Unit 4: Lesson 6: Jack London, To Build a Fire, and Naturalism

On Friday (Gold One) and Monday (Black Four), we discussed and took notes on Naturalism and Jack London.

From this lesson, you will be tested over the elements of Naturalism. You need to know not only what the elements are, but how they are used to convey a message or theme.


Homework:  ZERO, other than the in class worksheet. However, you're welcome to complete the extra credit. 

To analyze the elements of Naturalism within a story, we watched the film adaptation of Jack London's "To Build a Fire." The movie is much too long to post here, so you will need to schedule a time to watch it during IRP. If you cannot schedule a time to watch the movie, you will need to read the text version of "To Build a Fire" in your book or listen to an audio version to complete the worksheet. The worksheet asks you to identify specific moments from the story that display a certain element of Naturalism at work. 

Here's the audio book. It's 40 MINUTES LONG. whoa.

I've included the worksheet under "Read More" or you can see me for a copy.