Wednesday, November 15 - Call of the Wild

Objective: By the end of class, Students will analyze short fiction on order to improve reading comprehensive skills. 

DO NOW
Describe the thoughts and feelings of the character in the following picture and infer the situation:

Direct Instruction


Read the multiple choice questions for Call of the Wild - page 81.

Guided

Read / annotate "The Call of the Wild," looking for answers as you read.

Independent

1. Who is Buck?

2. What is "yellow metal"? 

3. What is the main conflict at the beginning of the story?

4. Describe the setting where Buck lived.

5. Describe some of Buck's responsibilities.

6. Describe Buck's parents.

7. Who is Manuel and what is his problem?

8. What does Manuel do and why? 

9. Why is Buck so trusting?

10. What is the climax of the story (what happens to Buck near the end)? 

11. What is the narrative perspective of this story (whose thoughts and feelings do we know)?  

12. The reader is somewhat surprised at what happens to Buck at the end. However, if the story was written in 3rd person omniscient, there would be less suspense. Explain.

12. How does the setting influence the plot? 

Then go to the multiple choice questions in the book.

When you answer multiple choice - mark the right answer and explain why it is correct. Then explain why the other answers are wrong. The previous story's questions on pages 76-78 can provide you examples of how this is done (look in green boxes).


No credit will be given for incomplete answers.