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The Call of the Wild by Jack London

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Call of the Wild: Puzzle Pack
40,200 words, approx. 134 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Call of the Wild: LitPlan Teacher Pack
34,800 words, approx. 116 pages
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The Call of the Wild Study Guide
14,400 words, approx. 48 pages
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A Guide for Using The Call of the Wild in the Classroom
14,400 words, approx. 48 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
 


Author Biography

Name: Jack London
Birth Date: January 12, 1876
Death Date: November 22, 1916
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Place of Death: Glen Ellen, California, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: author

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Biography of Jack London
423 words, approx. 1.4 pages
American author and advocate of socialism Jack London (1876-1916) wrote popular adventure stories and social tracts based on unusual personal experiences. At their best, his works are powerful and moving narratives. Jack London, in full John Griffith Lon...
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Biography of Jack London
14317 words, approx. 47.7 pages
Jack London has been recognized as one of the most dynamic figures in American literature. Sailor, hobo, Klondike argonaut, social crusader, war correspondent, scientific farmer, self-made millionaire, global traveler, and adventurer, London captured the...
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Biography of Jack London
13561 words, approx. 45.2 pages
"No literary historian but sooner or later must reckon with Jack London," Fred Lewis Pattee asserts in The Development of the American Short Story (1923), for "he represented more than an individual: he was the product of a literary condition in America....
 


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The Call of the Wild Summary
3,177 words, approx. 11 pages
The Call of the Wild by Jack London John Griffith London, the illegitimate son of a freelance philosopher and self-proclaimed Professor of Astrology father and an emotionally distant spiritualist mother, was born January 12, 1876, in San Francisco,...
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The Call of the Wild Information
998 words, approx. 3 pages
The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated and even somewhat pampered dog named Buck whose primordial instincts return after a series of events finds him serving as a sled dog in the...


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The Independent - London
The call of the wild
10/27/1996: 1,423 words, approx. 5 pages
When A large industry is devoted to breeding and perfecting ever more spectacular plants for our gardens, it seems perverse to hanker after the less striking specimens that nature scatters spontaneously across the landscape. Yet more and more people want to cultivate wild flowers....
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Ohio
Call of the Wilds
05/01/2005: 1,338 words, approx. 5 pages
An ethereal mist swirls above Lodge Lake. The smooth face of the water breaks into rings as mallards fly in to greet the dawn after their nightly respite. It's 7 a.m. at the Wilds, a 10,000acre nature conservation site located just west of Cumberland...
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AP News
Video game looks into world of wolves
12/31/2007: 629 words, approx. 2 pages
The new video game "WolfQuest" allows players to follow the call of the wild in the role of a wolf in Yellowstone National Park.Players learn quickly, with help from realistic graphics, that wolves do a lot of running — across plains, through forests and up...
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AP Features
Mexico eco-parks: Nature near Cancun
1/22/2008: 1,419 words, approx. 5 pages
Going wild in Mexico doesn't have to mean a tequila-fueled beach vacation dancing on tabletops surrounded by carousing spring-breakers. In fact, the big party destination of Cancun is a short distance from lush parks hosting wildlife of another sort.Neon pink flamingos, howler monkeys, brilliant toucans...
 


Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Call of the Wild Versus Into the Wild
1,733 words, approx. 6 pages
Explores the archetype of the wild as portrayed in Jack London's The Call of the Wild and Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild. Considers how characters Chris McCandless and Buck serve as examples of the archetype of the wild through their experiences of leaving where they feel most comfortable and answering the call of the wild.
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Essay Grade: 92%
Buck's Character Change in Chapter #3
1,413 words, approx. 5 pages
Essay discusses and describes Buck's personal development in Chapter # 3 of Jack London's "The Call fo the Wild."
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Essay Grade: 92%
Buck's Character Change in Chapter #5
1,243 words, approx. 4 pages
Essay discusses and describes Buck's personal development in Chapter #5 of Jack London's "The Call of the Wild."
 


The Call of the Wild Study Pack

Get the complete The Call of the Wild Study Pack, which includes everything but the lesson plans listed on this page. Approximately 419 pages (at 300 words per page) in 27 products. (Download a sample literature guide)

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2 Encyclopedia Articles
16 Student Essays
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