 Share
|
Jack London
Sample the following internet sites and complete the activities for each one to learn more about the author of The Call of the Wild.
Jack London Square History
http://www.jacklondon.com/
Jack London Square is a landmark in Oakland, California where Jack London grew up.
- Where did Jack London get the money to go to college?
- One of Jack London's homes was moved to Jack London Square. What kind of home is it and where was it originally?
- London was not Jack's original last name. How did he get the name of London?
- When the London family moved from San Francisco to Oakland, what public building did Jack frequently visit?
- What were some of the jobs that Jack had when he was a very young boy?
- How old was he when he bought his first boat? What was the name of the boat?
- What university did he attend? How long did he stay there?
- Where did he go in 1897? How long did he stay there?
- What was the first story that he sold to a publisher? When did he sell it? How much money did he get for it?
- What was Jack London's first book? When was it published? What was it about? Look again at when Jack London was born. and figure out how old he was when he sold his first book to a publisher.
- Who did he marry? How many children did he have?
- What fellow author was Jack London close friends with?
- Jack London has political aspirations. What political office did he twice run for? What was the result of both elections?
- Who was his second wife?
- Jack London had a schooner built named the Snark. What adventure did he intend to take with his schooner. Was he successful? Why or why not?
- In 1913, what happened to his unique mansion that he was building?
- When did Jack London die and what did he die of? How old was he when he died?
Who Was Jack London
http://www.getyourwordsworth.com/WORDSWORTH-JackLondon.html
- What was Jack London's birth name?
- What did Jack London's probably birth father do for a living?
- Who was Ina Coolbrith and what was her relationship with Jack London?
- List 7 of the "life experiences" or jobs that Jack London had in his youth.
- He was also a journalist. What two major world events did he cover as a journalist?
- What political philosophy did he embrace?
- According to his death certificate, what was the official cause of his death?
- In terms of commercialism, how was Jack London similar to many celebrities today?
- How much did Jack London generally write in a single day?
- How popular was Jack London in his own time?
- What was the original title of The Call of the Wild?
- According to this site, which of his short stories is considered to be an "all time classic"?
- Describe Jack London's life as an oyster pirate.
- Describe his various sailing adventures.
- Who funded Jack's "gold rush" trip to the Klondike?
- For what skill did Jack London become well-known to his fellow prospectors in the Klondike?
- While in the Klondike, he developed scurvy. Go to World Book Encyclopedia Online and write 5 facts about scurvy.
- According to this site, how did Jack benefit by his time spent in the Klondike?
- Go to World
Book Encyclopedia Online and answer the following
questions about the Klondike:
- Where is the Klondike?
- What 2 men were probably among the 1st to find gold in the area?
- During what 2 years did the main "rush" for gold take place in the Klondike?
- By 1928, how much gold had been removed from the area?
JackLondon.Com
http://www.jacklondon.com/
- Check out the photo of Jack London. Do you think he could have had a career in Hollywood?
- According to this site, what was a turning point in Jack London's life that made him want to get an education?
Jack London's Writings
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/Writings/
- This site has full text of Jack London's books and collections of short stories. Select one of the short stories. Read it and write a one page summary of the plot.