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黑布林系列名著阅读
The Call of the Wild
(Chapter V More hard work)
Jack London
Newsboy (at 10)
Oyster pirate (at 16)
A hard labourer
A tramp ,beggar (at 18)
A knowledge pursuer
A successful writer
A rancher
Introduction to the author
Tales of the Far North(1900), which is his first collection of stories, and brought him national fame.
The call of The Wild(1903), which earned him international fame.
The people of the Abyss(1903)
The Sea Wolf(1904), is often thought as his masterpiece.
White Fang (1906)
The Iron Heel (1908) predicts centuries of bloody struggle between capitalism and socialism before a satisfactory world order can be achieved.
Martin Eden (1909) portrays the life of a writer much like its author.
Major Works of Jack London
The Call of The Wild was written by ________________ from ____________.
The story was set in _______ when people found gold in the ________.__________ .
The main character of the story is a dog named ________, who was ______ years old and weighed ________ kilos.
Fill in the blanks.
the USA
1897
Yukon, Canada
Buck
four
sixty
Background of the story
Buck's journey: From the mild to the wild
More hard work
Gist:
1.What’s the purpose of the journey?
2.Who are unfamiliar with the north and its tough life?
3.Where is their destination?
4.What happened to Buck and his company faced with more hard work?
Buck
Get a thorough understanding of the passage.
1. Who were unfamiliar with the north, and its hard and dangerous life?
A. Hal B. Mercedes
C. Charles D. Above all
2. Why did they travel a short way but eat half their food?
A. Because the dogs ate too much food.
B. Because they had only a little food.
C. Because the food was stolen.
D. Because there were too many dogs.
Fast reading:
Hal
Charles
Mercedes
John Thornton
Dub, Billee, Koona
A man who owned a camp at White River and saved Buck in time
Charles’s wife and Hal’s sister who was sympathetic but mean
Dogs dying in the tough work
A young man of twenty
A man aged forty years old
Match the characters and their identities.
T or F
appreciation
discussion
comments
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 4
Comparison and summary
Careful reading (competition) Team A and B
Task :(T or F )
1. The dogs were ill and they needed a long ,long break.
2. Buck and his team pulled hard under the whip,and they stopped to run .
3.Mercedes would not leave the sledge, because she wanted to protect Buck and his team from being punished.
4.John Thornton was kind to Buck and saved Buck’s life.
F
T
F
F
NO.1 细节理解:
What fine qualities of Buck can we learn from the story?
Buck
determined
stronger
helpful
diligent
brave
grateful
…
NO. 2 细节理解:
1.People helped to catch the dogs and to pick up all the things from the street.
2. Hal, Charles and Mercedes had started the journey happily; but now they were tired, cross and miserable.
3.The snow and ice were melting, the plants were growing, and the forest animals were waking from their winter sleep.
4.Then suddenly, with a wild cry, John Thernton jumped on throwing him backwards.
5.Buck lifted his head and watched the sledge move away.
NO.3 Appreciation
Buck lived in Mr Miller's big house in the sunny Santa Clara valley. There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house, and a river nearby. In a big place like this, there were many house dogs and farm dogs, but they were not important.Buck was chief dog;he was born here, and this was his place. He went swimming with Mr Miller's sons and walking with his daughters. He carried the grandchildren on his back, and he sat at Mr Miller's feet in front of the fire in winter.
No. 4 Comparison :Buck’s life in Mr. Miller's
Buck’s life in Mr Miller's
Cosy
comfortable
Happy…
relaxed
No. 4 Comparison
Compared with the comfortable life in Mr. Miller’s, Buck lived a miserable life working as a sledge dog. Under the leather whip, some dogs had been beaten to die or tied to death. Luckily, with the help of John Thornton, Buck was saved.
No. 4 Summary
Buck’s
tough day
terrible
frightening
surprising
tiring
dangerous
…
Extended
reading
From the South to the North, from a care-free pet to a sledge dog, he met a lot of challenges.What did he learn to do?
He learned to be stronger, harder, and could see and smell better than ever before.
Discussion
How to be a survivor like Buck?
Topic
sentence
Supporting
details
conclusion
Writing
It's always in the constant struggle for survival that life gains its meanings and power.
生命总是在不断挣扎求存的过程中获得意义与力量。
——Jack London
A prediction of what's next
Make up your story about what will happen next.
Share your story about what will happen next.
Civilized human world
Naturalized animal world
Mild
Wild
From the mild to the wild
From the mild to the wild, Buck became stronger and more and more independent, he went through a lot of struggles. Eventually he became the hero of the forest. We should learn more from him and to be a person like Buck.
—Josephine zhang
Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
人生不只是握有一手好牌,有时候把坏牌打得漂亮才是真正重要的。 —Jack London
1.Polish up the writing ; (150 words )
2.Present it to us next class.
Homework
Thank you!
黑布林系列名著阅读
The Call of the Wild