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Box 1F i gu rat i ve l angu age :O ne m e ani ng of " f i gu re " i s "d rawi ng" or " i m age " or "pi c tu re " . F i gu rat i ve l angu age c re ate s f i gu re s ( pi c tu re s ) i n the m i nd of the re ad e r orl i s te ne r . The se pi c tu re s he l p c onve y the m e ani ng fas te r and m ore v i v i d l y than word s al one .

W e u se f i gu re s of spe e c h i n " f i gu rat i ve l angu age " to ad d i nte re s t , and to awak e n the i m agi nati on . F i gu rat i ve l angu age i s e ve ry whe re , f romc l ass i c al work s l i k e Shak e spe are or the Bi b l e , to e ve ry d ay spe e c h, pop m u si c and te l e v i s i on c om m e rc i al s . I t m ak e s the re ad e r or l i s te ne r u sethe i r i m agi nati on and u nd e rstand m u c h m ore than the pl ai n word s .

F i gu rat i ve l angu age i s the oppos i te of l i te ral l angu age . L i te ral l angu age m e ans e xac t l y what i t say s . F i gu rat i ve l angu age m e ans som e thi ngd i f fe re nt to ( and u su al l y m ore than) what i t say s on the su rfac e . He ran fas t . ( l i te ral ) He ran l i k e the wi nd . ( f i gu rat i ve )

C hoose be twe e n the fo l l owi ng two passage s fou nd on page s 64 and 65 : I t was be au ti fu l spr i ng we athe r , bu t ne i the r d ogs nor hu m ans we reaware of i t . E ac h d ay the su n rose e ar l i e r and se t l ate r . I t was d awn by thre e i n the m orni ng . . . or F rom e ve ry hi l l s l ope c am e the tr i c k l eof ru nni ng wate r , the m u si c of u nse e n fou ntai ns . Al l thi ngs we re thawi ng , . . .

D raw a pi c tu re of the d rawi ng or i m age or pi c tu re that the L I TE RAL l angu age of the f i gu rat i ve l angu age c re ate s for y ou .

Box 2Define the fol lowing vocabulary words :Page 54 cal lowness , chaffer ing, s l ipshod and s lovenly, remonstrancePage 56 implor ingly, repugnance, clannishPage 57 quothPage 58 averredPage 59 Q. E . D.Page 60 voracious , quaver , cajolePage 64 perambulat ing, tot teredPage 66 tersePage 67 i rresolutelyPage 68 - evinced

Box 31 . Reread Londons f i rs t descr ipt ion of Hal and Charles (page 53) and th ink back to your ini t ial reading of th isdescr ipt ion. What did you th ink would happen to them based on th is ini t ial descr ipt ion? Extended Response2. What was Mercedes react ion when experienced men went through her belongs to l ighten the load? What does th is sayabout her and about her relat ionship wi th her husband and brother? Extended Response3. Compare Charles , Hal , and Mercedes to any other characters you ve met in other books , movies , p lays , t elevis ionshows , or real l i fe. What trai ts did Buck have that al lowed h im to adapt to the north (the Yukon) that they lacked?Extended Response4. Why do you th ink London included these three characters in the book? What do they represent? Extended Response5 . Why did Buck refuse to r i se and lead the team? What did he have that h is masters lacked? Extended Response6. Not only did they not know how to work dogs , but also they did not know how to work themselves . Explain Extended Response7. The wonderful pat ience of the trai l that comes to men who toi l hard and suffer sore, and rema in sweet of speech andkindly, did not come to these two men and the woman. Explain extended response8. They saw Charles turn and make one s tep to run back , and then a whole sect ion of i ce give way and dogs andhumans disappear . A yawning hole was al l that was to be seen. The bot tom had dropped out of the trai l . Explain Extended Response

Box 41. Please cont inue to update the Buck character is t i cs chart .2. Please cont inue to update the dog character is t i cs chart .3. Please cont inue to update the map of the Yukon ( i f you created a map from the beginning of the novel ) .

Evaluat ing Our Thinking1. Choose a theme that has emerged from the novel thus far and create an or iginal poem that emphas izes the same theme. The poem should include descr ipt ive and figurat ive language wi th an emphas is on imagery.2. Explore how authors reflect personal perspect ive or personal experiences through characters or character mot ivat ion in their works . Provide a one-page reflect ion ci t ing speci f i c , relevant , and suffi cient evidence to explain your thoughts .