Jack London

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Jack London
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Some information about Jack

• Farm boy at age of seven
• At age 10 sold newspapers on the street
• Worked on an ice wagon
• Worked in a bowling alley

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Jack London

• Worked in a cannery
• At fifteen bought The Razzle-Dazzle, became an
  oyster pirate
• Became a member of the Fish Patrol
• Spent 7 months at sea on a sealer

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And some more

• Worked in a laundry
• Shoveled coal Oakland electric railway      
• Tramped across country
• Thrown in prison 30 days hard labor at
• Attended Oakland High School while working as a
  janitor

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Jack London

•   Sailed on Umatilla to the Klondike gold rush
• Prizewinning stockbreeder scientific farmer at
  thirty-five
• Self-made millionaire by the time of his death at
  forty

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And one more thing..

• Jack London got the materials of his books from
  his own adventures his philosophy was a product
  of his own experiences his love of life was born
  of his wanderings over the earth and voyages
  across the seas.

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Jack London

• He wrote
• About wolves and dogs so much he was nicknamed
  The Wolf

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TIME OUT

• Take a moment and working with your group, come
  up with three REALLY interesting facts about Jack
  London
• Be able to explain WHY they are interesting

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TIME IN

• Jack wrote various books such as Build a Fire and
  Call of the Wild
• Most (if not all ) of Jack Londons stories are
  about adventure

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About Call of the Wild

• Published in 1903
• Based on the main character Buck who is a
  Collie/St. Bernard Mix

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About Call of the Wild

• Buck is taken to the Arctic and people try to
  make him into something he might be.

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Call of the Wild continued

• Starts in Santa Clara, California
• And moves to the ARCTIC

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The Iditarod and Call of the Wild

• We will read this article together while you
  answer the following questions on a sheet of
  paper

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Questions

• 1. What is the Iditarod?
• 2.Where does it take place?
• 3. What is another name for the Iditarod?
• 4. Where is the starting line?

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Questions continued

• 5. What is the name of the Iditarod Trail?
• 6. Who are some famous participants?
• 7. Name the first female winner.

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Next up

• Go to my website
• Click on homework flag

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THEN

• Click on the picture of the Iditarod
• Visit the interactive map
• EXPLORE!