To Build a Fire and Other Stories by Jack London

What does the man seem to think of his own abilities?.How experienced is the man? Is he a novice? Prepared?.How would you describe the man in London's story?.You might provide some helpful starting questions, such as:

Thermometer Registering 68 degrees belowĪssign students ' To Build a Fire' to read and ask them to carefully describe the main character of the story-'the man'-in a brief character analysis assignment.

Rescuing a Man Who Has Fallen Through Ice (William E.

Prospectors Hauling Sleds (shows rivers/creeks).

Students have likely not read the stories yet, so you might have them read the first few paragraphs out loud to set the scene.įrom Jack London Collection (a link from University of Virginia's Center for Liberal Arts):įrom Links to the Past (National Park Service) To give visual life to each story, ask students to explore the following images (you might consider breaking students up in groups depending on the number of computers available). Introduce your students to Jack London's biography and place him in literary history, using the biographies and other information available in the 'Preparing to Teach' section. Introducing London and Picturing the Scene Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.Īctivity 1.

Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.Ĭ.6. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.Ĭ.5. Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.Ĭ.4. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development summarize the key supporting details and ideas.Ĭ.3. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.Ĭ.2.

To Build a Fire and Other Stories by Jack London