Name:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Reading 7
Character List: animals: Buck, Curly, Spitz, Dave, Sol-leks
humans: Judge Miller, Manuel, Perrault, Francois, John Thornton
Setting: California>Klondike region of Canada
Setting: 1897-1900 Klondike Gold Rush
Ch. 1 “Into the Primitive”
My prediction paragraph about this
chapter
Content summary (Who, What,
When, Where, Why, How, and To
What Extent?
Life on the estate
3 similarities and/or 3 differences
between my prediction summary
and London’s story:
1.
treatment of various dogs
kidnapping
2.
being roped
placed on a train
3.
making port far away
Another good title for this chapter is
Symbolism: to represent something
indirectly like an idea through images, objects,
characters, or colors
because ___________________________
Why does the rope upset Buck
so much?
How might Buck
change in a new
environment?
Name:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Reading 7
Character List: animals: Buck, Curly, Spitz, Dave, Sol-loks
humans: Judge Miller, Manuel, Perrault, Francois, John Thornton
Setting: California>Klondike region of Canada
Setting: 1897-1900 Klondike Gold Rush
Ch. 2 “The Law of Club and Fang”
My prediction paragraph about this
chapter
Content summary (Who, What,
When, Where, Why, How, and To
What Extent?
3 similarities and/or 3 differences
between my prediction summary and
London’s story:
1.
Curly, a female dog
Hate emerges
2.
Whipped and nipped
Obedient
3.
Mail route
Sleeping in snow
Quick meals
Another good title for this chapter is
Symbolism: to represent something
indirectly like an idea through images, objects,
characters, or colors
because
______________________________
What do the club and fang represent
to Buck?
How does Buck
distinguish
between Perrault
and Francois?
Name:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Reading 7
Character List: animals: Buck, Curly, Spitz, Dave, Sol-loks
humans: Judge Miller, Manuel, Perrault, Francois, John Thornton
Setting: California>Klondike region of Canada
Setting: 1897-1900 Klondike Gold Rush
Ch. 3 “The Dominant Primordial Beast”
My prediction paragraph about this
chapter
Content summary (Who, What,
When, Where, Why, How, and To
What Extent?
3 similarities and/or 3 differences
between my prediction summary
and London’s story:
Instinct builds
1.
Overrun by others
Injured and bitten
2.
Crossing waterways
Axed from the group
Dawson to Skaguay
3.
Spitz tricked
Another good title for this chapter is
Symbolism: to represent something
indirectly like an idea through images, objects,
characters, or colors
because ___________________________
What does killing the rabbit
represent?
Four hundred
miles of trail
remain. What are
the risks?
Name:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Reading 7
Character List: animals: Buck, Curly, Spitz, Dave, Sol-loks
humans: Judge Miller, Manuel, Perrault, Francois, Scotsman, John Thornton
Setting: California>Klondike region of Canada
Setting: 1897-1900 Klondike Gold Rush
Ch. 4 “Who Has Won to Mastership?”
My prediction paragraph about this
chapter
Content summary (Who, What,
When, Where, Why, How, and To
What Extent?
Showing leadership
3 similarities and/or 3 differences
between my prediction summary
and London’s story:
1.
New owner
A hard-driving Scotsman
2.
Exhaustion and memories
Arrival in Dawson
3.
A dog’s pride
Another good title for this chapter is
Symbolism: to represent something
indirectly like an idea through images, objects,
characters, or colors
because ___________________________
What does Bucks’ dream of men
wearing animal skins and living
in caves represent?
Has Buck proven
himself?
R. I. P. DAVE
Name:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Reading 7
Character List: animals: Buck, Curly, Spitz, Dave, Sol-loks
humans: Judge Miller, Manuel, Perrault, Francois, John Thornton
Setting: California>Klondike region of Canada
Setting: 1897-1900 Klondike Gold Rush
Ch. 5 “The Toil of the Trace and Trail”
My prediction paragraph about this
chapter
Content summary (Who, What,
When, Where, Why, How, and To
What Extent?
Back to Skaguay in 30 days
3 similarities and/or 3 differences
between my prediction summary
and London’s story:
1.
Replacements
American gold prospectors
2.
Overloaded
Whipped and tortured
3.
Effects of inexperience
Another good title for this chapter is
Symbolism: to represent something
indirectly like an idea through images, objects,
characters, or colors
because ___________________________
What do the possessions of
Mercedes represent?
To what extent
did Buck’s instinct
save his life?
CROSS
ICE
Name:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Reading 7
Character List: animals: Buck, Curly, Spitz, Dave, Sol-loks
humans: Judge Miller, Manuel, Perrault, Francois, John Thornton
Setting: California>Klondike region of Canada
Setting: 1897-1900 Klondike Gold Rush
Ch. 6 “For the Love of a Man”
My prediction paragraph about this
chapter
Content summary (Who, What,
When, Where, Why, How, and To
What Extent?
Cared for again
3 similarities and/or 3 differences
between my prediction summary
and London’s story:
1.
An experienced outdoorsman
A bar brawl
2.
Miners’ decision
Reputation of loyalty and ferocity
3.
Saved again
A bet leads to a payoff
Another good title for this chapter is
Symbolism: to represent something
indirectly like an idea through images, objects,
characters, or colors
because ___________________________
What does John Thornton’s
cutting of the traces securing
Buck to the team represent?
John
Thornton
How might Buck
react to John
Thornton ?
Miller
Judge
Miller
family
Name:
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Reading 7
Character List: animals: Buck, Curly, Spitz, Dave, Sol-loks
humans: Judge Miller, Manuel, Perrault, Francois, John Thornton
Setting: California>Klondike region of Canada
Setting: 1897-1900 Klondike Gold Rush
Ch. 7 “The Sounding of the Call”
My prediction paragraph about this
chapter
Content summary (Who, What,
When, Where, Why, How, and To
What Extent?
3 similarities and/or 3 differences
between my prediction summary
and London’s story:
Debt free and headed eastward
1.
Jackpot!
Rest and renewal
2.
Lured into the woods
Both hunter and hunted
Encountering the Indians
3.
Loss and heeding the call
Legend of the a “Ghost Dog”
Another good title for this chapter is
Symbolism: to represent something
indirectly like an idea through images, objects,
characters, or colors
because ___________________________
Buck has never killed humans
before. What does his killing of
the Yeehats Indians represent?
How has Buck
changed from all
his experiences?
in a new
environment?
Civilized
VS.
Primitive