高一英语课外阅读学案

The Introduction of the whole story.（The Call of the Wild ）

I. About the author

Born: January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, California United States

Died: November 22, 1916 (aged 40)  Glen Ellen, California United States

Occupation :Novelist, journalist, short story writer and essayist

Major works:

      The People of the Abyss(1903) 深渊中的人们

The Call of the Wild(1903) 野性的呼唤

The Sea Wolf(1904) 海狼

White Fang(1906) 白牙

Love of Life (1907) 热爱生命

The Iron Heel(1908) 铁蹄

Martin Eden(1909) 马丁.伊登

The Valley of the Moon(1912) 月谷

The Star Rover(1915) 星游人

Life experiences:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. Background information

In August 1896, gold was discovered in Rabbit Creek in the Yukon Territory of western Canada.A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold in the 19th century. When news of the find reached the United States, the Klondike gold rush was on.About 100,000 people started out in hopes of reaching the Klondike River and finding gold.Of these, only about 30,000 completed the trip. The rest either stopped somewhere along the way, turned around, or died. 

The people of Alaska and Canada began using sled dogs more than 1,000 years ago.They depended on these dogs for protection, transportation, hunting and companionship. In the late 1800s, settlers and explorers started using the dogs to help them explore remote areas, deliver mail, and look for gold. The dogs have a protective fur, which helps them tolerate temperatures as low as –70°F.Certain dogs are commonly used as sled dogs.In this harsh and hostile environment like the Yukon Territory, survival is the ultimate challenge.If strength, courage, and adaptability are the keys to survival,then our hero, Buck, stands a pretty good chance.

 

 

III. Brief introduction of the story

It is a story about a dog, Buck, it vividly describes the life in the primitive North where people rushed for gold and fortune.Buck, used to belong to a judge, was kidnapped and sold to North. Then he became a member of a dog-team pulling a sled (雪橇). In the days of pulling a snow-sled, he learned to follow the law of nature and obey the master. Finally, he found a basic instinct hidden inside him, which enabled himself to survive the tough environment.

 

IV. Pre-reading activities

1. What do you know about dogs? Circle the words in the box which can best be used to describe them.

2. Answer these questions:

1)        What country does Alaska belong to?

2)        What is the climate like?

3)        What wild animals live there?

3. Why did Alaska suddenly became famous at the end of the 19^th century?

A. The film industry started there.

B. People discovered gold there.

C. Men started digging for oil.

D. Ice-cream was invented there.

 

 

V. Chapter names

  1. Into the Primitive 

  2. The Law of Club and Tooth

  3. The Primitive Beast

  4. Becoming the leader

  5. The Toil of Trace and Trail

  6. For the Love and a Man

  7. The Sounding of the Call

 

VI. Prediction of chapters

The titles of the chapters show us something about thechanges in Buck's life and in his character. Match thechapter titles with the descriptions.

1口 Into the Primitive

2口The Law of Club and Tooth

3 口The Primitive Beast

4 口 Becoming the Leader

5 口 The Toil of Trace and Trail

6 口 For the Love of a Man

7 口 The Sounding of the Call

a) Buck discovers that in order to survive he must become the best dog.

b)Buck finally finds a man whom he respects and who respects him.

c) In the new world, Buck has to deal with violence every day. The violence of men with their weapons, and dogs with their teeth.

d) Buck leaves his comfortable life and is introduced into an older and more savage world

e) As Buck gets closer to the wild and primitive world of his ancestors, he increasingly feels close to nature.

f) Animals are different in this new world. They have older and more natural laws and instants.

g) Buck learns to work as a sled-dog It is hard work and he must work with the dogs in a team pulling a heavy sled across tracks in the snow.

 

VII. Appreciation of video

 

VIII. Homework

1、  Read Chapter One

2、  Find the main elements

3、  Read the pictures and new words