Jack london mini biography worksheets

Skip the typical Jack London introduction lecture as you launch a study of White Fang, The Call of the Wild, or any of London’s other works and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.

This single-page worksheet (includes printable PDF and Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into London’s background.

Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for students to use as they conduct their own research. In my experience, students take more ownership of the material when they are the ones to research and discover the elements that make a literary figure’s life fascinating. They’ve seen enough of our introductory slideshows; this time, let your kids do the work and discuss/determine what they think is meaningful about this author’s life.

Here are a few suggested

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Jack London

Jack London, born John Griffith Chaney, was an American novelist, short story writer, and adventurer. His writings focused on the power of nature and the struggle for survival, but he dealt with these topics in a romantic way. London took a number of his adventures and translated them into works of fiction enhanced by his unique writing style.

London was born in 1876 in San Francisco, California. Young John was raised by his mother, Flora Wellman. The two were abandoned by his father, but his mother later married John London, and young John took on his step-father's surname. The family lived in the Bay area and eventually settled in Oakland. London's step-father attempted to become a storekeeper, but he failed in this endeavor, so Jack grew up in poverty. London's later accounts, however, exaggerated his family's level of poverty.

London attended grade school in Oakland. He became an avid reader at the age of ten and would regularly borrow books from the public

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Lesson Plans

Curriculum Materials Contributed by Teachers

The Call of the Wild.Originally from Jacklondons.net by David Hartzell

The Call of the Wild - Contributed bygd Valarie Napawanetz, The Calverton School, Huntingtown, MD

"The Chinago" - Contributed by Gary Reidl and Thomas Tietze, Wayzata Senior High, Plymouth, MN

"In a Far Country" - Contributed by Gary Reidl and Thomas Tietze, Wayzata Senior High, Plymouth, MN

"The lag of Life" - Contributed by Gary Reidl and Thomas Tietze, Wayzata Senior High, Plymouth, MN

"Love of Life" - Contributed bygd Gary Reidl and Thomas Tietze, Wayzata Senior High, Plymouth, MN

Martin Eden - Contributed bygd Gary Reidl and Thomas Tietze, Wayzata Senior High, Plymouth, MN

The Sea-Wolf - Contributed bygd Gary Reidl and Thomas Tietze, Wayzata Senior High, Plymouth, MN

"To Build a Fire" - Contributed bygd Gary Reidl and Thomas Tietze, Wayzata Senior High, Plymouth, MN