Jack London

Take a trek with Buck the dog and await the call of the wild!

Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of action and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing-cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his survival. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his realm once again.

White Fang is one of London's classic tales of survival and one of his most popular stories. White Fang is part dog, part wolf, and the lone survivor of his family. In his lonely world, he soon learns to follow the law of the North--kill or be killed. Includes an introduction by Richard Adams.

In the story, the gentlemen narrator, Humphrey Van Weyden, is pitted against an amoral sea captain, Wolf Larsen, in a clash of idealism. The novel begins when Van Weyden is swept overboard into San Fancisco Bay, and plcuked from the sea by Larsen's seal-hunting vessel, the Ghost. Pressed into service as a cabin boy by the ruthless captain, Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a brutal shipboard drama. Larsen's increasingly violent abuse of the crew fuels a mounting tension that ultimately bolts into mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation.

Set in San Francisco, this is the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggresively, dreams of education and literary fame. London, dissatisfied with the rewards of his own success, intended this book as an attack on individualism and a criticism of ambition.

Edited with an Introduction by Andrew Sinclair. Shattered by tropical disease and a grueling voyage across the Pacific, Jack London spent many of the last months of his life writing in Hawaii. His search for untrouched civilizations had revealed cruelty and ignorance beside startling beauty, a flawed paradise.

London breaks free of sterotypical figures and one-dimensional plots to explore deeper psychological and social questions of self-mastery, masculinity, and racial domination. The uneasy relationship between the Native Americans and whites lies at the heart of many of the stories, while others reflect London's growing awareness of the destruction wrought by the white incursion of Indian culture.

Thus Ivan Dragomiloff, founder and mastermind of the secret Assassination Bureau, signs his own death warrant and sets off a lethal cat-and-mouse game, pitting himself against the very organization of ruthless killers he created to rid the State of its most pernicious enemies. Jack London's unfinished suspense thriller, completed by Robert L. Fish and first published in 1963, eerily foreshadowed the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy.

This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the (not-included) novel The Call of the Wild by Jack London, as well as the sold-separately Call of the Wild Novel Units Student Packet.

Including a number of teacher's helps, exercises, discussion questions, assessment tools, graphic organizers, writing and art ideas, critical thinking challenges, extension activities, glossary and more, this book is a convenient guide to facilitating discussion. Background information includes a summary, information about the author, and ideas for initiating activity; the discussion questions follow the chapters in the book. Page numbers are included, which reference the edition quoted in the front cover. [Puffin Classics softcover, published 1982.] Please note that the student packet includes the answers to the student book, not this teacher's edition. 28 pages, paperback. Grades 7-8.

This Teacher Created Resources' literature guide includes plenty of resources for teachers to use while teaching "The Call of the Wild." Sample lesson plans; pre-reading activities; author sketch and picture of the author; book summary; vocabulary lists and suggested vocabulary activities; quizzes, hands-on projects, cooperative learning activities cross-curriculum connections; post-reading ideas; book report & research ideas; and other activities are provided. Answer key provided. 48 classroom-reproducible pages, softcover. Grades 5-8.

This Literature Unit Guide is designed to be used alongside the sold-separately The Call of the Wild by Jack London.

Designed for homeschooling or to supplement learning literature, this contains ten short stories on White Fang. Each section contains vocabulary words, definitions, comprehension checks, and student activities. Answer key included; reproducible.