gold prospector before he started writing. Was a sailor, a factory worker and a gold prospector before he started writing. One of the first celebrities to do “commercials” – grape juice and men’s suits. One of the first celebrities to do “commercials” – grape juice and men’s suits.

5. The Call of the Wild Was just one of the books he wrote. He also wrote White Fang and The Sea Wolf and many short stories. Was just one of the books he wrote. He also wrote White Fang and The Sea Wolf and many short stories. The Call of the wild is a novella, a short novel. The Call of the wild is a novella, a short novel.

6. Setting: Late 1890s in California (briefly) and then Alaska and the Klondike region of Canada.

7. Point-of-View: Limited Third person (Buck’s point of view most of the time; briefly shifts to John Thorton’s point of John Thorton’s point ofview.) Protagonist: Buck Antagonist: “Those Men with Clubs,” The Wild, and Spitz.

8. CHARACTERS: Buck – a powerful dog, half St. Bernard and half sheepdog who is stolen from a California estate and sold as a sheepdog Buck – a powerful dog, half St. Bernard and half sheepdog who is stolen from a California estate and sold as a sheepdog John Thorton – Buck’s final master, a gold hunter. John Thorton – Buck’s final master, a gold hunter.

9. CHARACTERS: Spitz – Buck’s archrival. A “devil dog.” Spitz – Buck’s archrival. A “devil dog.”

10. CHARACTERS: Francois– A French Canadian mail driver who buys Buck and adds him to his team. Francois– A French Canadian mail driver who buys Buck and adds him to his team. Perrault – A French Canadian who, together with Francois, turns Buck into a sled dog. Perrault – A French Canadian who, together with Francois, turns Buck into a sled dog. Hal – An American gold seeker, comes to America with his sister, Mercedes, and her husband Charles. They buy Buck & team. Hal – An American gold seeker, comes to America with his sister, Mercedes, and her husband Charles. They buy Buck & team.

11. Literary Terms You Should Know: Static Character – One who pretty much stays the same the whole time. (Flat Character). Static Character – One who pretty much stays the same the whole time. (Flat Character). Dynamic Character – One who changes throughout the story (Round Character). Dynamic Character – One who changes throughout the story (Round Character).

12. Anthropomorphism – When a writer represents animals as if they had human emotions or intelligence. Anthropomorphism – When a writer represents animals as if they had human emotions or intelligence. Flashback– An interruption in a story that tells something that happened before that point in the story or before it began. Flashback– An interruption in a story that tells something that happened before that point in the story or before it began.

13. Foreshadowing – The use of clues by an author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a story. Foreshadowing – The use of clues by an author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a story. Mood – The atmosphere created by the setting, the actions of people and characters in the story; it’s how the story makes YOU feel as a reader. Mood – The atmosphere created by the setting, the actions of people and characters in the story; it’s how the story makes YOU feel as a reader.