3/28

Today we got back book #1s and we talked about strategies and questions.  We also looked at 5 different essays and used the NYS rubric to grade these essays in order to familiarize ourselves with the way the rubric works and what is necessary to move from a 3 to  a 4 or a 2 to a 3.

The homework assignment for the week is to finish COTW, annotate (post its), log COTW time on log that will be collected Friday and complete worksheet question on a separate sheet of paper  See below for handout of questions.

NAME_____________________                     DATE_____________

ENGLISH 8                           

THE CALL OF THE WILD BY JACK LONDON

CHAPTER 7 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS

Directions:  Please answer the following questions in paragraph form and attach to this sheet and be ready to turn in all on Friday 3/30.  USE DETAILS FROM THE TEXT! Include page #s where you went back to find and develop answers (use a post it to mark spot in book so we can get to it easily when we discuss it.)

Title--

1. What does Thornton do with the money Buck won for him?
2. Of what does Buck dream? Describe the action of the dreams.
3. What is Buck looking for as he goes off into the woods?
4. List and describe the many wild adversaries Buck encounters while in the woods.
5. Why does Buck kill the Yeehats?
6. What lesson does Buck learn from his killing of the Yeehats?
7. What is the Legend of the Ghost Dog?
8. Explain the title of this chapter.