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Call of the Wild
A Web Quest for 8th Grade Reading
Designed by
MaryAnn Duderstadt and Sue Larson
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page
Introduction
Extra! Extra! Read All About It
Gold in the Yukon
Dreams Can Change the Future
With dreams of finding fortune, thousands of prospectors left families, friends, homes, and jobs to make their way to the Yukon. It wasn't an easy journey often changing people's lives forever. Some people found gold in the the creeks of the Yukon. Some found gold by making a business, for example, selling supplies to prospectors, establishing hotels and saloons for the adventurers, selling sled dogs for transportation. Others found no gold and lost everything.
Tramping through snow, climbing over mountain ranges, transporting thousands of pounds of food and materials to last many months made travel difficult. Because sled dogs make travel easier over these conditions, dogs were in demand. Often sacrificing their basic needs, gold seekers paid a lot of money for good dog teams. The demand was so great that suppliers got dogs however they could by stealing or buying. The lives of the dogs taken from their homes were changed forever.
Although Jack London didn't find gold in the Yukon, he found another kind of gold, his imagination. He earned that he could use his experiences to create stories.
How will your dreams change your future, your life?
What changes have you and Buck experienced?
What "gold" did you find reading The Call of the Wild?
The Task
Over a three week period, you will develop a "Call of the Wild" notebook. The notebook consists of activities performed after each chapter. There may be more than one activity per chapter. In completing these assignments you will be using:
· Inspiration
· Puzzle maker
· Internet websites
· Apple works
· Accelerated Reader
· Art supplies and/or computer-generated graphics
The final product will be evaluated by a 150 point rubric.
The Process
After reading each chapter follow the directions for each chapter's task. Complete each chapter assignment before moving on to the next activity.
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated by this 150 point rubric.
Conclusion
As time for graduation draws near, you will be experiencing many changes. Your hopes and dreams can help you focus on what you will achieve in the future.
What are your dreams?
What obstacles will you face?
What strengths will you need to face your challenges and achieve your dreams?
Where do you want to be ten years from now?
Credits & References
With grateful appreciation, we acknowledge ideas which were gleaned from web quests designed by Diane Dellis, Lorraine Morgan and Susan Moxley.
Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
CHAPTER ONE
Complete both of the following activities:
· Draw the setting of Buck's first home.
· Using yahoo maps create Buck's journey from Santa Clara, California to Skagway, Alaska.
· To print a color copy of the map, click on "printable map" and print only page one of your destination on the Avi color printer.
· To print only one page, uncheck the "all" box and check the "from" box, then type the number 1 in both the "from" and "to" boxes.
Put completed activities in your Call of the Wild notebook.
CHAPTER TWO
Complete both of the following activities:
· Describe in a paragraph of at least 5 complete sentences the "law of the club and fang."
· Make a list of daily "laws" that you must follow at home and school. At least 3 laws for each.
· Buck is a St. Bernard and German Shepherd mixture. Read the following web sites: German Shepherd , Saint Bernard Write a short paragraph describing what qualities from these two breeds of dogs make Buck a good sled dog?
· Create a diagram of the sled dog team. Be sure to get them in the correct order and label each dog on the team.
Put completed activities in your Call of the Wild notebook.
CHAPTER THREE
Complete the following activity:
· Click here for a list of vocabulary words to complete this activity.
· On the computer, create a three column chart with the headings "Vocabulary Word", "Synonym", "Antonym".
· Using the dictionary and thesaurus under the "edit" menu in Appleworks write the synonym and antonym for each of the words.
Put completed activities in your Call of the Wild notebook.
CHAPTER FOUR
Complete the following activity:
· Using Inspiration software make a cause and effect chart for Chapter 4.
· The "main idea" in the Inspiration web should be the "effect". The other bubbles should be the "causes". (for example: "effect" - "Buck became the leader of the team because...")
· Use of graphics is encouraged.
· Print in color.
· Put completed activity in your Call of the Wild notebook.
CHAPTER FIVE
Complete the following activity:
Get two character charts from Mrs. Duderstadt.
On one chart, list the traits exhibited by one of these characters: Charles, Mercedes or Hal. On the second chart list the traits of John Thornton.
Get a Venn diagram sheet from Mrs. Duderstadt.
Using your two character charts fill in the Venn diagram with the traits of the characters that are the same and different.
Put completed activities in your Call of the Wild notebook
CHAPTER SIX
Complete the following activity:
· You will create two poems. Choose a human character and an animal character from the Call of the Wild and create a BIO poem for each character.
· Look at the two forms of BIO poems here. Each form must be used once.
· Type the poems on the computer, print, and paste each on piece of colored paper which you can get from your teacher.
Put completed activities in your Call of the Wild notebook
CHAPTER SEVEN
Complete the following activity:
· Choose 20 words that relate to Buck's experience in Chapter 7. (Hint: choose words that show how Buck has changed from the beginning of the story)
· Make a list of these words and arrange them in alphabetical order.
· Using your list of 20 word, make a word search puzzle.
· Print the word search.
· Since you are beginning to think about going into high school, reflect on how you have changed since you entered middle school.
· Write a descriptive paragraph explaining what changes you see in yourself. Your paragraph must have at least 10 sentences.
Put completed activities in your Call of the Wild notebook.
OTHER COOL STUFF TO DO
· Complete all of the end of chapter tests.
· Take the AR quiz for "Call of the Wild".
· Put TOPS report and chapter tests in your Call of the Wild notebook.
· Label your notebook with the title of the book, the author, and your name.
Extra credit will be given for notebooks which are decorated to reflect the story!
Name / Call of the Wild RubricTasks / Poor / Average / Excellent / Late / Total Points
Chapters 1 & 2
(20 points)
Draw a setting
Buck's law
Your daily laws/rules / One or more required section/s is missing
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 / All required sections are complete
8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 / All required sections are complete and quality of work is exemplary
20 / - 2 pts per day
Chapters 3 & 4
(20 points)
Vocabulary Chart
Cause & Effect Chart / One or more required section/s is missing
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 / All required sections are complete
8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 / All required sections are complete and quality of work is exemplary
20
Chapters 5,6,7
(20 points)
Compare/Contrast Venn diagram
Two Bio Poems
Word Search / One or more required section/s is missing
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 / All required sections are complete
8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 / All required sections are complete and quality of work is exemplary
20
T/F Questions
(10 points) / 0 1 2 3 4 5 / 6 7 8 9 / 10
AR Quiz (10 pts) / 0 1 2 3 4 5 / 6 7 8 9 / 10
Chap. Questions
(10 points) / 0 1 2 3 / 4 5 6 / all 7 chapters - 10
Folder Complete
(10 points) / 10 / 10 / Grand Total & Grade