To introduce the novel,"Call of the Wild" ,we briefly reviewed some biographical material about Jack London's experience in the Klondike gold rush. I then showed Bobby how to use the book's footnotes and endnotes to enhance understanding of the vocabulary and the novel's historical and geographic references. In that regard, we studied the first paragraph and used the endnotes to discuss the terms "Southland " and "Northland" , as well as the definition and significance of the term "atavism". I further introduced the point of view of the novel, third person limited ( i.e. limited to the point of view that ,Buck, the sled dog, perceives). I then reviewed the structure of the study guide I distributed explaining how to use the vocabulary definitions and chapter summaries to guide the reading. For homework, read chapter 1, and answer study guide questions.