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The Call of the Wild 4-square Chapter 3 The Dominant Primordial Beast Date:

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Box 1 Define the following vocabulary words: Page 25 primordial, rashness, precipitate, divined, unwonted Page 26 loath, oath Page 27 pandemonium, score, unheeded, beset, trice, din, frothing Page 28 goaded, unpursued, rent, marauders Page 29 dubiously, eddies Page 30 singed Page 31 Pelly Page 32 preeminently, bide Page 33 shirks, shrewdly, abjectly, prostrate Page 34 craftily, covert mutiny, insubordination, jangling Page 35 travail, insidious Page 37 sinew Page 39 enveloped Page 40 - inexorable

Box 2 Answer the following questions in extended response format: 1) Describe the relationship between Buck and Spitz.

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3) 4) 5) 6) 7)

What kinds of problems does the team encounter that slow down their trip to Dawson? Do you think Francois is a good or bad master? Why? Describe the scene where Dolly goes mad. Who takes advantage of the situation? Why does Francois believe that Spitz is one devil and Buck is two devils? Why is it believed that Spitz and Buck must fight to the death? Explain why they are not broken up during their fight. What qualities does Buck possess that could make him a better leader than Spitz?

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Box 4 You are going to create a Novel Notes newsletter for Chapters 1 3. You must decide how you will section out your newsletter but your newsletter must contain the following items:

1. 2. 3.
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Continue to fill out your KWL chart. Continue to fill out your dog characteristics chart. Continue to fill out your Buck characteristics chart. If you chose to create a map of the west coast, from San Diego to the Yukon, continue to mark the path mentioned in Chapter 3.

a section highlighting the author, Jack London, information a section highlighting the protagonist (Buck)/antagonist (Spitz) a section highlighting the setting (where the majority of the action has taken place) a section highlighting important quotes (your choice) a section summarizing Chapter 1 a section summarizing Chapter 2 a section summarizing Chapter 3

a section that illustrates The Dominant Primordial Beast You must also have the following text features in your newsletter: a nameplate (banner on the front of a newsletter that identifies the name of the newsletter; headlines to identify each section; illustrations, captions; and the issue number (this will be 1)