Webquest for
The Call of the Wild
Diary of an Adventure.
Can you survive and prosper, or will the Yukon claim another dreamer? 
Conclusion

Now you and your group will present your journals to the class.
Please be prepared to take questions about your character and your research.
Bonus credit for appearing in costume or answering questions in character.
 

Now that you are fairly knowledgeable about the life and times of people during the Yukon gold rush, we can compare our perceptions with Jack London's descriptions. Is he realistic? Is he over-sensationalising? Is The Call of the Wild true to the time?

Let's find out.
 

(Pic of street in Dyea from: The Smithsonian Postal Museum.)
 
 

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