Who is Jack London? He was an early 20 th century writer Born on January 12, 1876, San Francisco, California He died at the age of 40 At the age of 30 he was internationally famous for his book entitled the call of the wild (1903).
Reading the Story of Keesh
Group 1- Question # 1 and 2 Group 2- Question # 3 Group 3- Question # 4 Group 4- Question # 5 Group 5- Question # 6
Differentiated Activities 1-Sequencing the Story 2 & 3-The End Zone 4 & 5- Give it a New Title
A little boy named Keesh who live in the North pole a long time ago. His father was a hero because he killed a bear and share it to all people in there. However he had died because he fought with a polar bear. Keesh was only his father son and lived with his mother. Who are the characters in this paragraph?
Although his father was a hero, people in this village just gave them some bad meet and they ate the meat difficult. He told it to a chief who was called Klosh -Kwan. He thought that the chief should be fair. But the chief not only didn’t care his words, but wanted to drove him away. What kind of meet they are giving to keesh ?
Keesh thought he was a man, so he had to get more meat for his mother. But the chief didn’t want to give him more well meat. So Keesh was very angry and he wanted to be the greatest hunter like his father. However, when he said it, people laughed at him. Why people laugh to Keesh ?
On the next day, Keesh went down to the shore but nobody saw him to come back. His mother still believed him and also worried about him. When other people wanted to find his corpse, Keesh brought a good message for people who in village, he killed two bears. What action of Keesh porteayed here?
One is a baby bear and another is his mother. Many people didn’t believe he can kill the bears and they thought he must used the witchcraft. Keesh not only didn’t mind with them, but also gave meat to them. And the meat as the same as everyone. Why do people say about the strategy of Keesh ?
And then,he wanted to build a large igloo and other people who will help him. The chief wanted to know how he killed the bears. So he ordered several people to follow Keesh . And they found that Keesh was chased by a bear and he didn’t bring his dog. What does the Chief ordered to his people?
For a few minutes, Keesh gave some balls which made of ice. After the bear eating those balls, he was weaker and weaker. Keesh caught a chance to kill him How does Keesh Kill a bear?
The chief didn’t believe it and didn’t know why yet. So he decided to ask Keesh . When he arrived Keesh’s igloo, he still thought Keesh used the witchcraft to kill the bear. So, do the people found the strategies of Keesh ?
When Keesh answered his questions, he was embarrassed. Then he asked Keesh the way to kill bears. Keesh didn’t mind his rude behaves and told him how to do it. Finally, all people who in this village knew the way and they would not be hungry any more. If you were the chief, how do you feel?
The theme of this short story is the sacrifice which is forgotten. Keesh tries to prove that his father has become the savior for his community. He comes again to make the society aware that they have to appreciate every sacrifice of the person. Lesson:
RUBRIC Criteria Percentage Content 60% Organization 30% Pronunciation and grammar 10% Total 100%
Presentation of Groups
ASSIGNMENT What are the classes of pronouns? Give an example each .