The Call of the Wild
Identify the prepositional phrase: Buck watched the sled dogs in the snow.
Identify the prepositional phrase: Buck watched the sled dogs in the snow.
Identify the appositive: Spitz, the lead dog, was fierce and cunning.
the lead dog
Where did Buck call home before he was taken to the North?
Judge Miller’s estate / Judge Miller’s home
Who is Buck’s main rival in the sled team?
Spitz
Identify the independent clause: Buck ran quickly because he wanted the lead position.
Buck ran quickly
Write a sentence about Buck that includes a prepositional phrase.
Buck slept on the warm blanket.
Rewrite: The sled dogs ran quickly because it was urgent. Move the dependent clause to the front.
Because it was urgent, the sled dogs ran quickly.
Identify the sensory details in: The wind cut through Buck’s fur, and the snow stung his paws.
Wind cutting, snow stinging.
Write a sentence using an appositive about François.
François, a patient trainer, encouraged Buck.
Explain how the Alaskan Wilderness affects Buck.
The environment is cold, harsh, and challenging; pushes Buck to adapt.
Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase describing the snow.
Through the snow, Buck trudged steadily.
Perrault, a determined mail carrier, drove the sled efficiently.
a determined mail carrier
Explain how Buck feels when learning “the law of club and fang.”
Fear, caution, learning to obey.
Write a sentence describing Spitz using a dependent clause.
Spitz attacked Buck because he wanted to be the lead sled dog.
How does Buck’s first fight with Spitz show his growth?
Shows courage, strategy, and leadership.
Write a sentence from Buck’s POV using: appositive + prepositional phrase + dependent clause.
Buck, the strong lead dog, ran across the icy trail while the wind cut through his fur.
Explain how Buck’s imagination of the hairy man symbolizes his instincts.
Hairy man = Buck’s instincts and wild ancestry; symbolizes the call of the wild.
Write a short paragraph describing the fight in which Buck ended Spitz's life using sensory details.
Buck crouched, fur bristling, teeth bared, as Spitz charged. Snow stung his eyes, and the wind howled around him.
Write 1-2 sentences describing the fight in which Buck ended Spitz's life using sensory details.
Buck crouched, fur bristling, teeth bared, as Spitz charged. Snow stung his eyes, and the wind howled around him.
Explain how London develops Spitz’s character through actions and description.
Spitz is aggressive, cunning, and dominant; shown by bullying, fighting, leading the pack.
Identify a prepositional phrase in a sentence and explain how it helps create imagery.
Across the icy trail; helps reader visualize harsh terrain.
Write a sentence describing the Klondike environment with at least two sensory details.
Snow drifted into his fur and stung his paws; the air was bitter and sharp.
What is the “different man” in chapter 4 afraid of?
The dark, the wild itself, what might be lurking in the wild
What incident is this quote referring to?
“The scene often came back to Buck to trouble him in his sleep. So that was the way. No fair play. Once down,that was the end of you. Well, he would see to it that he never went down” (London, 27).
Buck, after witnessing Curly’s death.
Why does Buck say that he is not homesick in chapter 4?
By this point, Buck has accepted that his old life with Judge Miller is gone. He isn’t longing for his past anymore. He feels a sense of purpose in the harsh environment. He is becoming more connected to his primitive instincts and less attached to his old domesticated life.